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The Entertainment Book has been around for as long as I can remember. When I was growing up, we could buy them through our school, and you could also sell them as a student to help with fundraising.

Before cashback and rebate apps like Ibotta, Dosh, and Rakuten, there was the Entertainment Book – the ultimate coupon book.

I remember going out to dinner with my parents and my mom bringing ripped out squares from our Entertainment Book for discounts on our dinner. Most of the restaurants in St. Louis, MO, had deals in the book, even the more high-end ones.

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Geoarbitrage is a fancy word with a simple meaning. In a nutshell, it involves moving in order to lower your cost of living.

The term was made popular by Tim Ferriss, the guy behind The Four Hour Work Week and the creator of the well-known podcast called The Tim Ferriss Show. He discussed geoarbitrage in his book The Four Hour Work Week as one of the many strategies to help you optimize your life.

Geoarbitrage can help you save money, grow your net worth, reach FIRE (financial independence retire early) faster, and potentially increase your overall happiness.

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If your finances are a bit out of control, there are many things you can do to gain back stability. Paying off debt is an essential part of getting your financial life in order.

While it may be overwhelming at first, do your research and take it one step at a time. There are many resources out there, such as the best personal finance blogs that can help you get started.

Debt can be crippling to your finances and create a sense of weight on your shoulders that never seems to go away. Not only does debt hinder you from saving for your future, but it inhibits you from living with the freedom you deserve.

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Saving money for life’s most important things doesn’t need to be as complicated as it sounds, especially when you have an app at your fingertips that makes the process simple and fun. 

One of the most crucial elements in saving money is giving that money purpose. When we save for a reason, we’re much more likely to stick with it. Setting goals is what makes us human. 

And frankly, that’s true of virtually anything we do in life. 

Going to the gym every day gets easier when our goal is to lose 25 pounds before a wedding. Taking night classes is easier to stomach when we need those classes to get a promotion. 

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Go ahead, ask a couple of financial experts, “how much car can I afford?” Chances are you’ll get quite a few different answers. 

Whether it’s the “10% gross income rule” for monthly car payments and expenses or the “25% rule” for purchasing a new vehicle, there is no one size fits all answer financial experts can agree on when it comes to how much “car” you can afford. 

Chances are, you might not be able to afford the car you truly desire, but you’re looking for affordability.

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