Author: The Admiral Staff

October 3, 2025 Off

Accelerate Your Mortgage: Simple Strategies to Shave Years Off Your Loan

By The Admiral Staff

To pay off your mortgage faster, the article suggests several strategies beyond simply increasing monthly payments. These include maximizing savings with high-yield accounts like Betterment Cash Reserve (5.50% APY) and SoFi Checking/Savings (up to 3.80% APY with direct deposit and potential welcome bonuses), earning extra income through online tutoring, and implementing a spending freeze to cut non-essential expenses.

October 2, 2025 Off

Cash in on Cans: Your Guide to Recycling for Profit

By The Admiral Staff

You can earn money by recycling aluminum cans, with prices fluctuating between $0.02 and $2.00 per pound as of January 2024, varying by location (highest in Western states). Roughly 32 cans make a pound, and at an average price, you could earn around $20 for 1,000 cans. Some states offer “bottle bills” with deposits up to 15 cents per can. Beyond cans, scrap yards also pay

October 2, 2025 Off

Spreadsheet Savings: Your Guide to Free Budget Templates

By The Admiral Staff

The article explores using spreadsheet templates as a budgeting tool, offering a customizable alternative to budgeting apps. It outlines four key steps to preparing a budget: identifying goals, calculating income, listing expenses, and organizing/prioritizing. Several free spreadsheet templates are recommended for different budgeting styles, including yearly, monthly, weekly, 50/20/30, zero-based, and wedding budgets, with sources like Vertex42, Spreadsheet123, and Smartsheet. The article

October 1, 2025 Off

Unlock Your Amazon Income: A 2025 Guide

By The Admiral Staff

Americans spend an average of $92 monthly on Amazon, with nearly 9 billion items shipped in 2024. The article provides a guide on how to make money on Amazon in 2025, outlining various approaches. These include selling products (through methods like retail/online arbitrage, wholesale, dropshipping, private label, or handmade goods), working for Amazon (warehouse, Flex driver, or remote positions), utilizing the Amazon Affiliate Program, self-publishing books, joining Mechanical

September 30, 2025 Off

Movie Money: Get Paid to Watch Previews and More

By The Admiral Staff

Several platforms offer opportunities to earn extra money by completing simple online tasks. **InboxDollars** pays users in cash (over $56 million to date) for watching videos, taking surveys, and can potentially earn up to $225 per month. **Freecash** compiles tasks from various advertisers and market research companies, allowing users to earn cash, gift cards, or cryptocurrency, with potential earnings up to $1,000 per month. **Kashkick** provides a platform to