Five More Tips For Eating In Restaurants And Sticking To A Budget
Posted December 27, 2008 - 22:39 by Debbie Dragon
Even if you are working hard to keep your discretionary spending to a minimum, you can still enjoy a restaurant meal once in awhile.
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Giving Gifts That Will Save Money
Posted November 20, 2008 - 12:18 by Thursday Bram
I love the holiday season. I love being able to bake cookies and give them to my friends, put up decorations and — most of all — give gifts. But with only a couple of weeks left until Hanukkah and a few more after that until Christmas, I'm really trying to buckle down with my gift lists. With the current economic crunch, I know a lot of people are focusing on items they can make themselves or that they can purchase on sale. I'm taking a little bit of a different route this year, though. Instead, I'm focusing on gifts I can give that will help my friends and family save money in the long run. So far, I've found that my choice of gifts hasn't been any more expensive than gifts I've given in years past — and in some cases, it's been significantly less expense.
The 10 Things I Won’t Give Up Just To Save Money
Posted October 7, 2008 - 05:00 by Julie Rains
Times are tough and they may be getting tougher as inflation and unemployment rates rise. There are 10 things that I could cut out of my expenses to save money right now but these measures will likely cause my earning power to shrink and my cost of living to rise in the long term. I’ll share my plans for spending, my ideas for cutting back, and, so you won’t think I’m frivolous, my list of things I never bought in the first place.
Follow Your Frugal Bliss
Posted September 4, 2008 - 19:25 by Carrie Kirby
Sometimes reading about frugal phenoms can be discouraging instead of inspiring. The lady who raises her own laying hens on her balcony, the family that gets hundreds of dollars in toiletries for free with coupons, the dude who rides his bike 37 miles to work. It can make one think, I would never have time to do all that, so I can't be frugal!
But if you really need or want to cut back, there's a secret to getting started. Figure out which frugal options you might actually enjoy, or at least wouldn't hate too much.
The disappearance of real America - my guest post at Zen Habits
Posted August 27, 2008 - 07:24 by Paul Michael
I'm not one for believing in fate or destiny, but the timing on this was spot on. After just finishing a terrfiic documentary called "America Unchained", about one Brit's quest to cross the US without giving any money to "the man," I was asked if I wanted to write a guest post at Zen Habits. Did I? You bet I did. And I had just the topic.
The "Pa-Doink" Principle of Personal Savings
Posted August 13, 2008 - 08:52 by Sarah Winfrey
"Pa-doink" is the sound you hear when something small and heavy hits water. Think about a child throwing a coin into the fountain at a shopping mall: a toss and a pa-doink later, there's one more wish waiting to be granted and one more coin collecting at the bottom of the pool. I heard a story once about a man whose job it was to clean those coins out of the fountain. Twelve years later, the change from the bottom of the mall's fountain put his daughter through college.
Coincidentally Green: Saving the Planet When you Least Expect It
Posted May 9, 2008 - 08:07 by Myscha Theriault
It struck me recently as I was working on something in the kitchen that what I was doing was actually quite eco-friendly. The funny thing was, I made the actual choice as a budget strategy. So I started thinking, were there other areas of my life where I was being “coincidentally green”?
Wanna Put Away Some Cash? Take A Vacation!
Posted May 3, 2008 - 19:55 by Linsey Knerl
A cruise to the Bahamas or a trip to that luxury spa aren’t going to get you ahead financially. However, if you’re looking to sock away a couple hundred bucks or more, some time off from work just might be the way to get you there -- if you do it right.
Save More Gas by Safely Following Trucks
Posted April 14, 2008 - 12:19 by Xin Lu
I have been trying to drive at 55 miles per hour to save gas, and I am doing it by driving behind big trucks in the slow lane so that I do not get honked at or pulled over by the highway patrol. Apparently driving behind big trucks also saves you gas due to something called drafting, and you can safely take advantage of this to save an additional 5 to 10% of your gas.
Stash Your Cash with Pump Action Portion Control
Posted March 2, 2008 - 09:21 by Myscha Theriault
Is heavy handed product use driving your budget into the financial ditch? Blowing through shampoo, salad dressing, ketchup and shower gel faster than you clip coupons to compensate? Maybe you just want an easier way to mix drinks at the bar. Whatever your reasons, I’ve compiled a list of suggestions and resources for using the power of pump dispensers to redirect your lost dollars back into your bank account. Read on for more details.
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