Posts Tagged ‘saving-money’

It seems like whenever I write about expense control, I have the tendency to get all geeky. Let’s be serious, how many people would actually use the Pareto Principle and Quick Wins to reduce living expenses? Well, today I am going to show you yet another way to look at your expenses — [...]

It seems like everything is going up in price. Perhaps, decades of over-consumption are finally catching up to us — and I mean Americans as a whole. Personally, I am making less than last year after taking the rising cost of living into account. As a result, I am beginning to implement some [...]

Welcome to the “Money Saving Hacks” edition of Money Hacks Carnival. We have over 60 submissions this week, so this is a fairly long carnival. Let’s start off with the editor’s picks, and don’t forget to check out money saving tips.

Editor’s Picks

Smart Moves To Lower Your Health Care Costs posted at The Digerati [...]

My wife and I have been new parents for nearly five months now. Lucky for us, we got some good advices early on, including those from a guest post by Paidtwice: 10 “Preparing For Baby” Tips For the Frugal-Minded. However, I understand how easy it is to overspend on newborns. They are so [...]

For both parents and students, off-to-school shopping can be an important financial lesson that should be shared. It is a prime opportunity for parents to get to teach their kids a few remaining lessons about budgeting and personal finance: two very important lessons college kids should be learning before leaving the nest.
Here are fifteen tips [...]

My parents do most of the grocery shopping in my household. Although I do buy occasionally, I never bothered to sign up for one of those discount cards offered by supermarkets and convenience drug stores.

Discount Cards Are Great
Ever since my wife gave birth, I found myself running to CVS more often. So I figured [...]

Benjamin Franklin popularized the expression: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” However, Ben got this one wrong because a penny saved is much better than a penny earned! This is one reason why being frugal is such an important aspect of wealth building. Of course, frugality on steroid is even better — i.e., save [...]

This is a guest post I wrote for BeingFrugal.net on September 20, 2007.
In “The true earning power and the real cost of luxuries,” I discussed the concept of true earning power. If the thought of making only $3.85 from a $30 per hour wage does not motivate you to be more frugal, here are [...]