Tag Archive | "Household Savings"

Surviving the Job Market in a Perilous Economy

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Surviving the Job Market in a Perilous Economy

In an economy where unemployment rates are at an all-time high, personal finance advice on how to survive in the working world can be extremely valuable. In their new book, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s Employment Survival Guide” (published by AuthorHouse), co-authors Odie and Daval Smith offer readers both practical and spiritual insight into how to [...]

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Three Quick, Healthy and Inexpensive Meal Ideas

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Three Quick, Healthy and Inexpensive Meal Ideas

If you are wanting to have more household savings but the health of the family will not be compromised, here are three meal ideas that are quick to prepare, healthful and very affordable. Peas & Pasta Squares * Boil a pot of water and add salt. * Add a box of pasta squares to the pot and swish [...]

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Self-Accounting: How To Get A Grip On Spending

Friday, August 14, 2009

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Self-Accounting:  How To Get A Grip On Spending

This recession has turned most of us into accountants.  With family budgets, keeping track of daily expenditures, ensuring there is enough money set aside for that very rainy day – yes, we are all becoming well-versed in how to better handle our household savings. Perhaps you have your own accounting system that works for you.  Here [...]

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Cut Costs But Save More

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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Cut Costs But Save More

Are you dealing with the dilemma that your income is getting too tight? With your everyday income, you can actually do a lot of things to cut down your expenses. Get started by taking an inventory of the things you spend money on on a daily basis. Try to make a list, starting with morning [...]

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Money Saving Tips for The Household

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Money Saving Tips for The Household

Increase your household savings by spending thrifty ways. Be practical during these times of financial crisis. Here are gentle ways to make it happen. 1. Stay away from trendy fashions and buy clothes a season ahead. You can save big by buying next year’s winter clothes at the end of this winter season. 2. Ask your credit card [...]

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Easy Tips to Save Money and Energy from Your Refrigerators

Monday, July 27, 2009

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Easy Tips to Save Money and Energy from Your Refrigerators

Your refrigerators at home are one of the main sources and reasons why your electric bills every month are high. Knowing your refrigerator details will help you tone down your electricity consumption. The EnergyGuide label on new refrigerators will tell you how much electricity in kilowatt-hours a particular model uses in one year. The smaller the [...]

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Environment-Friendly Household Tips

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Environment-Friendly Household Tips

Aiming for an increase in your household savings? Read on for ways to give you help. Not only you will save money, you will help save for our environment as well. Keep the heat down by putting on a sweater. Set your thermostat 5 degrees lower, and invest in a sweatshirt. Replace all regular light bulbs with energy [...]

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Can Family Meal Planning Help You Save Money

Monday, July 13, 2009

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Can Family Meal Planning Help You Save Money

Yes, there are several ways in which meal planning can save money for the household savings.  Here are a few ideas. Whether you purchase groceries on sale or at a warehouse, always buy in bulk.  Buy those items that you can prepare in one day to last for several weeks. For example, whole chickens are reasonably priced.  [...]

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Energy-Saving Frugal Tips

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Energy-Saving Frugal Tips

We have been hearing about energy conservation for years, but it is only recently that it has come to the forefront of most discussions for household savings. There are ways we can save money by being more energy efficient.  Here are some tips you can utilize in your home to conserve energy and thus realize a [...]

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Save Money while Cleaning around the House

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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Save Money while Cleaning around the House

If you take inventory of all of the cleaning agents you have in your home and add up the price of each, you may surprised to learn that you are spending a small fortune on cleaning supplies alone which can be used for household savings. There is a general consensus among consumers that there are only [...]

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Frugal Camping Fun

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

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Frugal Camping Fun

When it comes to frugal vacation ideas, camping is hard to beat. Roughing it is much cheaper than traveling to a destination and shelling out for activities and accommodations. It’s a great way to spend real quality time with the family while not harming the household savings much. There are some expenses associated with camping. In [...]

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Tips for Saving Money on Groceries

Monday, July 6, 2009

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Tips for Saving Money on Groceries

There was a recent story on one of the cable news channels regarding premium brand groceries versus store brands which is relevant to our household savings. A reporter asked a family, who only used well-known premium brands, to engage in a little experiment. The family was asked to substitute about a dozen items [...]

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Tips for Saving Money on Gas

Monday, July 6, 2009

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Tips for Saving Money on Gas

When gas prices reached more than five dollars a gallon last year, most of us took steps to limit driving and/or changed our driving habits. However, even if the price of gas is substantially lower today, it doesn’t mean it will not rise again. <a href=”http://www.wiglingtonandwenks.com” target=”_blank”<img src=”http://invest-money-stocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/free-online-virtual-worlds3.jpg” title=”free-online-virtual-worlds” alt=”free-online-virtual-worlds”> Here are ten tips to save [...]

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Ways to Lower Your Home Insurance Policy

Friday, July 3, 2009

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Ways to Lower Your Home Insurance Policy

We are all looking to find ways to increase household savings during this economic recession.  Reducing the cost of your home insurance policy can help in this regard.  Here are six ways you can lower the costs. 1.  Stay with the same insurer.  You can take advantage of discounts offered by your insurer if you purchase [...]

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Save Change throughout the Year

Friday, July 3, 2009

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Save Change throughout the Year

In tough financial times, saving money is easier said than done. For many of us, once we’ve paid the bills and bought the essentials, there’s just not much, if anything, left to save. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could save up at least a little household savings each month without even missing it? Actually, [...]

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