Saving Money Archives - Page 15 of 24 - The Outlier Model

Can You Really Retire Early With a Lower Income?

Chonce Maddox / October 4th, 2017 / No Comments

Last night I was reading an early retirement article on MSN. These types of articles always interest me because I find early retirement pretty fascinating and a long-term goal for myself. In this particular article, the woman featured was able to retire at the age of 32 after paying off $100,000 of student loan debt and amassing a $690,000 net worth in just 5 years. This is probably thanks in large...

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Best Apps to Help You Save Money on Everyday Purchases

Chonce Maddox / August 2nd, 2017 / 1 Comment

With the prices of food and everyday items rising due to inflation, consumers everywhere are feeling their budgets squeeze. There’s no doubt that coupons help bridge the gap caused by inflation in people’s budgets for everyday purchases. Even though overall food prices are rising, people are still scared off from using coupons because of outdated beliefs that couponing requires hours of time spent...

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4 Tricks Retailers Use to Get You to Spend More Money

Chonce Maddox / July 12th, 2017 / No Comments

When you walk into a store, there are many things working against your budget to try and get you to buy more than you intended. Stores use new marketing principles and psychological hacks to get you to spend more money. The key is for you to know this from the get-go so that when you are tempted to buy something you did not intend on buying, you can acknowledge the trick and make an informed decision....

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Cheap TV Services: Best Alternatives to Cable

Chonce Maddox / April 5th, 2017 / No Comments

TV programming has programming has been around for entertainment for decades. Nowadays, there are so many interesting and addicting shows, that it can seem difficult to give up your cable subscription. Some of those great shows can be found watched on prime time networks, like CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox– which can usually be accessed for free on your television. However thanks to the new digital...

Posted in: Entertainment and Leisure, Saving Money Tagged with: Amazon Prime Video, cable tv, cheaper TV service, cut the cord, Hulu, Netflix