Lisa Rowan
The Penny Hoarder
St. Petersburg, FL, United States
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7 Easy Ways to Outsmart Porch Pirates and Protect Your Holiday Packages
Porch pirates are lurking around your stoops, bushes and doormats. As you order holiday gifts online this season, here’s how to deter the bad guys. → Read More
5 Questions to Ask About Credit Card Rewards
Reward credit cards offer perks like travel or cashback, but it all comes at a price. Here are five credit card rewards questions to ask before signing up. → Read More
Amazon Prime Day Primer: 6 Tips to Maximizing Deals
Amazon Prime Day is back. It’s easy to drop big bucks, but are the deals worth it? Check out our tips to score the items you want without spending a fortune. → Read More
Going Back to School as an Adult? Check Out These 16 Scholarships
You’ve decided to go back to college to get that degree. Congratulations! Now how to pay? Check out these 18 college scholarships for adults. → Read More
Here's a Budget Method That's Impossible to Cheat
In need of a serious money reset? Going back to cash could be the cure for your ailing budget. Popularized by modern personal finance patriarch Dave Ramsey, the cash envelope system encourages you to toss aside your wallet and rely on pre-labeled envelopes full of real, physical money. You don’t have to use this method... → Read More
We Broke Down the Top 8 Grocery Delivery Services So You Don’t Have to
Our guide to the top grocery delivery services will help you decide which one is best for you whether you've been getting delivery or are thinking about it. → Read More
90 Super Smart Ways to Save Thousands on Your Wedding
Struggling to stick to your wedding budget while including elements of the big day that are important to you? Here’s how to save money on a wedding. → Read More
8 Handy Tools That Make Free Tax Filing Possible
There are plenty of options to file taxes for free, and in many cases you even get assistance at no charge. We’ve got details on 8 free tax filing tools. → Read More
Here’s Your Month-by-Month Guide to the Best Time to Buy Almost Everything
When’s the best time to buy… just about anything? Here’s your shopping calendar. → Read More
How to Buy Bed Sheets Without Losing Sleep Over the Price Tag
Tempted by bajillion thread-count sheets? Before you spend on a good night’s sleep, read up on what those labels really mean. → Read More
10 Embarrassing Online Shopping Fails to Avoid This Holiday Season
Think you know how to get the best deals when you shop online? If you’re guilty of any of these online shopping fails, it’s time to go back to shopping school. → Read More
How to Talk to a Real Human at the IRS Without Waiting on Hold Forever
Yes, it is possible to get help from an actual person—if you know how. → Read More
Order Valentine's Day Flowers Right Now
Thinking about buying someone flowers for Valentine’s Day? You better hurry, because prices only get more expensive the closer you get to Feb. 14. → Read More
A Beginner's Guide to Airline Miles
Frequent flyer miles are awesome. Use them correctly and you’ll save a ton of money on traveling. But they’re not always easy to use, and getting started may seem more confusing than its worth. While there’s plenty of hacking to be done to get optimal points, most of us can happily accumulate and spend miles without too much thought. Let’s demystify airline miles and figure out how to use them. → Read More
How to Choose a Secured Credit Card
It can be nearly impossible to get credit if you don’t have already have a credit score, or if your score is too low. So what are you supposed to do if you want to show potential creditors that you can use credit responsibly? A secured credit card might be the answer. → Read More
How to Figure Out Your Monthly Food Budget
Some recurring expenses in your budget are the same each month, which makes them easy to anticipate. But some budget lines are harder to keep consistent—food, for instance. Food is a necessity, after all, but it’s possible to spend way more than you need to—and especially since the start of the pandemic, that’s exactly what many of us seem to be doing. According to a recent survey by… → Read More
7 Ways Writers Can Recreate the Coffee Shop Experience From Home
Do you miss the buzz of writing from your favorite coffee shop? Here are seven tips for replicating the things you love about writing at coffee shops from home. → Read More
How to Repay Your Coronavirus Retirement Distribution
When the CARES Act was passed in late March, it provided a lifeline for people who were facing financial constraints due to the coronavirus pandemic: the ability to take early retirement account distributions without penalty. → Read More
How to Manage Your Apple Card Online
When Apple launched its new credit card last summer, one of the big selling points was that it wasn’t like an ordinary credit card. It lives primarily in your Apple Wallet on your iPhone or iPad, and you don’t even get a physical card unless you request one. → Read More
How to Prevent Your Dog From Escaping if Your Neighbors Are Setting Off Fireworks
Our pups have made it through the July 4th weekend, but chances are good the passing of another Independence Day hasn’t stopped your neighbors from setting off fireworks. We’ve shared tips for keeping your pup calm during fireworks displays in the past, but no matter how much you plan ahead, your dog will eventually need to take an outdoor breather. And you may not be able to predict when those… → Read More