the don’t be broke blog

Shoppers have a problem. We get too many coupons and discounts thrown our way. It’s hard to sort through them all so we can locate the ones we actually want to use. Luckily, a slew of new (and some old) apps are here to help us with this dilemma. They curate the coupon pages for […]

Talking salary with a hiring manager during your job search can feel awkward. It seems like there’s never a right time or place to broach the subject. “You don’t want to wait too long, but the last thing you want to do is bring it up too early and annoy the hiring manager,” says Lynn […]

Dollar Loan Center is proud to present X 107.5 Holiday Havoc ’16. Two nights of amazing music. Just check out the lineup: Holiday Havoc Night 1 Blink-182 According to Rolling Stone, some of Blink-182’s top songs: Mutt: Going Away to College: All The Small Things: Adam’s Song: Damnit: Jimmy Eat World, Pierce the Veil, Weathers, […]

From presents to parties to poinsettia, researchers at Magnify Money, a personal finance website, found that Americans with debt sank an additional $986 in credit card debt over the holidays last year. This holiday season consumers seemed poised for yet another shopping spree. The National Retail Federation estimates retail sales in November and December will […]

Credit cards are convenient enemies. Almost everyone has a bad story about late fees, unauthorized charges, or overspending. Not surprisingly, many pundits (and parents) have a knee-jerk reaction to credit cards: “Using credit cards is the worst financial decision you can make,” they shout. “Cut them all up!” What an easy battle cry for people […]

If you’re not using Honey, you’re basically throwing money away. This genius Chrome extension scans the Internet for any available coupons and automatically applies the best one to your cart at checkout. Honey does all of the work in a couple of seconds, and it’s free. My only question is: why didn’t anyone think of […]

You know you have credit and you know you have a credit score. But, do you know how these things interact with each other? Do you know how they are used? We all have some vague idea, right? We get that it’s important and there’s basic information out there about doing this to increase your […]

If you are trying to cope with fears or anxiety about your finances, you may feel alone, but you’re not. According to a Google Consumer Survey hosted by Go Banking Rates, 62% of American families have under $1,000 in savings. And to add to that, 25% don’t have a savings account at all. With that […]

When things get tight, we start looking at how we can cut back and save some money… even if only to shift it to other bills to “catch up.” And, this is where things get hard. We don’t want to hear that there might be something we have to give up. We don’t want to […]

It’s October, and that means the holiday shopping season is officially upon us. It’s getting cooler outside as temperature come down, we’re scouring the internet for new holiday recipes, we’re making our list — and checking it twice! Holiday shopping can be a lot of fun, and a real budget breaker. So before you going […]