Looking for ways to save money?
With a recession looming many households across America are cutting back on spending.
I came across this article on Kiplinger.com which provides a variety of ideas for saving money in the areas of investing, food, transportation, travel, utlilities, phone/ internet/ cable, credit, and entertainment.
Among my favorite ideas:
* Investing: Buy beaten down ETF’s & index funds instead of mutual funds.
* Food: Take fewer trips to the grocery store. This will cut down on the volumne of “impulse” buys.
* Travel: Use a house swap to save on lodging.
* Utilities: Use compact fluorescent bulbs in your lamps. they can save up to $60 in electricity over their lifetime.
* Phone: For long distance calling use skype.com.
* Money: Track your spending by using the old fashion pencil and calculator or use websites like mint.com or wesabe.com.
* Entertainment: Use your local library to check out books, CD’s, and DVD’s.
Posted: October 6th, 2008 under Saving-Spending.
Tags: money saving tips, reduce spending, save money, spending habits