Archive for the 'Savings' Category


Your 9 Step Economic Action Plan

Photography: That was supposed to be going up, wasn’t it? by rednuht
The new icebreaker for every conversation seems to be the economy. Readers, family, friends, and neighbors are all asking about it. Everyone wants to know what to do in the current economy. There’s a wealth of great information already out there; here it is [...]


15 Must Do Fall Finance Tips

Three months ago you worked on your Mid Year Checkup. How time flies! Another quarter later, and it’s time to prepare your finances for fall. Here’s 15 more tips to get your finances in shape:
1. File your taxes. What? Didn’t we do that back in April? Not so if you got an extension. Your return [...]


What Is Your Weakness?

We all have one. Something we love that we can’t bring ourselves to give up even when we’re busy paying down debt or saving for a really important goal. And our plans are only as good as our weakest financial link.
Questions to Ask Yourself
Not all weaknesses are bad. For example, if you’ve given up everything [...]


Gaming the Grocery System

Grocery Game finally has my local supermarket! I joined a couple weeks ago and have saved about $70 already!
What is Grocery Game?
The Grocery Game website creates a shopping list for your supermarket each week. It calculates the sale price and any coupons out there that will work for the product. The list identifies free [...]


What Am I Supposed to Buy at Costco?

Our brand new Costco just opened last month. There’s a lot of hype, and I heard through a rumor that they’ve already had 14,000 people sign up since they opened. (No idea if that’s true or not.) Maybe all those people know something that I don’t. So what is it exactly that I’m supposed to [...]