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How You Can Start Saving
If you’re still living at home, and your parents are flipping the bill on your food, electricity, maybe even your phone and your car if you have one, take full advantage of it. Take that time to save your money and create projects that could generate more income for yourself. Even if you still have some overhead at home (such as I did), it’s still most likely less than you’d be spending out in the world. Thank your parents for covering any of your living expenses. When I got my license, I had to pay a portion of my car insurance. Later, I also would have to pay for my clothes (which I cheated a little by just putting certain clothes on my Christmas list), and I’d pay a portion of my personal electricity use. Was I spending $150 per month on bills when I was 18? Yes, but it was still a fraction of what I’d need to pay to live on my own. This is probably the best way to start saving without needing to work full time, though I always recommend you can work full time if you can. Just don't compromise your education—that’s still important.
By New-Gen Money6 years ago in Lifehack
Simple Beauty Hacks to Save Money
If you're something of a makeup junkie like me, you'll find yourself spending a small fortune every time you get paid because you absolutely have to try a new eyeshadow palette you just watched your favourite beauty guru raving about on YouTube or some indie cosmetic company you found on Instagram.
By Amber Mowatt6 years ago in Lifehack
How to Drink for Tomorrow and Save Money Doing It
Lets face it, drinking is fun and beer is good. However, heading to work the next morning is far from it. Three years of 5 AM wake-ups for a summer job has taught me how to maximize my nightly beer budget and wake up feeling like a million bucks. Now, if you're one of the lucky people who doesn't get hungover, go ahead and drink your faces off because you've got it made. If you are anything close to normal, then this post is for you and you should probably take notes.
By Alex Boudreau6 years ago in Lifehack
How To Hang Anything Without a Stud Finder
Fairly recently, I had started to decorate my new apartment. Like most Millennials out there, I decided that the best way to jazz it up would be with a variety of posters and knickknacks that were designated as "wall art" by the potato-shaped salesperson at Home Depot.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart6 years ago in Lifehack
Lifehacks for Removing Splinters
It sucks to get stuck with a splinter, but it happens to everybody. Most of the time, you can use tweezers to remove splinters with little difficulty. Particularly deep or large splinters, however, may require additional coaxing to get them out from under your skin. Thankfully, there are several tried-and-true methods to get rid of that pesky, stubborn splinter. Ranging from quite creative to surprisingly sensible, here are some lifehacks for removing splinters.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick6 years ago in Lifehack
Living on a Budget
DISCLAIMER: This post contains affiliate links. Ah, money. Money is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, money allows us to go out with friends, loved ones, and have a good time. Money is power and freedom, and when you have it nothing can stop you. On the other hand money is a stress producer. When you are low on funds you are low on life. No going out with friends, no smiles, just stress on top of stress on top of stress. If you are reading this that means you are in the same boat as hundreds of thousands of American's who are trying to get out of a hole. I've been there - heck I'm there now. I'm going to walk you through how I budget, and share with you my results.
By Nicholas Dapolito6 years ago in Lifehack