Cutting costs does not necessarily mean cutting lifestyle. If you are living on a budget, you need to get creative with your available discretionary funds. Here are a few ideas for living better without spending a lot of money. 1. A new mattress Few things in life bring as much peace of mind and basic [...]

Some people use sealing fans for show, others use them as a cool refreshing breeze in the summer heat. But did you know that have a ceiling fan running in the winter can keep your heating bill down? Hot Air Rises. Why do you think you’re supposed to crawl along the ground in case of [...]

We recently wrote about how you can save money by sealing off rooms in your house from unwanted heating. Keeping heat from getting into rooms you don’t use just makes sense. Why waste the energy and the money. But what about all the possible leaks you have in the rest of your house. You surely [...]

Many people remember the great “re-gifting” episode on Seinfeld, with the label maker and Elaine. It was a funny episode and, what I thought at the time, killed the re-gifting. Most people joke about the crazy uncle who re-gifts blatantly and you probably have joked about him before. But what’s so wrong with re-gifting. Now it [...]

Here’s a quick little savings tip for all you coffee lovers out there. Do you stop and get a cup of coffee everyday? Whether it be from Starbucks or McDonald’s all those coffees add up. If you get one cup of coffee every single day of the year, at an average price of $2 per [...]

With the rising costs involved in heating your home you’ll need to figure out as many ways as possible to cut that heating bill. One way you can save on heating this year is by blocking off rooms that you aren’t using. Why heat a room if you’re never in it. It’s wasted BTU’s which [...]

Wanna save a little change on your electricity bill. I’ve written about it before in an energy saving and money saving post. But people never seem to listen. Now that there’s cold weather blanketing most of the United States, and oil prices set to rise. We can all use a little savings tips here and [...]

So I guess I should just fill out those junk mail credit card applicaitons and then throw them away. Rambling News just pointed us to a crazy bit of information about what some credit card companies will accept. He reported that 3 of 5 credit card companies accepted simply torn up and taped back together [...]