money saving tips

Don't Let Your Air Conditioner Torch You This Summer

Don't Let Your Air Conditioner Torch You This Summer

You’re cool with your air conditioner when it’s cooling you off in the summer blaze, but all hot and bothered when you see what it’s done to your electric bill. But there are ways you two can get along. You’ve just got to help the machine out by keeping the curtains closed, checking your insulation and going easy on exhaust fans.

Get Stingy When Trying To Save Money

Get Stingy When Trying To Save Money

If the recession has yielded one positive result, it’s the way the economy has finally made it less shameful to give in to our inner Scrooge McDucks.

Yard Sale Deals Probably Aren't As Great As They Seem

Yard Sale Deals Probably Aren't As Great As They Seem

>If you’re trying to cut down on expenses, it’s best to ignore the siren call of yard sales.

How Cheaper Garbage Bags Can End Up Costing You More

How Cheaper Garbage Bags Can End Up Costing You More

Shoppers tangle with decisions of cost vs. quality all the time, but in the case of garbage bags, the blog The Simple Dollar argues, quality and thriftiness go hand in hand.

How To Pay As Little As Possible To Insure Your Jalopy

How To Pay As Little As Possible To Insure Your Jalopy

Despite what certain geckos would have you believe, the art of saving money on car insurance goes beyond doing whatever television commercials tell you to do.

Grow Money In Your Garden By Saving On Stuff You Bury In There

Grow Money In Your Garden By Saving On Stuff You Bury In There

Some find gardening to be a relaxing activity, but it’s not so calming if digging around in soil ends up burying you in out-of-control costs.

Five Sites That Will Help You Recession-Proof Your Life

Five Sites That Will Help You Recession-Proof Your Life

Although we are not technically in a recession, it’s starting to feel like one. As gas prices and unemployment continue to rise, we’ve rounded up a collection of useful advice for the current period of economic austerity.