The Simple Dollar

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UPC Insurance Review

Find the Best Home Insurance Enter your ZIP code below and be sure to click at least 2-3 companies to find the very best rate. UPC Insurance vows to help property owners restore their homes or businesses to its original state following a disaster. […]

Questions About FAFSA, Lunch Containers, Robocalls, Philosophy, Comic Sans, and More!

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. College and parental assets 2. Best containers for simple lunches 3. Playing the lottery 4. Envelope budgeting without cash 5. Workplace ending 401(k) program 6. Planning ahead for upcoming move 7. […]

Eleven Cookbooks I Keep on My Shelf – And Why

Jamie writes in: What cookbooks do you recommend for someone who is just starting out on their own? I’ve made no secret over the years that I love cookbooks, to the point that family and friends often just find interesting cookbooks (particularly ones focused on more obscure topics) to give to me as a gift. […]

The “Free” Pen Problem

Recently, my family and I attended the Iowa State Fair, as is something of an annual tradition for us. […]

Product Recommendations, Requested By Readers

One of the most common types of questions I get from readers for the Reader Mailbag is product recommendations. […]

Nine Frugal Tips I’ve Passed Along While Teaching My Kids Life Skills

One of the biggest subtle themes of this summer has been teaching our children a number of life skills and encouraging them to practice them. […]

Financial Struggle and Human Instinct

Maria writes in with a great question: I don’t understand why it is so hard to get ahead financially. We live in the most productive and prosperous era in human history. Why are almost all Americans living paycheck to paycheck? […]

Lemonade Insurance 2019: Home & Renters

Find the Best Renter Insurance Enter your ZIP code below and be sure to click at least 2-3 companies to find the very best rate. Lemonade offers both homeowners and renter’s insurance on a peer-to-peer platform that relies on technology to underwrite insurance policies and make claims decisioning. Lemonade uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make the fastes […]

Questions About 529 ABLE, Reusable Food Storage, Pizza Delivery, and More!

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Frustrated about financial future 2. Rolling over 401(k) 3. Closing out old checking account 4. Reusable food storage, not glass 5. Family fight over estate planning 6. Simple little pizza tip 7. […]