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Food Waste Can Cost you Money; Learn to Save

We throw away about a third of our food, and each year tons of food are added to landfills causing the production of toxic methane gases. The foods most …

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Frugal Shopping for Shoes

There are many considerations for buying shoes and saving. First, what about children’s shoes? You hate to pay too much for shoes that your child will out grow. On …

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Funeral Cost Saving Tips

Death creates an emotional situation, and when emotions run high so can costs. The average funeral today costs $7,000 and with burial $9,000. There are a few things you …

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General Strategies for Paying for College

Here are some general strategies to help in saving money for college or finding money to pay for college:

Consider the thirds rule. Estimate the cost of 4 years

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Get Your Rebates

Rebates are great and do save you money! But, not everyone takes advantage of rebates when they should. We don’t recommend you buy an item because it has a …

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Gift Wrap Savings

Have gift wrapping, bows, and bells broken your bank—and back? Change things this year and save both time and money on gift packaging.

The best way to save both …

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Gifts Don’t Have to Break the Bank

Gifts for Christmas, birthdays, and the other myriad occasions can add up to a lot of money over the year. Here are some suggestions to save a few pennies.…

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Great Tips that Make You a Smart Saver

Sometimes, if we just thought about our buying habits before doing, we could save. If we thought about our habits further, we might see the brilliance of having a …

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Grocery Shopping Can Be Less Expensive

Avoid temptation. The store is set up to entice you to buy. So there are two things you can do to stick to a grocery shopping budget.
- Never go

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Haggling Saves

Most of us just go along, but the squeaky wheel gets the oil–so, too, do those who ask; they get better deals, that is. It does matter if you …

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Have a Cheaper Halloween

Halloween does not have to break the bank. Here are ways to save:

Candy:

Use coupons from local circulars. Pharmacies, groceries stores, and box stores like Wal-Mart will offer

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Heat Frugally and Save Lots of Money

The most common types of heating fuels are propane, oil, and electricity. These are basics fuel types that are available everywhere and generally cost about the same. Sometimes one …

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