*Every Monday throughout 2014 I will be sharing Money Savings Tips to help stick to and expand your budget!The official kick off of summer is the end of the week and it can be pretty exciting organizing summer plans and trips. However, since every Monday I share a variety of money saving tips, I wanted today's to be a simple money saving reminder: Ignore the Joneses.Ignore what extravagant vacation plans and other summer plans others have Read More
Money Saving Monday: Pay with Cash
*Every Monday throughout 2014 I will be sharing Money Savings Tips to help stick to and expand your budget!Do you ever cringe when you pull up your credit card bill? If that is the case, tuck your credit card away and decide how much you want to spend for the week, month, etc. Take that sum of money out in cash, and then only use that money to buy your groceries, gas, coffee, etc. for your period of time.After I graduated college and Read More
Money Saving Monday: Check Expiration Dates
*Every Monday throughout 2014 I will be sharing small Money Savings Tips to help stick to and expand your budget! One small money saving tip that can help save money at the grocery store is to check expiration dates before putting an item into your cart. The same two items could have two different expiration dates and could help prevent food waste.For example, the picture below is two salad bags I took a few weeks ago:One salad bag Read More
Money Saving Monday: Negotiate A Better Rate
*Every Monday throughout 2014 I will be sharing Money Savings Tips to help stick to and expand your budget!A Facebook friend of mine posted a question with her internet bill last week and asked if she was paying too much. It was her Comcast internet bill and she paid roughly $40/monthly more than I previously paid with RCN for internet. So yes, I (and the majority of her FB friends) thought she was paying too much!Although I didn't know Read More
Money Saving Monday: Ditch Cable
*Every Monday throughout 2014 I will be sharing Money Savings Tips to help stick to and expand your budget! Two years ago when we were eagerly saving for a house, I asked my husband "Do you think we need cable?" I'm pretty sure within a day he was calling the cable company cancelling our plan. I really wasn't sure if I was going to survive missing out on my shows, seriously. I did survive, and now I'm loving all the savings each month! I can't Read More
Money Saving Monday: Set Financial Goals
*Every Monday throughout 2014 I will be sharing Money Savings Tips to help expand your budget! The first Money Saving Monday tip is a simple one: Set financial goals. If you haven't already, set at least one financial goal this year. Also, make sure your goal is attainable and measurable. Please set your financial goal to be beyond "save more money". How much money would you like to save? Where would you like to be financially for 2015? What Read More
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