Side hustles are often discussed as if every dollar earned is additional income. You make $1,000 selling products online. You earn $500 driving on the weekends. You collect $2,000 from freelance clients. Those numbers may sound impressive. But revenue is not the same as profit. The ...
Blog Bites – The Subscription You Forgot Is Still Spending Your Money
The subscription may have started with a free trial. Perhaps it was an app you planned to use, a streaming service you wanted for one show, or a fitness program that seemed helpful at the time. You entered your payment information and moved on. Months later, you may have forgotten that the ...
Lifestyle Creep in 2026: The New Ways We Spend Raises Before We Enjoy Them
You receive a raise. For a moment, it feels like your financial life is about to become easier. You imagine saving more, paying off debt, investing for the future, or finally creating some breathing room in your budget. Then a few months pass. Your income is higher, but your bank account ...
Your Midyear Money Reset: 7 Moves To Make Before 2027
At the beginning of the year, many of us had big plans for our money. We were going to save more, spend less, pay down debt, invest consistently, and finally cancel that subscription we forgot we had. Then life happened. Unexpected expenses showed up. A few “small” purchases turned into a ...
It Cost How Much!? – Understanding The True Costs Of Our Things
Knowing the true cost of items would likely change the way everybody shops. Do you want to know some things to consider when trying to calculate the true cost of a item? Then please enjoy today's insightful post on that very topic. Since we at A Step Above Style value your time (and because ...