by Laura Martinez | Household Savings
Photo Credit: Ramit Sethi I got my first tip on Ramit’s Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge. The tip is to pack lunches for the rest of the week. Really? Um,ok. I was a bit surprised at first with the title, but after readig the post through, it makes sense to stat...
by Laura Martinez | Household Savings
Photo Credit: Ramit Sethi I checked my inbox today and I got an email from Ramit Sethi on a challenge to save $1000. Here’s how it works: Each day in November, I’ll post one suggestion to cut your spending. If you spend time each day working on the day’s post, the...
by Laura Martinez | Household Savings
I cleaned up my car last week with some help fro my brother. I found some money buried under the seats and carpets. I have a little change ‘jar’ that I placed the money in. Twice I was going to pick up food and use the money and I instead got treated...
by Laura Martinez | Household Savings
Photo Credit: richardmasoner I think having a lower price is a better deal, but sometimes rebates offer huge discounts. When we joined Cingular, they had a great rebate deal on a phone that would make it free. It had the features we wanted and who could beat free? The...
by Laura Martinez | Household Savings
Some students in the next month will be getting some money from the school. After their tuition and books have been paid, there may be left over scholarship and grant money. Some students will get money back from student loans. The tuition refund is a great way to...
by Laura Martinez | Household Savings
I used some of my emergency fund to help with the moving expenses. Let me explain. I got a job opportunity offered that would give me: A slight raise More flextime Less stress A reason to move to an area with a lower cost of living Sounds good, doesn’t it? The...
