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13 ways to save more money in 2013

01.11.2013
13 ways to save more money in 2013

It’s almost two weeks into 2013 and it sure is starting to look like the old year. Many of us made a resolution to save more money in 2013, but do we have a plan to do it? To help you start the new year right, here are some ways to save more in 2013. 13 ways to save more money 1) I’ll start off with the most difficult one: Keep track of all your expenses. You will be surprised at how much you spent on stuff that didn’t add much your life. Once you see how much money is [...]

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Did I just spend $24.89 to save 43 cents a month on the electric bill?

10.15.2012
save power electricity devices

Look what I found at the library last week! It’s the Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor. This is great because I have been trying to cut down our electricity usage this year. Our electric bill has been trending up over the last few years. Take a look at our daily usage graph. The big spike in winter 2011 was due to baby RB40. He was born in the middle of winter and we cranked up the heat after we bought him home. That largest bill was $125 for reference. Previously, we used much less electricity (see 2010) and I would like [...]

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10 Frugal Ways To Beat The Heat

08.15.2012
10 frugal ways to beat the heat

The Pacific Northwest escaped the onslaught of heat waves the rest of the US had endure so far this year, but it looks like our good luck is coming to an end this week. We are finally getting our first heat wave of the year so I thought it’s time to write about frugal ways to beat the heat. Our AC is out of commission right now so we need any help we can get. I was too cheap to fix it because we only get a few days per year when it’s hot enough to turn on the AC. [...]

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Hotel Cost Saving Strategy

06.20.2012
save money on hotels

We haven’t traveled much in the past few years because baby RB40 wasn’t really a great traveler, but now that he’s getting a bit older we can start to travel once again. We decided that our first big trip would be to drive down to California to visit family and friends, with an overnight stop along the way.  Hotels can be a big cost on a trip and you never know how nice the hotel will be. You can stay at the Four Seasons and be sure that your room will be great, but many of us do not have [...]

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