Comments on: 10,001 Ways To Live Large On A Small Budget-Book Review-Book Giveway

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By: Lesa

Lesa — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:59:51 +0000

Tip: Put CC’s to work for you! If you have good credit and use credit wisely then put those CC’s to work for you. Pick the ones with no annual fee and ones that have good perks. CC’s can even help you to pay down your CC debt. I take the 0% APR offers and transfer higher CC’s to them until the offer runs out and then I transfer to another 0% offer. I’m building up my credit rating as well as paying down my debt, without having to pay interest. If you treat CC’s like a debit card, meaning you don’t spend, spend, spend, and you only spend what you would pay cash for anyway, and use them wisely, then CC’s can be a benefit.

By: Lesa

Lesa — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:08:35 +0000

Tip: Exercise at home. Forgo the expensive gym membership, get yourself a pair of decent workout shoes and workout at home. You can use the library for videos or check out the many free workouts on You-Tube, SparkPeople.com and Exercisetv.tv. You may also pick up some good workouts for cheap at rummage sales and thrift shops. If your not into videos, you could always take up walking or running.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:42:38 +0000

My savings tip is this: Play old video games, they are cheap(er), they last just as long and if you look around on the net, there are lists of classics that can be had for the price of ONE modern game.

By: Lesa

Lesa — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:21:25 +0000

Tip: Get rid of cable! Do you know how much money and time is wasted watching TV. Ugh. Anywho… most of the shows can be watched via the web. You can check out the math here: http://convenientlysimplistic.blogspot.com/2009/04/doing-math_27.html

By: Lesa

Lesa — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:26:12 +0000

Tip: Make a list before you go to the store and stick to it. Every month I make a detailed grocery list including prices and quantities. I buy a month’s worth of food, for a family of three, for just over $150 per month. I am able to do this because I know what I have in the cabinets already, so I don’t end up buying something that I don’t need.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:55:48 +0000

Oops – I sent her a link to the EBAY site when she said she had found the best price to be $39. Sorry for the confusion!

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:48:31 +0000

Absolutely check Craigslist and Ebay for all semi-major to major purchases. Think of purchases as investments as well and it will change your outlook. Case in point: Saved $2.50 on coffee one day, entered into a Hold Em’ No-Limit at 1/4 the cost, and ended up winning $22.

Now, I had the need for a Macbook cord as my laptop had gone dead and my prior cord was stolen. Instead of paying $80 at the Mac store, I saw on EBAY that it was selling for $21.99. However, I wanted to get the cord faster than three or four days, so I placed a status update on Facebook seeing if somebody would sell an unused cord to me for $15 (Negotiating tip: Always start much lower than the expected retail). I got three replies back, and one person stated that she did a google search and the lowest price she found was $39, so offered to sell it to me from there.

I then replied to her with the link, and said that I was just looking for something a bit quicker and to help somebody out local, and we negotiated to make the exchange for $20! Not bad… for simply doing a search and post, I saved $60 AND a trip to the Apple Store.

By: Lesa

Lesa — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:18:22 +0000

Tip: Use the library! Books, videos, video games, books on tape, magazines are all available at your local library. Your library system may also have some great online programs available to card holders as well as free classes. Just remember to keep track of the due dates. There’s no point in paying late fees.