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I have recently finished reading a number of personal finance books including The Millionaire Next Door, Suze Orman (The Courage to Be Rich), and Suze Orman (9 Steps to Financial Freedom). I’ve handed the books off to a couple of friends, who read them, and kindly returned them, but now I really have no need … Read more

I started trading and purchasing gift cards online in June of last year. With the first couple of purchases I saved a ton of money. My best buys were a $1994 Home Depot card for $1557 and a $100 Pier One card for only $16. Although most of my purchases do not yield such large … Read more

I’ve decided to live my life a little greener these days. This started by replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones. Using cloth shopping bags rather than plastic ones, and purchasing home cleaning products that are eco-friendly. Today I decided to try shopping at a local farmer’s market. Everyone knows that trucking produce from … Read more

I have been meaning to purchase a life insurance policy for my husband for months now. We purchased a robust disability insurance policy awhile back, but I never got around to looking into a life insurance policy for him. I have a policy through my employer, which given my health issues, is probably the only … Read more

I’m sure you’ve all read that newspaper subscriptions are down again. It seems people like to ingest their daily news via the Internet and TV instead of a big black and white paper. In an attempt to increase subscriptions, and thus sales, the Washington Post is now offering PostPoints. PostPoints is a new, free rewards … Read more

So I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I am a huge fan of ebates. I’ve been using their website since December 2002 and to date I’ve received $377.61 in cash back savings. From time to time I’ll head over to fatwallet for comparisons, but pound for pound I think ebates has better … Read more

Take advantage of free classes and services at the following stores: A.C. Moore Free and low-cost knitting, scrap booking, and cake decorating classes Auto Zone Free testing of starters, alternators and batteries. Free battery charging. Babies-R-Us Parenting & grand parenting classes from baby-proofing to child safety. Barnes & Noble Author signings, book groups, how-to-clinics and … Read more

I have been shopping at Rite-Aid over the last two months using a combination of coupons and rebates. I estimate that I have saved a little over $63 off retail prices in just four shopping trips. The Rite-Aid sales usually fit hand in hand with the newspaper coupons found in the Washington Post. In addition, … Read more

I absolutely love Hallmark. The store near my home has a 75% rack that I frequent on a quarterly basis. Over the years I’ve managed to buy summer items in winter and spring items in the fall for a fraction of their original retail price. If I spot something a family member or friend will … Read more

The March issue of Real Simple magazine contains an article titled 36 surprising things you can get for FREE. Here are a number of items mentioned in the article: Free education from MIT, the BBC. FrenchPodClass and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Free entertainment, including free museums, free gymboree classes and a free kids’ night … Read more