**This post contains affiliate links.** I stepped up my side hustling game 100% when I was paying off my student loans. I’ve actually had a substantial chunk of debt twice. When I was finishing up my first set of Master’s degrees, the 2008 recession hit and it really hit my family pretty hard. I was…
EasyShift is one of those apps that let you take pictures or check prices in a store for a few dollars. I was pretty intrigued because the payouts seem to be higher than a lot of other microtask apps ($10-20 range). I recently started training for a part time job in the mornings that leaves…
So you’re heading out on a tour? Here are some apps I can’t live without on the road: Google Maps I love me some Waze too, but Google Maps walking function is unbeatable when you’re constantly trying to find your way around new cities. Venmo I probably use this at least a dozen times a…
Have you heard of Incubate: The Time-Delay Messenger? I was reading a CNN article about it earlier this week and as soon as I saw it, my personal finance wheels started to turn. It lets you record something today and send it to yourself in the future – as far as 25 years in advance!…
Finding money to sock away for the future can be pretty difficult. Whether you’re living paycheck to paycheck or funneling everything towards paying off your debt, how can you ever expect to get ahead? Acorns is an app that could help you start saving for the future. After you download the app, you connect your…
Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but the 4th of July was the first time I’d heard about Uber and Lyft. I was visiting an old friend in Washington, D.C. and we were discussing our evening plans, which were going to include a whole lotta cocktails, ya’ know, in honor of our nation and…