Archive for the ‘Saving’ Category
Cutting the Cost of Food
I am a picky eater, but if I like a food I will eat a ton. My favorite is pizza. I could eat pizza every day without blinking an eye. This would drive my wife insane and is partly to blame why I have needed to lose weight. The point is I am not some [...]
Weathering the Storm
Yesterday I posted about how the price of so many things seems to be rising. To combat inflation we have to change the way we purchase everyday items. Now some of you are very frugal by nature and have practiced controlled purchasing for a long time. Others, like to purchase whenever it is convenient and [...]
Doctors Going Virtual
If you are a customer of Aetna or Cigna health insurance you may be able to visit with your doctor over the internet. These two companies are now reimbursing doctors for online visits. This idea saves the insurance companies (and eventually the consumer) tons of money, because the fees for an online appointment are much [...]
Staying With Strangers
I have been checking out new ideas for travel and cutting travel costs. I have to admit this one makes me a little nervous. The name of the site is CouchSurfing.com. The premise is you sign up for the service and then you are then able to surf for a couch at someone’s home in [...]
Save Money and Lives
The health care system is slowly correcting itself with market forces. The key to this transition is that we all start to take advantage of the low cost options that are available. With this in mind I am recommending that when anyone is sick, but not so bad that they need to go to the [...]
Saving on Gasoline – Get a Discount
After yesterday’s post you probably started coming up with ideas on how to use less gasoline, but may have had to stop to fill up on the way home. After paying over $3 per gallon you wish I had come up with some ways to reduce the pain at the pump. Well that is what [...]
Saving on Gasoline – You and Your Car
Gasoline prices have been skyrocketing and this always makes people nervous. Gas stations are everywhere so when prices rise you see them over and over again. Although they are at historical highs the percentage of our take home pay that we spend on gasoline is very low historically. That being said we should still look [...]
Restaurant Price Wars
With a slowing economy people start to eat out less. This always creates a price war between the restaurants. This means if you budget wisely you can actually eat out more frequently for the same amount you were spending when the economy was zooming along (being prepared for these times really makes life easier). So [...]
Quadruple Dip Savings Part 4
A quick recap: Part 1 shop for sales, Part 2 use coupons and coupon codes for added savings, part 3 use rewards programs to get an extra percentage back. The final part of my Quadruple Dip Savings Strategy is using cash back rewards credit cards. Now I know many of my readers are completely opposed [...]
Quadruple Dip Savings Part 1 & 2
A big key to saving money on something is knowing where to look and who to talk to. I am designing these three posts around the idea that most people do not like to ask a manager for a lower price than what is posted on the sticker on in the sales flyer. Part 1 [...]
