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How to Find a Business Idea That Is Worth Pursuing
Discover practical ways to generate business ideas, spot everyday problems and choose an opportunity worth testing.
Drawing on Become an Idea Machine, Where Good Ideas Come From, and one other book.
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Cut Your Grocery Bills Without Giving Up Good Food
Explore how to plan affordable meals, compare grocery prices, and waste less food without giving up healthy eating.
Drawing on Good and Cheap, An Everlasting Meal, and one other book.
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Should You Save Money or Pay Off Your Debts First?
Review how to balance emergency savings, interest costs, and debt payments to build a more secure financial future.
Drawing on The Total Money Makeover, Get Good with Money, and one other book.
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Which Side Hustle Is Really Worth Your Spare Time?
Compare demand, startup costs, net earnings, and flexibility to find a side hustle that fits your skills and goals.
Drawing on Side Hustle, Entrepreneurial You, and one other book.
Listen: 8:29
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Playing Games for Money: Are the Rewards Worth It?
Explore actual payouts, hidden costs, and time trade-offs behind mobile gaming apps that promise money for playing.
Drawing on Dollars and Sense, Hooked, and one other book.
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Gas Prices Are Rising. How Should Your Budget Adjust?
Your financial system should make life easier, more flexible, and more manageable—even when everyday expenses become harder to predict.
Drawing on The Automatic Millionaire, I Will Teach You to Be Rich, and two other books.
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