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Meijer Savings

How We saved $2,000 at Meijer in 2014

Meijer is a large grocery store chain based in Grand Rapids, MI.  They have stores all over Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.  For several years we have done the majority of our shopping at Meijer because on average they have better prices and better meat and fresh fruits and vegetables …

New Parent

Financial Guide For New Parents

Becoming a new parent is one of the scariest things you will ever go through, it’s also one of the most expensive.  Throughout the last decade of being a father I have come across several ideas for how to manage finances once children enter your world.  Last year I wrote …

Prescription Drugs

Saving Money on Prescription Drugs

I’ve been a fairly healthy individual my whole life, I think at most I’ve had a couple anti-biotic prescriptions and a pain killer prescription when I broke my leg when I was 15.  Our youngest son has some acid reflex issues and our doctor gave us a prescription to help …

$6,500 fine for being an Lyft Driver

Lyft and Uber are rideshare services that allow individuals who have a car and some free time to give people who have some cash and need a ride, a ride.  Over the past year there has been a lot of issues with this in big cities as taxi services are …