We were recently graciously offered the chance to try-out and review Instacart. My wife and I have actually never used any grocery delivery service – so we welcomed the opportunity and wanted to offer our take on their service. What is Instacart? Instacart was started in 2012 by Apoorva Mehta, a former Amazon employee. Mehta had
It’s one thing to buy a product at a deep discount – only to have it crap out on you in a few months, and yet another to pay a premium price for it – and have it last you a lifetime. Trying to figure out when to pay the premium price vs. just going with a
If you are reading this one of two thoughts are going through your head: “Man, I can’t wait to give ____ the box of candy and flowers tonight.“ Or, “Oh crap.” To that second guy/gal, we want to say: don’t worry – we got your back. Since you are the thrifty type and “free” is
Through the generosity of our friends at Rockstar Finance and their Community Fund we were given $100 to give away during this Christmas season. The first thing we thought about is how can we spread this around to provide the most blessing. We all know $100 doesn’t go a long way these days, but as
“That’ll be $32.45 please.” My wife grabbed her wallet and took out the cash we had for the trip. Thumbing through some of the bills, she counted them to herself and then searched for some coins. The line was getting longer now and the gentleman behind us tried to entertain himself by looking away at
As a birthday gift, thrifty guy Charlie surprised me with a Amazon Echo Dot (Thanks man!). I was thrilled to get it as it’s been something I’ve wanted to try out and review for some time. So, here’s a quick look at er and my thoughts on it. What is the Amazon Echo Dot? Simply
As Christmas season soon approaches many people are wondering “what should I get my dad, husband, uncle, or grandpa?” Buying gifts for men is always a difficult one, because we rarely give you ideas, and sometimes just expect ya to know. Or grunt as our spouses rattle off ideas that may interest us. This season
Between catching an episode of Life Below Zero and Heartland, I managed to take a few moments to see how I could save some money on my streaming services this past week. After cutting the cord a few years ago, the Mrs and I have Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix (and I subscribed to the PGA Tour LIVE
Amazon’s PrimeDay is officially upon us. Whatever your thoughts are on this national shopping bonanza – one thing is for sure – it is probably one of the biggest sales days for the online shopping conglomerate. As you may be aware, we’re big fans of Amazon. They are making shopping easier and venturing into new
Always support the head. Have the new diaper ready. Sleep is for wimps. It pays (literally) to live in close community with other people. These are all lessons I’ve learned in the past two weeks after the birth of our first baby! I was reflecting with an overwhelming sense of gratitude towards the people we
