• Going to the Pub

    Monday, February 22nd, 2010

    One of the most interesting saving money tips I’ve learned is the ability to seperate the experience of being in a pub from the experience of drinking beer. This came about because, at a certain point, I started to notice that drinking beer upset my stomach, and I started to have wine instead. However, the [...]

  • keeping your feet dry while bicycling

    Sunday, January 24th, 2010

    Here are a couple of saving money tips that are particularly appropriate for this time of year. Riding your bike in the rain is a necessity if you live in a place like Seattle, and we do. In addition to other rain related attire, I spent quite some time researching shoe covers, only [...]

  • Living Without Paying Rent

    Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

    What if we didn’t have to come up with that big rent or mortgage check every month? What if we could keep the money we work so hard for as our own?

  • Grocery Discount Club Cards

    Friday, August 21st, 2009

    Grocery store “club cards” are a crafty design used by large scale grocery chains to get you into the store and fool you into thinking you’re saving a lot of money. Compare with other stores that don’t have the card and you might find them to be less expensive.

  • Zen and the Art of Mazda Maintenance

    Saturday, July 11th, 2009

    Hi,
    I hope all of you have recovered from a fourth of July holiday and are ready for some more saving money tips at this point.  It always seems a little sad getting back into the weekly routine after this particular holiday because you know the summer is about half over and autumn weather is on [...]

  • Your Own Independence

    Saturday, July 4th, 2009

    Hi,
    I hope you all are having a marvelous fourth of July holiday, with all of the festivities and fun times and summer activities. I had some thoughts this past week about the raging debate over the idea of installing universal health care in our country. Since this is a celebration of Independence Day, [...]

  • Tracking Expenses

    Saturday, June 27th, 2009

    Hi,
    One of the most critical things you need to do to start saving money is to identify what you’re presently spending it on, and how much you are spending. You may think you have a good idea of where your money is going, but small everyday expenditures really add up each month, and may [...]

  • Saving Money Tips: Barter, Baby, Barter

    Monday, May 18th, 2009

    One of the best part of saving money tips is helping people out by bartering or trading work. Today I’m going to post a valuable article by one of my favorite authors, Sharon Astyk. Sharon has been writing about managing her family with little money for years and has a lot of experience to share. Her methods of bartering and developing relationships are very much like I describe in my book “Survive with Little or No Money” which I will have available very soon.

  • Saving Money Tips: Quick and Easy Cooking

    Sunday, April 26th, 2009

    One of the first things that come to mind when you think of saving money tips is saving money on food.  We’ve all heard advice about shopping for the best deals …and of course, reducing restaurant meals.  But with such a busy life, how can you find time to cook at home every day?
    One thing [...]

  • Saving Money Tips: Welcome

    Monday, April 13th, 2009

    Welcome to my saving money tips blog.  Before I go any further, I’d like to explain why this series will be different from all the other frugality-oriented sites and books out there.  With all the information that’s been offered and published in the last couple of decades, I wondered if I really had something useful [...]