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How to Save Money: Let’s be honest

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Welcome! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe for free updates. You can Subscribe in a feed reader or email. Thanks for visiting! 36 :: You can’t win ‘em all When I first started on my journey towards finding good deals and adding coupons to cut the prices down even further… well, I [...]

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How to Save Money: Watch Your Eating Habits

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31 :: Eat at home more On average it cost at least $6 per person when eating out…and that is on the low end. If you eat out three times a month that equals $24 per person which adds up over $280 a year per person! Try cutting down to only once a week or [...]

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How to Save Money: Sometimes Less really is More

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26 :: Sign up for Netflix – it’s cheaper than the movie theater! I come from a long line of movie buffs in my family! We all love watching movies {in theaters and at home} as much as the next person. But when we were creating our budget we realized that we could rent a [...]

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How to Save Money: Organization is Key!

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If you’re just now joining us towards lowering your monthly budget, make sure to read the first 20 tips! 21 :: Keep those Receipts I keep every receipt that we get – whether it’s for gas, grocery or drugstores. I keep my receipts in separate envelopes dated by month. You never know when a rebate [...]

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How to Save Money: Saving On Energy Costs

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16 :: Turn off the Lights – open the blinds for natural sunlight Such a simple task that will save you money of your electric bill! During the day open your drapes and blinds to allow natural sunlight to light your home. 17 :: Unplug all Unused appliances I read an article once about a [...]

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How to Save Money: The Never, Never List

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11:: Never Shop without a List Making a shopping list is a wonderful way to save money. Not only does it cut down on just throwing things into your shopping cart but also on the spur of the moment purchases. I make a list for every shopping trip and that alone cut down our food [...]

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How to Save Money: Attention, Please!

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In case you missed last weeks tips, you can see how Sometimes It’s the Simple Things that can help save you the most money. 6 :: Write an inventory of the items in your Kitchen Cabinets We all know that things get lost in kitchen cabinets. They find their way towards the back of the [...]

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How to Save Money: Sometimes It’s the Simple Things

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1 :: Buy the Sunday Paper I know this seems like a really simple concept, but it’s one so many people overlook. Some people buy the Sunday paper, read the comics along with a few other sections and throw the rest away not realizing that they are literally throwing money away. Sunday paper’s generally only [...]

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