Posts Tagged "saving money"

Stash Some Cash with Mind Bending Tricks

Posted by on Jan 25, 2012 in Blog, personal finance | 15 comments

Saving money doesn’t come naturally to me; I have to work hard at it. According to the US Department of Commerce the national personal savings rate is about 6% which is an improvement considering it dipped below 0% in 2001. However, I think most people would agree with me when I say Americans need some strategies to bump their savings rate up because we can do better than 6%! Since I know saving money isn’t easy, I’ve concocted some mind bending tricks to make me save more of...

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Helpful Tips For Your Business Energy Plan

Posted by on Sep 25, 2011 in Blog, personal finance | 2 comments

The following guest post is brought to you by USwitch for Business. Saving money in business is extremely important in the current climate. One area in which costs can run away is business electricity usage. For any business electricity costs can be astronomical. Comparing the latest deals online can help make sure your business is getting the best deals available. As well as being affected by the economic climate and the prices being charged, wastefulness can be rife and surprisingly easy to...

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What’ll You Do To Save a Buck?

Posted by on Sep 13, 2011 in Blog, personal finance | 28 comments

I’ve had one hectic week. Starting the new semester off running has definitely thrown me for a loop. Being the over-achiever that I am, I selected the accelerated program to finish up in December instead of May. In my defense, I’ll save one semester of tuition by punishing myself over the next few months at a savings of about $4,000. Oh, the things I do to save a buck (or 4,000 of them). But what this means for me over the next 14 weeks (I’m counting down by weeks; down 2, 14...

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Tips for Saving Money on Electricity

Posted by on Aug 3, 2011 in Alternative & Eco-Living, Blog | 19 comments

I’ve been working on reducing my electricity bills this year and I’m proud to say I’ve slashed them in half. Prior to moving back into an apartment, we were paying about $180 per month on electricity alone. Some of that was due to living in an inefficient rental house with drafty windows and half the house wired onto one breaker. Yet, some of that expense was due to my own behavior. Behavior that cost me quite a bit of money. Here’s what I knew I had to change to save...

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Sit-Down Restaurant vs. Quasi-Fast Food; a price comparison

Posted by on Jun 30, 2011 in Blog, personal finance | 35 comments

Just the other day I pondered whether eating out would save me money instead of buying groceries and cooking at home for just two people. The comments I received were a mixed bag; many comments from single people or couples without kids agreed that maybe eating out could be more cost effective. A few mentioned freezing the excess self-prepared food and eating it later, but that takes time and planning something; I haven’t had a lot of lately (oh, and did I mention I don’t...

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