Even if you don't know how to change your oil and you have no plans to buy a hybrid, there are very simple things you can do to save money on gas. Tip No. 4: The highway is not a tryout for NASCAR.
People everywhere are scrambling to trim the soaring costs of food and fuel to keep their budgets from bursting.
However, you may find a few extra nickels and dimes in an unexpected place -- by cutting back on your phone bill.
"Telephone charges, and especially long-distance charges, are a discretionary expenditure. They can be reduced to make room to save for other financial Read more...
It never hurts to review the basics, and when you're ready for more lessons in frugality, there's a wealth of other websites that can help. 'Frugal living isn't about sacrifice and deprivation," says Erin Huffstetler, an About.com site guide. "It's about living smarter, so that you can afford to live the life that you want to live-the life that you dream of living."
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People everywhere are scrambling to trim the soaring costs of food and fuel to keep their budgets from bursting.
However, you may find a few extra nickels and dimes in an unexpected place -- by cutting back on your phone bill.
"Telephone charges, and especially long-distance charges, are a discretionary expenditure. They can be reduced to make room to save for other financial Read more...
Everyone who gives financial advice says the first thing I need to do is create a budget. Is that really true?
Katie, Columbus Ohio
To your very simple question, I offer a very simple answer: Maybe you do, maybe you don’t.
Let us explain.
Yes, you need some kind of ... Read More...
I'd never before been tempted to shop at the 99 Only Store. Me buy groceries and goods from a one-price-fits-all store? Not a chance.
But with the economy in the dumps and my reputation as a cheapskate to uphold, I decided to take the plunge.
I wanted to know how the company sells merchandise so cheaply, if the grocery prices are really that good and if the food is Read more...
The concert is almost 30 years old, but the words resonate just as much today as they did then: "times are tough, and I'm a cut-rate person in a low-budget land."
Acquiring a new vehicle can be exciting, yet daunting. That challenge is magnified if you decide to purchase a car on the Internet.
While the Internet often helps make buying a vehicle easy and cost-effective, it's not without risk.
"You have to go under the assumption that there's no safety net. ... I hear about fraud every day," says Jeff Ostroff, founder and editor of the Read more...
