Live Better | Personal Profitability

6 Awesome Benefits of the Affordable Care Act

I have spoken to many friends over the last month or so about the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, about the benefits they can get from the new law. There are so many lies and so much misinformation out there regarding the law, it is important to understand the key benefits you get […]

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Automate Your Account Tracking

Banking, Lifehacking, Time Management

Now that you have done a full account inventory and closed your inactive accounts, it is time to making tracking your accounts and organizing your statements easier and quicker. I use a few free tools to keep my accounts and transactions organized, and you get them setup in just a few minutes.

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11 IFTTT Recipes To Make Your Finances Easier

Lifehacking, Time Management

IFTTT is one of the most useful (and free) web apps I have ever found. IFTTT, which stands for “If This, Then That” can automatically connect you, your social media, news, and tons of other apps for automatic actions. Here are a few of my favorite recipes for staying connected to your finances and saving

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6 Myths About Frequent Flyer Miles Exposed

Credit, Travel

I have so many friends that pay full price for their flights. Every time they tell me they can’t take a trip because of the cost, I tell them that there are tons of ways to use miles and points to travel cheap. Here are some of the reasons they give me for thinking they

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7 Ideas to Make Your Commute Suck Less

Lifehacking, Time Management

I drive 20 miles in rush hour traffic to work and back every day. I have a good job at a good company and I live where I want to live around friends and a great neighborhood. But connecting the two is torture every day. Here are six ways I’ve found to make the drive

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Cash Back or Frequent Flyer Miles Credit Card?

Banking, Credit, Travel

I’ve had a few conversation with friends lately about cash back credit cards and miles credit cards. I recorded my first ever video blog post to explain which one I think is better.

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