Weddings cost a boatload of money or at least everyone in the wedding industry wants you to pay a boatload. The average cost of an American wedding is $26,000, but I’m sure the median cost is less as there are plenty of people that get married in a courthouse. You are not required to spend a ton on your wedding, but if you want to invite a lot of people then you need to get clever if you don’t want to spend a fortune.
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The decision of where to have your wedding is probably the most expensive one. You could have it at the park and it would cost almost nothing whereas a fancy hotel will cost a bunch. The location is broken into two parts, the ceremony and reception. You can have them both at the same place which could save money, but perhaps that place would have to be really big and charge a lot, so splitting it may be cheaper.
We had the ceremony at a church and the reception at a restaurant. This turned out to be cheaper than many of the places which could do both.
So much of our income goes toward stuff we buy for ourselves. We can also use our money to invest in the stock market, real estate, and other stuff. But another great use for your money is to invest in yourself.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is at over 19,000, its highest ever. Everyday there seems to be some bad news that will lower the stock market, but it continues its march to new highs. Trump elected, big drop followed by super massive positive streak. Then Italy votes against current government consolidation which may be another domino to fall for the EU, but the market decides higher it is. Meanwhile, I am convinced that the 
You may be thinking that this article is coming out late when Black 
You may think the library is a place for children, but you may be mistaking that with the children’s section. The library really has the more resources for adults and has resources for the 21st century. A few months ago I purchased When Breath Becomes Air because it was a new release and those take a long time to get your hands on at the library, or so I thought. My mother was number 130 on the waitlist, but in a couple weeks they called and said it was her turn and needed to pick up the book by the next day.
So you may remember I like using 
I’ve had Amazon Prime for at least five years, but I think it is time to consider whether I would like to keep it going forward. My current subscription expires in July 2017 and that would be the first time I am ineligible for Amazon Student’s discounted $49 rate. $99 is expensive and the reason I haven’t analyzed its cost yet is because I bought an Amazon Fire Phone for $125 that included a year of prime, thus delaying this analysis. Now wasn’t that a killer deal? I’ll run through the features I use it for, but 
So I guess we are all addicted to video content. We like our TV shows and movies. Personally, I decided not to buy a TV and think that has been a great decision. It means I definitely do not have cable and you probably shouldn’t either. I will go through the more affordable ways to watch videos. You probably read my blog because you are looking for ways to save money without depriving yourself, so let’s get started.
It is kind of embarrassing to admit, but in the year after getting married we owned six mattresses. If that is not bad enough, they were all Cal Kings. The average price of these beasts was $1,000 but fortunately didn’t drop 6 Gs into the mattress. I’m not one to take advantage of the system, but picking a mattress is tough work and I’ll share my story to help make a better next purchase.
I have collected bank bonuses in the past and did so for two this summer, what I didn’t realize is just how much free money was available for the taking. So I decided to see if I could take advantage of two more and end the year with $1,550 in bonuses. The money is free, but it will be taxed as interest.