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Reader Tip: Pick Up a Copy of How to Get Out of Debt
We each develop a unique saving style over the years, which is why we started the How Do You Save? group for you to divulge your winning tactics. It offers a place for you to dole out your advice to other SavvySugar readers trying to save a little moola and learn from their experiences.
Savvy Read: In Cheap We Trust
You can never have too many books on your reading list, and this suggestion might bring some variety to those you've already cracked open. Former reporter for Reuters and Newsday Lauren Weber just published her book In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue, which focuses on the evolution of thrift, from the Puritans to the freegans. She keeps the text fresh by including personal anecdotes — she describes her economist father as "compulsively cheap" and admits that once he tried to ration toilet paper.
Head to the Library For the Best-Selling Business Books
Give yourself the cheapest business education this Fall by visiting your local library and signing out the best-selling books of the season. Expanding your horizons can never hurt when it's free, and you might just gain something from dipping a toe into the business section.
Most of the best-sellers from September are far from new releases, so you should have no problem finding them among the stacks.
No Time For the Library? These Services Might Be For You
A library card is a must have, in my opinion, but if your schedule doesn't allow for time to peruse the public shelves, The Wall Street Journal has a handful of alternatives that might work for you. The downside: they'll cost you.
- Paperspine.com: WSJ compares the service to Netflix, which sends books to your mailbox for a fee.
Money Tip: Just Ask and See What Happens
Roxy, a San Diego-based graduate student and blogger, recently ended a one-year experiment that consisted of attempting negotiation at least once a day. Inspired by the message in the book Women Don't Ask, Roxy decided to change from novice negotiator to daily negotiator. She blogged about her experiences along the way and scored discounts like a $150 rug for $50, three months of gym membership for the price of two, and many more.
Beachy Reads That'll Inspire Job Appreciation
If you've finished flipping through my Summer reading list of serious career books, consider a deserved escape into the world of lighthearted lit. These popular paperbacks won't help you find a new job or become a better manager, but they will make you giggle, forget about the nine to five and appreciate the sanity, success, and stability you've cultivated at your workplace. Not to mention your ability to keep your credit card frozen when you've hit the limit.
10 Career Books For Summer Reading
They might not be your typical beach reads, but this isn't any typical Summer. Unemployment numbers are stubbornly high, and books offering career advice and tips for landing jobs are up there on this season's list of hot reads. They might not be the juicy books you're used to buying for Summer, but at least you can soak up the sun while learning something useful.
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6 Simple Tips to Boost Creativity and Kick-Start Your Career (and Your Week!)
Though I've never loved the expression, there is some truth to it — there is, in fact, more than one way to skin a cat. It may seem irrelevant in an office job where it seems there's a procedure or a rule book for every task, but thinking outside the box may just be your ticket to getting noticed and working your way up — even in this economy.
Just take a cue from Pat Lencioni, a consultant who crafted a novel approach to writing a business guide — literally — by authoring an unconventional business book, that uses characters and a plot line to get the point across.
Would You Enroll in a Financial Planning Bootcamp?
I’ve always been kind of intrigued by Stanford grad Ramit Sethi’s New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich. I dismissed the book at first because the gimmicky title brought to mind images of the question-mark guy on late-night infomercials, but the more I heard, the more interested I became. To hear why I changed my tune, read more
I'm Asking: Have You Ever Canceled a Vacation?
After the oft-annoying planning and booking process, the last thing on my mind is canceling a vacation. However, I once preliminarily booked hotel rooms for a pal's birthday with a 24-hour-notice cancellation policy directly from the resort's website. I knew I'd secured something at a good price while I diligently monitored my favorite travel sites to see if a room at a more desirable hotel would significantly drop in price (it did) or if I changed my mind and decided to go a different weekend (did that, too.).
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