Little Steps: 100 Great Tips For Saving Money For Those Just Getting Started

The Simple Dollar ^ | 2-6-2008 | Simple Dollar

[RKBA Democrat]

Please add your own money saving tips.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Take money, place in sock.

[RKBA Democrat]

Surviving Socialism PinglistStories and tips with a financial emphasis to help conservatives prosper during difficult times.

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[RKBA Democrat]

Get a magic jack and get rid of your landline home phone. These are neat little gizmos that plug into the USB port on your computer and a regular telephone and allow you to make free calls over the internet. You need a high speed internet connection. These really do work and for $40.00 for the first year and $20.00 a year thereafter, the price is right.

Every dollar you save that your would otherwise spend is a dollar earned, tax free.

[TornadoAlley3]

Dollar Tree Store:)

[Argus]

bump

[JennysCool]

Some excellent advice! Thanks for the post!

[Little Bill]

Invest in DRIPS, Pay off your short term debt and then attack your long term debt, if you don't think that you can afford it, you can't.

[diamond6]

bump for later.....

[proxy_user]

I am sorry, I will live as I like. It works for me, no debt and plenty of assets.

I buy what I need and don’t worry about the price. Just so long as I can increase my financial net worth by $120K every year, I don’t sweat the small stuff.

[Conspiracy Guy]

That too

[CaptainK]

What phone do you use? Do they issue you a new one?

And thanks for that info.

[Jorge]

I got rid of my landline home phone a few months after getting my first cell phone.

It seemed like a really traumatic decision to make at the time, but truth is I have never missed it.

[RKBA Democrat]

You’re welcome. Please feel free to post a tip. Here’s another:

Shop the weekly loss-leaders at grocery stores. The food you get will vary, so maybe you’ll be getting t-bone steaks this week and porkchops next. Then buy your non-sale items at a deep discounter like Wal-mart, trader joe, or Aldi.

[Conspiracy Guy]

We only have a Mortgage and that is by choice. We have a 2 year income reserve and if we ever get old enough, our retirement is set.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

[RKBA Democrat]

“Do they issue you a new one?”

No. You provide your own handset. I just used a cheap handset I had laying around. It works fine. They do issue you a phone number to receive incoming calls. It might not be in your local area code, but it works.

And you’re welcome.

[bobbyd]

Take money, place in sock.

Bump

[JennysCool]

Just so long as I can increase my financial net worth by $120K every year, I don’t sweat the small stuff.

Better keep this list around, then.

[RKBA Democrat]

I haven’t been able to. Lousy reception at home.