savings

New Year’s Financial Resolutions

January 6, 2010

During my giveaway for David Bach’s book I asked everyone to enter by telling me what your top financial resolution is for the year. I loved the responses so much, and wanted to share them with you. Save more My advice: If you are trying to save a certain amount or percentage have it automatically deducted [...]

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Buxr: social bargain hunting

January 4, 2010

I was introduced to Buxr last week, and I’m so happy I was! My only regret, not finding it sooner. Like before I paid $2.99 for a movie rental I could’ve gotten for free from Amazon Video on Demand. Buxr is a social bargain hunting site. Deals, coupons and other offers are entered by the [...]

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BudgetPulse offers saving goals

November 10, 2009

Budgetpulse is free online personal finance managment software. It’s different than Mint, and Wesabe, you don’t enter in passwords, you upload statements to keep track of your balances. I signed up this afternoon, and have been toying around with the interface. I set up accounts, my budget, and a savings goal. Savings goals are the [...]

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restaurant savings: coupons, books and sites to save your bread

October 5, 2009

photo credit: Klearchos Kapoutsis Despite tough economic times, most people still eat in restaurants on a weekly basis. Busy lifestyles, dual income families, and our car dependent lifestyle have made dining out way of life for many people. We all know restaurant food isn’t great for our waistline, but what about our wallets? Most diners [...]

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frugal vacation

August 17, 2009

We’re back from vacation, and we had a great time, and stayed in budget. Vacations can be expensive especially with 4 kids, and 3 pets to care for.
We keep costs low by visiting family.

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the one car experiment

August 12, 2009

I almost fell over last week when my husband uttered these words: “I think we should go to one car for a year.”

I knew he was committed to paying off debt, like me, and that he was willing to try going to one car, but a year?! That was way more than I hoped for.

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green your laundry routine

July 28, 2009

Being green isn’t always easy, but it has benefits. It’s good for you, good for the Earth, and good for your wallet. But there is one way that is often overlooked that can save you big bucks!

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successful saving strategies

July 17, 2009

Saving money is in. Americans saved nearly 7% of their income in May 2009.

Here are some successful savings strategies.

1) Automate it. If you don’t see it, you won’t miss it.

2) Use a savings account at another bank. Out of sight, out of mind.

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spending to save

May 28, 2009

photo credit: Tracy O You often hear personal finance bloggers (even me), financial experts, and the media talking about cutting expenses in rough economic times. Yes, it’s true that cutting expenses is an effective way to “earn” more money, but that’s only half the story. Sometimes it makes sense to spend money to save money. [...]

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just keep swimming, just keep swimming

May 11, 2009

If you’re visiting from The Money Hacks Carnival- Welcome! Please stop by my About Me page, my Media page, and consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also follow me on twitter. Thanks for stopping by! photo credit: Silvio Tanaka First, let me say a Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the moms out [...]

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