Archive for 'Money Saving Tips' Category
Get Cheap Food At Farmer’s Markets
20 August 2006Here’s a tip on how to get some cheap fresh produce – go to your local farmer’s market. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, it’s basically a big open place where farmers sell food straight to consumers instead of going through the middle-man. That means lower prices for you. There are farmer’s markets all over [...]
How to Save Money on Pet Food
19 August 2006If you own a dog or a cat, you know that both cat food and dog food can be a big expense. Luckily, there are some good ways you can save some money on it. However, as a word of caution, I’m going to start out with what you shouldn’t do. DO NOT: make homemade [...]
Cheap Way to Get Wood Scraps
18 August 2006If you’re a handyman-type and tend to make things for yourself, here’s a tip on how you can get some cheap materials: try the local high school shop teacher. Often they’ve got a ton of extra scraps of wood they can’t use anymore because they’ve already cut shapes out of the pieces for a specific [...]
Homemade Bug Spray Recipes
17 August 2006If you want a cheap, natural way to get rid of bugs, this money saving tip is for you: try making your own. There are several ways you can try: 1) Garlic-based. Just get some cloves of garlic and put them with some water and a little bit of liquid soap into an old spray [...]
Cheap Ways to Get Rid of Spyware
16 August 2006We’ve all probably had experiences with Spyware on our computers – even if we don’t know it. “Spyware” refers to all kinds of nasty programs that get installed on your computer without your consent as you surf the Internet. If you think your computer doesn’t have any of these, think again – unless you’ve got [...]
Want to look like a celebrity on the cheap?
15 August 2006Then you should check out Frugal Fashionista. Now, if you’re a guy, this site won’t be very interesting to you. It’s basically a blog that takes pictures of female celebrities and then finds the equivalent of their outfits at cheaper places. They give you links to online stores that sell all of them, so you [...]
Avoid the Cost of Designer Clothes for Your Kids
15 August 2006Many parents find that their kids get sucked into the desire to be popular by wearing designer clothing – kids compete with each other, just like their parents, trying to one-up each other by all wearing designer-label clothing. So what do you do if you find that your kids are bugging you constantly to spend [...]
How to Get Cheap Computer Repairs
14 August 2006From Financial Confessions of A College Graduate comes a post suggesting that before you go out and spend money getting your computer fixed up, you should call around your friends to see if any of them are tech-savvy first. He saved about $70 getting repairs done by a friend. As one of the tech-savvy myself, [...]
Get A Cheap Lease on a Car – Or Get Out of Your Lease
13 August 2006I just came across what looks like a great idea to get cheap leases on cars. Now, this isn’t the best way to save money on cars. The cheapest way to own a car is to buy used and keep the thing for ten years. But let’s face it – some people reading this web [...]
Reminder to College Students: If You’ve Got Good Grades, You Get Discounts
13 August 2006In from CNN is a reminder that good grades are good for both college students – and their parents. Beyond the scholarships and financial aid you can get just by going by the appropriate office of your school, you also get discounts from most car insurance companies: Studies have shown good students tend to have [...]