Jun 20, 2016
Here is a list of items you should always buy at a dollar store. Their quality and price is better than what you’ll find at other stores. Although some items at a dollar store may not be as well made as brand name items, that isn’t true for all of them. Knowing the...
Feb 2, 2016
Some people go shopping for a new car as soon as they pay off their current car. They trade in the old car and start the whole process over, keeping them in a vicious cycle of making car payments. But, what if you kept your car for a year after it was paid off instead...
Jan 8, 2016
According to the National Restaurant Association, the average American household spends $2,678 eating at restaurants. That’s about $223 per month! The truth is that most of us probably eat out more often than we should. According the U.S. Commerce Department, as...
Dec 30, 2015
How much do you spend on cable TV? According to Yahoo! Finance, the average cable bill is about $99 per month. That’s $1,188 per year. Some families find they can cancel their cable and are satisfied with other much less expensive options. For example, a $60 Roku Box...
Dec 26, 2015
Many people nowadays are paying nearly $700 for the newest phone—and some people are even renting phones for a monthly fee as well. If your phone is so expensive that you have to lease it, you can’t really afford it. Phones are are much less expensive work just fine....
Dec 23, 2015
Find out which credit cards are best for rewards (cash back, airline miles, points, etc.). Read the article “The 6 Best Credit Cards For Rewards In 2016.”
Dec 22, 2015
Thrifty NW Mom has published a list of restaurants in the Northwest that offer a Kids Eat Free (or cheap) promo. The listing shows each location by days of the week. Download your Kids Eat Free Listing here and save it to your computer and then print it out and keep...
Nov 21, 2015
At PulseTV.com, you can find the products you want at great prices and with quick delivery. They get new products nearly every day and offer them at killer prices. And they have exceptional customer service. For example, today I bought a 3-pack of back-up power...
Sep 15, 2015
Your “fixed” expenses may not be as inflexible as you think. Through “budget hacking,” people are finding extra money they can use from their fixed, recurring expenses, rather than canceling fun activities or no longer making small purchases...
Sep 5, 2015
Few things can make you feel more out of control than having payments due on multiple credit cards and loans and not enough money to pay them. It can be emotionally and financially draining. Certainly, the solution is to not acquire too much debt in the first place,...
Aug 30, 2015
It is now cheaper to buy homes than to rent them in 98 of the top 100 metropolitan areas. And most markets are expected to appreciate in the next few years. If you have good credit, this is the best time in 40 years to buy. Want to trade up? Even though the buyer of...
Jul 10, 2015
Are you aware that you can get a FREE Slurpee on 7-Eleven Day, Friday, July 11? What’s even better this year is that 7-Eleven has now created an additional 7 days of freebies: Saturday, July 12: Big Gulp Sunday, July 13: M&M’s Birthday Cake Flavor Candies...
May 1, 2015
The following is a summary of advice from SaveOutsideTheBox.com on how to slash your grocery bill: 1. Where you shop makes all the difference. Find a discount store or one that consistently has the best prices. You may even consider a second-hand food store that...
Mar 7, 2015
What’s the best time of day and week to buy an airplane ticket? According to Peter Greenberg, it is “Wednesday at 1 a.m., just one hour after Tuesday midnight,” in the timezone where the airline’s booking center is based. Why? “At midnight Tuesday, all the...
Feb 15, 2015
Get the Roku 3 Streaming Media Player for only $89. CNET says that “The Roku 3 is the best streaming-video box yet, with tons of content sources, lightning-fast performance…” (CNET, December 19, 2013). Faster and more powerful than ever. Stream 1,000+ channels of...