27 Feb 2025, Thu

I know, I know, you are flat out broke. Been there. More month than money most of the time, right?

I bet you can find more money than you think…Here’s a simple test. Do a quick sweep of your house and car. You WILL find:

Unorganized money: leaving money crumbled up in your pocket, junk drawers, old purses, couch cushions, car cup holder (you KNOW you do this). It may just look like a tiny bit of cash, but I bet you can find $5 right now. As a future hint, straighten those bills out neatly in your wallet each time, and put change in your purse or pocket. It will lessen the chances that you will misplace your money. Every little bit adds up.

Christmas and birthday gift cards: Look again in your wallet. Any old gift cards with a little cash left on them? A Consumer Reports survey noted that one quarter of adults still had not used at least one gift card they received.

So what to do with those partially used gift cards that only have a few dollars left on them? Here are a couple of options:
1. Redeem or sell them on places like plasticjungle.com or cardpool.com.
2. Invest as little as $25 at places like Goldmine.com.

Wasted money: Do you really, really need that $4 Starbucks every morning? How about the McMuffin at the drive through or the $6 fast food meal at lunch? How about do one or two less, brown bag or at least order something cheaper for a couple of days a week. It adds up. You could probably find at least $20-$30 a week this way without too much pain.

Finally, look for ways to make extra income. Maybe a few hours work on a weekend or even as much as a part time job…

And finally, Google the term ‘passive income’.

There are ALWAYS ways to find a little bigger pot of gold.

By Dixie

67 thoughts on “Finding mo Money”
  1. Thanks! I went through fatcow.com. There was an add on to make your site mobile friendly but I don’t know the name of it!

  2. I don’t know whether it’s just me or if perhaps everybody else encountering problems with your site.
    It appears like some of the written text within your posts are running off the
    screen. Can someone else please comment and let me know if this is happening to them as well?
    This might be a issue with my browser because I’ve had this
    happen previously. Thanks

  3. Everything wrote made a ton of sense. But, what about this?
    what if you were to create a killer post title? I mean, I don’t want to
    tell you how to run your blog, but suppose you added a title that grabbed folk’s attention?
    I mean Finding mo Money | Stuff I Wish I Had Known is kinda plain. You should peek at Yahoo’s home page and watch how they create news headlines to grab people to open the links.
    You might add a related video or a related pic or two to
    grab readers interested about what you’ve got to say. Just my
    opinion, it could bring your blog a little livelier.

    1. Thanks for your advice! I am just starting out so working on content right now but do intend to add videos and polish up. I appreciate you reading!

  4. I have to thank you for the efforts you’ve put in penning this website.
    I am hoping to check out the same high-grade blog posts from you later on as well.
    In fact, your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my very
    own website now 😉

  5. I used a template from fatcow.com…I am hoping to learn more about how to customize…am just getting started!!! Thanks for reading and for commenting…

  6. great post, very informative. I wonder why the opposite experts of this sector
    don’t understand this. You must proceed your writing.
    I am sure, you have a great readers’ base already!

    1. Definitely! And “garbage in garbage out” still applies! It is so important to be aware of what you allow space in your head!

  7. I was wondering if you ever considered changing the layout of your
    website? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.
    But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so
    people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for
    only having one or 2 images. Maybe you could space it out better?

    1. Thanks for reaching out and reading! I agree! I am just getting started so trying to wade my way through figuring out how to make changes. I definitely want to add more white space, videos and pictures.

  8. We’re a group of volunteers and opening up a brand new scheme in our community.
    Your web site provided us with valuable information to work on.
    You have done an outstanding job and our whole community will be grateful to you.

  9. This is actually fascinating, you’re a very professional
    blogger. I’ve joined your rss feed as well as
    sit up for trying to find more of your excellent post.In addition, I have shared your website in my social networks!

  10. My brother recommended I may like this site.

    He was completely right. This post actually made my day.
    You can not consider just how so much time I had spent for
    this information! Many thanks!

  11. Incredible! This blog looks just like my old one!
    It’s on a totally different topic but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Outstanding choice
    of colors!

  12. I like the valuable information you provide in your articles.
    I will bookmark your blog and check again here frequently.
    I am quite certain I’ll learn a lot of new stuff right here!
    Good luck for the next!

  13. Woah! I’m really enjoying the template/theme of this website.
    It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s challenging
    to get that “perfect balance” between user friendliness and visual appearance.
    I must say that you’ve done a awesome job with this.
    Additionally, the blog loads super fast for me on Chrome.
    Exceptional Blog!

  14. It’s in point of fact a great and helpful piece of
    information. I am satisfied that you simply
    shared this useful information with us. Please stay us up to
    date like this. Thank you for sharing.

  15. certainly like your web site however you need to take a look at the
    spelling on several of your posts. Several of them are rife with
    spelling issues and I find it very troublesome to inform the reality then again I
    will certainly come again again.

  16. I simply want to mention I am newbie to blogging and site-building and really liked your blog site. Very likely I’m planning to bookmark your blog . You amazingly have impressive well written articles. Cheers for revealing your web page.

  17. Hey there are using WordPress for your site platform?
    I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get
    started and create my own. Do you need any coding expertise to make your own blog?
    Any help would be really appreciated!

  18. Wow, wonderful blog structure! How lengthy have you been running a blog for?
    you make running a blog look easy. The whole look of your website is excellent, let alone the content!

  19. Wow, incredible blog layout! How long have you been blogging for?
    you made blogging look easy. The overall look of your site is excellent, let alone
    the content!

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.