Save money by making homemade Christmas gifts. If you’ve ever read the ever-popular book, “The 5 Love Languages” you know that gift giving is one of the major ways that people say “I love you” to one another. You don’t have to be rich to be a great gift giver. But for those of us [...]
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5 Tips to Get Your Savings Back on Track
We’ve just started the fall season and it’s a good time to reflect on how you’re doing with all of those New Year’s resolutions you set around the beginning of the year. Have you been able to up your savings for emergencies or for future expences you can’t fund with one month’s income? Perhaps you’re [...]
How to Save Money at Amusement Parks
Believe it or not, you can save money at amusement parks and and still have fun! I recently had the opportunity to enjoy a day at the amusement park with a friend. I had not been to an amusement park in about 13 years I figured. Why you might be wondering? Well, I do not [...]
Save Money by Being Buried in a Cardboard Box?
I was reading in a recent Reader’s Digest an article entitled 13 Things the Funeral Director Won’t Tell You. They had some really good ideas to start out with along with a few weird ones! They suggested renting a casket (which sounds okay) and then being buried in a cardboard box…now there is saving money [...]
Save Money on Car Repairs by Shopping at Your Local Junkyard
If you’re a car owner you’ve probably experienced the need to replace a part from time to time. New car owners may not experience repair needs quite as much but it’s us people who choose to drive their cars fr 5 years or more that experience worn out part problems. That’s fine with me since [...]
Savings Rate in America Improves with Less Confidence in the Economy
According to analysis of survey data by Goldman Sachs, the number of people who believe they will bring home more money one year from now is at its lowest in 25 years. Jan Hatzius, a Goldman economist, analyzed data from a University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters poll, which asks consumers whether they believe their [...]
Help a Reader: Save Money or Pay Off Debt Before the Baby Arrives?
Here’s an email I recently received from a reader. Should she save money or pay off debt before her baby arrives? I have a question regarding saving vs. paying off debt. I’ve read that it is best to first pay off debt and have $1000 in savings in case of emergencies. I’m wondering if this [...]
Three Quick and Whacky Tips for Saving Money
There’s no questioning it—money is a difficult subject. Almost everyone is looking for that one quick fix to leading the high life. But, unfortunately there just isn’t one single trick that can thrust someone into the world of wealth and luxury. In today’s financial climate, mastering personal finance means educating yourself on different money saving [...]
Ten Tips to Help Survive and Save Money in a Bad Economy
Our economy is bad…we all know that. My family has been hit hard by it, but that does not mean that we cannot learn some new ways to save money and work together as a family. 1. Combine trips to save on gas. It is so easy for us to jump in the car and [...]
Best Ways to Save Money That Are Easy and Automatic
Have you ever considered some of the best ways to save money? Saving money often depends on ways to make it easy and automatic. People don’t often save enough when it’s left up to them to decide. Given a decision of spending an extra $100 a month, or saving it, most of the time it will [...]
Time for Cheaper Electricity Bills | Save Money!
We finally had a touch of cooler weather this week in the Dallas Metroplex. Throwing on a sweatshirt and considering turning on the heat prompted me to think about ways we can experience cheaper electricity bills this winter. There’s a lot of good advice out there to save money and cut the cost of your [...]
Back-To-School Shopping Tips to Save Money
It’s that time of year again when parents are getting their kids ready to go back-to-school. In the past few years we’ve joined the back-to-school spending season when our daughter started attending pre-school and now she is getting ready for kindergarten. Obviously, when school starts there is a need for clothing and school supplies. Back [...]
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