Great Savings Tips
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Last Update February 2012
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It’s been awhile since we first introduced our Great Savings Tip (GST) series. For those who may still be unfamiliar with it, these are tips you can use for cutting the cost of living and for saving more money. Our goal is to find ways to improve the quality of life, build long-term wealth, increase choice and opportunity, and discover ways of creating more by using less. Over the next few months, we’ll be updating this list. We’ll pull some of the original tips off the list, add some new ones, and freshen up everything. Be sure to follow along.
For the latest tip update, just look for the graphic depicted above when you visit our home page. Or if you haven’t done it yet, you can register to receive an email whenever we put up a new post. That way, you’ll never miss out.
A Word On Our Updates
To help you track our updates, we’ll put a diamond (♦) in front of all our updated tips as we go forward. In our original series, Tips 1-65 were posted in groups of 3 or more. All new tips will be posted individually. The links below will take you either to our original or updated post and provide you with much more detail. You’ll find some “tips” are actually a whole collection of ideas, so be sure to check out each one.
Great Savings Tips
♦ Tip #1) Start a savings plan today.
I'm saving big time, by jogging to work twice a week.
♦ Tip #2) Seek The Help Of Others
♦ Tip #3) Cancel Unused Services
♦ Tip #4) Make Your Own Repairs
♦ Tip #5) Utilize Free Services
♦ Tip #6 ) Change Your Credit Card Habits
♦Tip#7) Cut The Cost Of Habit And Addiction
Tip #8 ) Check the power settings on your computer.
Tip #10) Turn out lights when not in a room.
Tip #11) Write Out A List Before You Go Shopping.
Tip #14) Try going without magazines and newspapers.
Tip #15) When buying tools, check garage sales and pawn shops first.
Tip #17) Stop buying bottled water.
Tip #18) Use Anti-Virus Software.
Tip #19) Pay bills on online and save stamps.
Tip #20) Get CD’s and DVD’s at the library for free.
Tip #22) Pay off your highest credit card balances first.
Tip #23) Keep close tabs on your checkbook balance.
Tip #24) Skip that cell phone contract.
Tip #25) Get rid of your landline.
Tip #26) Buy gift cards at a discount.
Tip #28) Pay attention to where you do your shopping.
Tip #29) Cut your gasoline usage.
Tip #30) Clean under your refrigerator.
Tip #31) Replace washing machine hoses.
Tip #32) Check your dryer vent.
Tip #33) Don’t ignore your credit score.
I love the feeling I get when I pay with cash.
Tip #34) Make big purchases with cash, not credit.
Tip #36) Stick with Windows XP.
Tip #37) Back up your computer yourself, unless…
Tip #39) Start an indoor herb garden.
Tip #40) Start an exercise program today.
Tip #41) Make more food from scratch.
Tip #42) Use your microwave instead of your regular oven.
Tip #43) Buy an e-book reader.
Tip #44) Use less laundry detergent.
Tip #45) Heat the room you are in, and turn down the furnace.
Tip #46) Go to 100% fluorescent light bulbs in your home.
Tip #47) Seal your home from air leakage.
Tip #48) Consider a ceiling fan.
Tip #49) Bring your own wine to a restaurant.
Tip #50) Seek out those half-priced wine nights and early bird specials.
Tip #51) Use insulated window coverings.
Tip #52) Dry most of your laundry naturally.
Tip #53) Add an instant shutoff valve to your shower head.
Don't bury your head in the sand. Start saving today.
Tip #54) Save Money With Groupon.
Tip #55) Opt Out Of Extended Warranties.
Tip #56 ) Re-gift unwanted presents.
Tip #57) Start a savings plan today.
Tip #59) Change your oil at regular intervals.
Tip #60) Get a shopping buddy.
Tip #61) Save money on printing.
Tip #63) Install a programmable thermostat.
Tip #64) Turn down the thermostat on your water heater.
Tip #65) Rent out a room in your home.
Tip #66) Start a smorgasbord night.
Tip #67) Opt down or out of cable TV.
Tip #68) Make your own frozen fast foods.
Companies like Groupon can deliver big savings.
Tip #69) Save money with generics (drugs, too).
Tip #70) Avoid cosigning any loan.
Tip #71) Be pro-active against car theft.
Tip #72) Purge the urge to splurge.
Tip #73) Insulate your water pipes.
Tip #75) Recycle the extra fridge.
Tip #77) Make your own gift and holiday cards.
Tip #78) Buy term life insurance.
Tip #79) Entertain with a potluck.
Tip #80) Cut your wedding down to size.
Tip #81) Floss at least once a day.
Tip #82) Spend less on a beautiful garden.
Tip #84) Simplify your finances.
Tip #85) Save with higher deductibles.
Tip #86) Think free entertainment.
Tip #88) Think cremation over burial.
Tip #91) Do your own home repairs unless…
Tip #92) Protect yourself from identity theft.
Tip #93) Save on travel expenses.
Tip #97) Spend less on an education.
Tip#98) Sweat the small stuff.
Tip #99) Save Money Buying Real Estate
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These tips are awesome. I followed the whole series and am already using several. One of the grossest things I discovered was when I looked under my refer. Blah! I couldn’t believe all the crud that had been building up down there.
Good job guys. Keep it up. All the links are helpful, too.