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(The best articles we’ve featured around budgeting)

How Your Neighbors Spend Their Money (aka the Average Household Budget)

Happy Fry-day! 🍳 Do you ever lay awake at night and wonder how much your neighbors spend on canned ham each year? What about their…

Holy schmoley! My wife and I spent $537 on gas last month. At an average price of $4 per gallon, that works out to about…

by 5am Joel / on June 18, 2021 June 18, 2021 / with (11) Comments

Dang! How expensive is dating these days!!? I just learned that the average date in the USA costs $102 … That’s average across all U.S….

by 5am Joel / on April 30, 2021 May 29, 2022 / with (19) Comments

Happy Aloha Friday, everyone! Earlier this month my wife and I got back from a 10 day Hawaii trip, and I’m just sitting down to…

Do you guys remember that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry learns he is “Even Steven”? One of Jerry’s work gigs was cancelled, then another one…

What’s worse than watching your friends spend money on crap they don’t need? I’ll tell you… It’s hearing them afterwards try to convince you why…

A news publication reached out to me recently asking for a quote on how to save money on heating costs this winter… So I responded…

by 5am Joel / on August 31, 2020 May 29, 2022 / with (28) Comments

Want to teach your kids financial independence? Here’s how mine did! “Hey Mum, this is my friend Daniel from school.” “Nice to meet you, Daniel,…

by 5am Joel / on July 24, 2020 July 26, 2023 / with (18) Comments

There’s no right or wrong way to be generous. Charitable giving is a beautiful thing, no matter who it comes from or how big (or…

by 5am Joel / on June 5, 2020 June 8, 2020 / with (40) Comments

How much do dogs cost? Last month we had to rush my dog to the vet. Well actually it was my wife who took him…