Most of the Money Wizards out there are among the younger crowd, which means a lot of you have an unfortunate something in common: student loans. While I was lucky to avoid these demons thanks to extremely generous parents, my brother, who pursued higher education than my slacking self, graduated with exactly $100,000 in debt. I […]
Archives for October 2016
The 5 Most Hilariously Amusing TV Scams of All Time
There’s something oddly satisfying about wasting a sleepless night on the ridiculous products peddled by infomercial pitchmen. Laugh all you want, but this segment is big business aimed right at your hard working dollars – the infomercials market is estimated as a staggering $250 billion-dollar industry. Most of these products are outrageous at best, but […]
Remembering to Love Your Old Car
This year, the automotive industry will spend $44 billion convincing you to buy a car. That’s more advertising dollars than any other industry – more than than food, pharmaceuticals, retailers, communications… and yes, even those damn iPhone ads. Yes Verizon-now-Sprint guy, I can hear you now, and I’ve been tired of hearing from you for the past […]
How to Earn $100 per Year Searching the Internet
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Wow, Bing.com is so much better than Google!” Me neither. Have you at least thought to yourself, “I’d pay over $100 a year to use Google instead of Bing.” Still no? Then today’s article is for you. In swoops Microsoft Rewards, eager to pay you for a service you’d […]
Net Worth Update: September 2016
Hey Money Wizards, welcome to October! Fall is firmly upon us, which only confirms to me that this year is completely flying by. Anyone agree? If you’re new here, every month I get financially naked for my readers in the form of an in depth net worth report. Yes, I’m dedicated to the cause. Of […]
