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5 Fixes For Common Financial Concerns
Mo money, mo problems, but no money, no sleep and a lot of problems. We've all experienced a restless night of fretting over our finances and know the nightmare of losing control. Thankfully, if you can identify your source of financial stress, you can take the steps to protect yourself to make sure you can handle it and don't stay up late worrying.
Savvy Community: Renegotiate Yearly and Monthly Bills
This post was submitted by Colbie to the How Do You Save? group.
While I know this won't work for a lot of bills like utilities, electricity or water, it does work for those bills that you receive monthly or even on a yearly basis.
Summer Savings: Get Brochures From Local Tourist Spots
Summer is a notoriously pricey season, but it doesn't have to be. GirlOverboard shared this savvy savings tip.
This might sound weird but hit up the lobby of local tourist sites and hotels and pick up some brochures for sites around your location.
Savvy Community: Got Advice on Fun Money Accounts?
This question was shared by birdsflyinghigh in the Savvy Q and A group.
My husband and I have had separate accounts since we got married and each month we both contribute some amount from our paychecks for group expenses like rent, bills, and food but the rest of the money stays in our perspective bank accounts as fun money and savings. We both save quite bit but since we have some wiggle room with our fun money, I think maybe we could save even more.
Streamline Your Long Weekend Savings With These Tips
A week full of savings can mean a lot of money in your pocket — but that's only if you stick to your budget on your weekends, too. Stay savvy and alert, and keep from spending more than you need to. To make it easier on you, follow these tips and come up with a weekend game plan that doesn't involve digging into your wallet again and again.
How Many Savings Accounts Do You Have?
Emerging from the recession, it's clear that most of us have learned a valuable lesson — it pays big to save, and save big where you can. With tools like Mint.com it's easier than it used to be to save and manage our money, watching our paychecks grow into savings.
We're less prone to impulse purchases, which often means we've got more than just long-term savings goals.
Savvy Community: Readers Share Tips For College Savings
When kellylouise asked for college savings tips in the How Do You Save? group, readers delivered. Here's a nugget of the golden advice.
Save More With a Little Help From Your Friends
We get by with a little help from our friends, and we should budget with a little help from our friends too. Attempting to be thrifty while pals blow money on lavish gifts and dinners can be a mood and friend killer. You want to eat dinner at a deli and watch a movie on the expensive cable you pay for, while they want champagne and first-class entertainment.
Savings Guide For Every Day of the Week
The simplest way to prioritize saving is to automate it, but there are countless other ways to maximize your saving potential. The key is taking small steps to ease the pain of cutting back; tracking spending requires daily budgeting and discipline. Clearly, some days are better than others.
Savvy Q and A: What Percentage of Your Paycheck Do You Save?
SavvySugar reader Lauren recently asked a thought-provoking question in our newest community group, SavvySugar Q and A: What percentage of your paycheck do you save?
Many budgeters focus on reverse, envelope, or to-the-dollar budgeting, but thinking about savings in terms of percentage can be tremendously effective. Do you know your stats or have a percentage of salary saved goal?
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