In February, my family faced a terrible situation.  A close (young) family member only had days to live–at most.  And we needed to get out there as fast as possible. A quick flight search showed prices in the thousands for a last second flight.  But when we searched using miles, …

Whenever I take an Uber, I try to chat with the driver about Uber, how they like their job, and anything new they like about it. Lately, I’ve been hearing about Uber’s native navigation. Uber’s native navigation has been notorious for being difficult to use.  It gets people from point …

While doing my “spend only $100 a week” challenge, I became acutely aware of how much every single item I buy costs.  At one point, I needed to replace the air filter in my house, and was floored by the prices on Amazon.com. I ended up driving to Home Depot …