The Geek’s Guide to Getting Almost Anything for Free. Does it pay to be Internet savvy?
Yes. In more ways than many people imagine. Sure, the Internet is a great way to research just about anything you could ever want to know about; and it’s an outstanding communication, marketing, and entertainment tool. But the Internet can also save you a boatload of money. And we’re not just talking 10 cents off here and there. Want proof? 1. 2. 3. 4. Does it pay to be a bit of a geek? Matthew Toren is a serial entrepreneur (Co-founded YoungEntrepreneur.com), mentor, investor and award winning Co-Author of Kidpreneurs (Basic Principles of Entrepreneurship for Kids). A Geek's Guide to Budgeting Hobbies. A professor once told me his trick to happiness: treat your hobby like a career, but more important.
Those of us who eat up all types of hobbies—from comics to video games to DIY projects—know that a good hobby can be one of the most enriching parts of life, but they can also require a lot of time and money. Here's how to better budget that time and money.P All work and no play isn't good for anyone. A good work-life balance hinges on getting in the time to do what's important to you. If you don't already, it's time to start treating your hobbies with the same respect you give your career (although a hobby can also help your career, in certain cases). Budget Your Hobby TimeP You probably have a hard enough time keeping up with your day to day, but finding time for hobbies is just as important as getting your errands done.
Organize and Prioritize Your HobbiesP SExpand If you're anything like me, you have a bunch of different interests and hobbies. The world’s top 100 economies: 53 countries, 34 cities and 13 corporations. Organize Your Finances This Weekend (and Stop Wasting Money) If I care enough to be OCD about things, I'll put fast food as anything that has some kind of simple, regularly used system in place for grabbing food and leaving, including pizza places.
Sit-down restaurants I put into restaurants, including things like Denny's or even Chinese food (where carry-out is certainly possible, but isn't the norm) (except for Panda Express). You could also base it off of how you spent time there. You could call a steak house fast food if you grabbed it and left or Panda Express a restaurant if you were doing it for a lunch with friends or to kill some time before a movie or whatever. Or you could just do neither and throw everything into a generic Restaurant label. It's all about what works for you and what level of detail YOU want.
And yes, it is a hassle to do every transaction, especially when you get behind. If you have that problem often enough, you can set the transactions with a similar description in the future to always classify as what you choose.