Posted August 26, 2009 - 11:00 by Elizabeth Sanberg
Green Living
There are countless green websites on the internet today, ranging from tips about green parenting to business ideas for eco entrepreneurship. But, what if you're looking for ways to save and even make money by going green? These websites will show you how to get free (used) stuff, save on travel, reduce electric bills, and more.
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Posted August 24, 2009 - 06:11 by Silicon Valley Blogger
Credit Cards
The most credit savvy among us have been able to use credit cards to their benefit in order to wisely and optimally save money even while charging on their cards. If you are careful about how you use your credit cards, you may actually come out ahead by using them. So what are some of the things we can do to get the most out of our credit cards?
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Posted June 12, 2009 - 16:25 by Andrea Dickson
Personal Finance
This week, we look at way to prevent identity theft (do they work?), saving money on utilities with rain barrels, saving money on meds, how to prep for job interviews whenever the economy recovers, how to buy a used car, and more.
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Posted February 2, 2009 - 13:11 by Nora Dunn
Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Shopping, Lifestyle, Budgeting, Credit Cards, Consumer Affairs
Are your credit card interest rates getting to you? Are those monthly cell phone bills a pain in the wallet? How about cable TV? Internet? Even the power bill? Would you like to reduce these charges without the hassle of changing suppliers? Read on, my frugal friend.
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Posted July 5, 2008 - 14:44 by Linsey Knerl
Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Lifestyle
I have to admit that while many people in the U.S. talk about “Keeping up with the Joneses”, I spent the first 20 years of my life never knowing what that meant. My rural lifestyle kept me somewhat content with the things I had. I quickly learned, however, that being “well-off” has a lot to do with “location, location, location.”
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Posted May 23, 2008 - 09:25 by Paul Michael
Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Cars and Transportation, General Tips
There have been several great articles written by my fellow Wisebread writers on gas efficient driving , slowing down and hypermiling . I think the sign of a good blog is that we take our own advice, and in the case of gasoline, I’ll take all the help I can get. But even I was shocked at the amazing results I got.
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Posted February 28, 2008 - 09:35 by Paul Michael
Frugal Living, Deals and Coupons, Budgeting, Consumer Affairs, Deals, Coupons
Friends, deal hounds, bargain hunters, lend me your ears; if ye don't know about the best coupon site on the web, bar none, then this will indeed be a most glorious day for thee (sorry, I'm really not Shakespeare). But in all seriousness, there is one site I have bookmarked that I visit before I buy anything online, ever. And you should, too.
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Living in 90 degree weather with over 70 percent humidity the past few days has not been easy here in rural Nebraska. Hearing others complain about it only makes it worse -- especially knowing that they probably have air-conditioning. My family and I have gone without it the past two summers, and I have learned a thing or two about foregoing a very expensive luxury that most people really can live without.
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We've been talking a lot about gas prices recently. That's no surprise considering we're paying almost three times more for gas than we were six years ago. The problems of oil refinery shortages, devaluation of the dollar and higher costs of extracting oil will not go away. So, what do we do?
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Posted June 7, 2007 - 00:30 by Ed O'Reilly
Lifestyle
Sometimes, being frugal means not just saving money; sometimes it means not spending any at all. There’s been a growing preoccupation with working more to earn more--to buy more; yet, it never seems enough. A cursory glance at a landscape of malls, fast food chains and airplane hangar-sized clubs for buying sugary snacks in a container the size of an oil drum implies that this condition of over-consumption is reaching epidemic proportions.
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