Feb 7 2009

How to eat a healthy and cheap breakfast

Healthy Breakfast

Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. If you miss your breakfast, there is a higher chance you will overeat during the rest of the day. You will eat a larger lunch and you will get hungry around 9 pm.

What to include in a breakfast

Experts say you should [...]

Feb 3 2009

How I control impulse buying

“I am going to buy that now.” We have all gone through impulse buying. It can be a $10 item or $25,000 brand new car. Now the question is how to control it? The ultimate goal to stop impulse buying completely but controlling it is the first step.

Putting it in perspective

I have tried a [...]

Jan 31 2009

Save money by bartering your services

Have you ever heard the term barter? I did not until a few days ago. According to Wikipedia, barter is defined as a type of trade in which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods and/or services, without the use of money. Now you know where I am going with this. Basically you [...]

Jan 1 2009

7 ways to save more money

My goal in 2009 is to save as much money as possible.  One of the keys to a successful life and retirement is the amount of money you have saved up.  Here are some ways to save more money.
Drive less – Even though gas prices are at a 6 year low, I still spend close [...]

Dec 22 2008

How to force yourself to save money

We all know how hard it is to save money these days.  I have found a way that works pretty well for me.   This all comes down to your goals.  My goal is to save $1500 a month.   That might seem like an unattainable goal but if you work at it, it just might [...]

Dec 20 2008

Debit Card Vs Credit Card: Which is better?

If you had the choice of a debit card or a credit card, which one would you choose? I will give a perspective on both of them.
Debit Card
Basically how a debit card works is that it is connected to your bank. Every time you use a debit card, it takes money out of [...]

Dec 18 2008

How I got a $6 car wash for $2

All right gang.  Today I am going to share with you a nice little trick which allowed me to get a $6 car wash (EXPENSIVE) for $2.
Here is the background.  It had snowed a lot and my car had a lot of salt on it.  I wanted to get a car wash.  I wen to [...]

Dec 17 2008

7 rules for grocery shopping

The majority of my expenses are groceries and gas.  Today I will be talking to you about how I save money while grocery shopping.
Rule # 1
Make sure you are full when you go grocery shopping.  I have tried this out and when I was full I ended up spending $56!  That might seem like a [...]

Dec 8 2008

How I saved $210 in 10 seconds

As you know, I go to the gym on a daily basis ans I was paying month to month. For the first month that I had the pass, I paid $47.50
When I went to renew for the second month, I thought to myself, “Wait a minute.  I wonder if they have a deal for [...]

Nov 13 2008

Turning $0.50 into $180 savings

I go to the gym everyday and there are lockers at the gym which take $0.50 every time you use them.  I have a pass so I go everyday.  This means if I used lockers everyday for the month, it would cost me $15 (30 or 31 days depending x $0.50/day) and for the year, [...]