Ben Huber

Most of us get carried away with our spending from time to time. Maybe you sometimes buy an extra item at the grocery store or indulge in some retail therapy. But there’s a fine line between shopping for fun and having a full-blown shopping addiction. Labeling yourself or someone else as a shopping addict may…

Four days ago I left work with an almost empty gas tank and pulled into the gas station around the corner to fill up. Two blocks later, though, I saw another gas station that offered its gas at 10(¢)/gallon cheaper than what I just paid. I don’t ever want that to happen again. And fortunately,…

Achieving financial goals takes a little more than just luck. It requires discipline, dedication, and repeated sacrifice. It means setting short- and long-term financial goals and then following through on them. Unfortunately, these are things with which the majority of Americans seem to struggle. Research, however, suggests that simply writing out a list of financial…

Movie theaters are a great place to take a break from reality. But with the average price for a movie ticket at $9.16, not including popcorn and drinks, seeing a blockbuster can be pricey.[1] Since skimping out on friends due to budgetary issues is the last thing anyone wants to have to do, figuring out…

At DollarSprout, I’ve spent years meticulously reviewing and comparing all the popular cash back platforms to provide you with objective, insightful evaluations. In this review, we turn our attention to PayPal Honey, a tool that promises to simplify your online shopping experience while saving you money. Drawing from our first-hand experience with Honey (I cashed…

This post was originally written by Drew DuBoff from DrewDuBoff.com. Are you tired of seeing the same lead-generation tactics being blasted in your face by Facebook ads and big-name bloggers? You know, the ones that say, “All you have to do is include a lead magnet in your post and email subscribers will just come…

Want to get paid to shop, eat out, or even stay at a hotel? You might think it sounds too good to be true — but mystery shopping is a real and growing industry worth over $2 billion annually. From evaluating customer service to testing retail experiences, thousands of people use it as a flexible…

I firmly believe that blogging on Instagram is one of the most important things you can do in terms of marketing your business. That’s not to say that you should ignore huge traffic drivers such as Google and Pinterest. But when it comes to getting loyal fans and readers, it’s all about Instagram. Instagram allows…

How amazing is it that you can start a blog from almost nothing and really quickly find yourself in the company of giants? We’re not there yet. But we know people who are. Thankfully, who you are, and how you got started matters very little to your blog’s readers. All they want is content that…

In April 2019, Pinterest became a publicly traded company. Promoted pins, Pinterest’s version of paid advertising, is how the company makes money. As a publicly traded company, their concern will be to produce profit for their shareholders. Promoted pins are exactly how they will accomplish this. Fortunately, Pinterest has made significant improvements to the Promoted…