Life Optimization

The Tax Free Weekend Trap

The Commonwealth of Tax-achusetts has given us a sales tax free weekend every year since 2018. The name is pretty misleading, because there’s a whole host of purchases that are still taxed. And anything more than $2500 is also still taxed. Unfortunately, Tax Free Weekend for Cheapish Things Only doesn’t have the same ring to it. I read a few local news articles on the event and they all talk about saving money. Or flat…

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Living the Good Life

How We Used Travel Rewards to Book 10 Nights in Quebec

Disclaimer: Credit cards are a great tool for maximizing travel. Going into credit card debt to get travel rewards points is not. Only sign up for travel rewards credit cards if you plan to pay it off in full every month. Some links in this post are referrals that will give me some extra travel rewards points. I’m not being paid for people signing up, it’s the basic referral program that the cards offer. If…

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