Posts Tagged ‘saving money’:


DIY: Change Your Own Oil

Published by Chris T on November 12th, 2012

One good way to start saving money at home is by doing your own oil changes and filling up your own fluids. The oil is cheaper and the labor is free when you do it at home. With very few exceptions, you are going to save a significant amount of money the more you change your own oil. Consider for a second, even if you only saved $6 from every oil change and changed it every three months, after five years, you have saved $120. After twenty, you have saved almost $500. Add on the savings you get from filling

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Using Cash to Limit Spending

Published by CStellmon on November 2nd, 2012

Most people are continually on the lookout for different ways to save more money. Saving money is a common and essential practice among most individuals and varying ways to be smart with one’s money are continually be adjusted and modified.  Some ways to save money have always been in place for generations and they continue to be intelligent money management solutions. Some of these time honored money saving solutions include opening and contributing regularly to a savings account, setting and sticking to a budget and by living within one’s means or not buy things that you cannot afford. But still

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Saving Money with the Help of Coupons

Published by Steve H on October 19th, 2012

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5 Easy Ways to Avoid Unnecessary Fees

Published by Chris T on October 10th, 2012

There are 5 easy ways that you can begin saving money, simply by avoiding fees. Many services have fees attached to them. Should you forget to pay a bill by a certain date, or withdraw too much money, then you are often stuck with a higher bill by the end of the day, worsening your financial situation. You can save more money by avoiding the obligation to spend more. 1) Pay your bills on time. Set aside the money you need to pay your bills each month and pay them on time. When you pay them on time, you avoid

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Spending Money to Save Money

There is an old adage that states “it takes money to make money.”  Interestingly, that can apply to saving money as well.  It may sound counter intuitive, spend money to save money, but a person’s willingness to splurge on certain items can actually provide that individual with a little extra cash, corporate success, and a generally higher quality of life than those who choose the cheap rout every time. If we can stick with the wisdom of old adages, time is money.  And as such we should consider that our time is literally worth money.  Either directly through a salary

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Finding Ways to Save Money

Published by Steve H on August 13th, 2012

Saving money is something that we can all afford to do a little more. It is a good financial habit and is one that pays off very much in the long run, whether you are savings for something or if an emergency situation has come up. Your savings give you peace of mind in knowing that you will be taken care of. Accumulating a greater savings is a matter of financial discipline and consciously looking for good places to cut back. There are many ways to develop better savings overall, but some of them will be more common to peoples

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Cutting Back on Unnecessary Purchases

Published by Steve H on July 12th, 2012

If there is one thing that defines us as human beings, it is a tendency to spend money on things we don’t need- and we do it a lot! It turns out that saving money is as simple as cutting down on these purchases, and either finding replacements or doing without them. While it is a simple concept, the sheer amount of money that you can save by finding the unnecessary spending can be quite surprising. One of the best examples about how you can save quite a sum of money is the coffee example. Getting a coffee from a shop is

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Finding Ways to Save Money

Published by Rachel D on June 25th, 2012

There may be tons of way to save money that you have not thought about before. When you are looking into ways to save money, you may want to start with collecting all of your receipts for a specific amount of time. After you have collected your receipts, you will then want to go through them and see what was a necessary purchase and what was not necessary. There may be some ways that you can minimize what you spend by doing things for yourself. • Start painting your nails at home rather than getting your nails done in a

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Utilizing Public Transportation

Published by Rachel D on June 4th, 2012

With the increase of gas prices in recent months, many people have turned to public transportation for their daily commute. In the first quarter of 2012 mass transit use jumped a resounding 5%. As the economy slowly recovers, many people have wondered if people will head back to their cars. Studies have shown that once people start using public transportation, they usually stick with it. When the gas prices fell in 2008, the ridership rate did not take a significant dip. People get used to the idea of being able to multi-task while they are on their way to work

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