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October 3, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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