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How-to: Save by Spending on Select Days
Making a calculated effort to snip your expenses isn't easy. While there are things you can do to ease the pain of cutting back, tracking spending requires daily budgeting and discipline. Clearly, some days are better than others.
I'm Asking: What Are Your Savvy Halloween Tips?
It seems there are a couple of key trends for Halloween this year — thanks to Twilight, True Blood, and TV's other vampy dramas, vampires are hot this season. But, another major trend just may be savvy Halloween spending. While Halloween last year seemed an ideal opportunity to escape economic woes, a year later — and a year wiser — more people are practicing smarter spending when it comes to celebrating Halloween traditions.
What $100,000 Would Have Bought 10 Years Ago
You may not have thought about what $100,000 would have bought in 1998, being that many of us were at the prom and watching non-rerun episodes of 90210. But 10 years later, money is on all of our minds, and maybe we worry a little more than we'd like. Most of us have a much better understanding of the value of a dollar than we did back then and can now truly get a feel for some of the surprises in terms of what $100,000 would have bought in 1998.
I'm Asking: What Are the Last 5 Things You Spent Money On?
It's been a little while since I asked you to check in with your spending, and I could use a little check-up myself. Surveying the last five things that had me swiping my debit card or handing over dollar bills is a fun way to recap my most recent purchases. Here are the five things I've spent money on most recently; what are yours?
I'm Asking: What Inexpensive Splurges Make You Happy?
Living on a budget can make you feel deprived if you're not making room for little splurges here and there. The stringent spending might give you a saver's high at first but it can cause a spending spree later on that undoes your hard work. Planning for things you find worthy of splurging can help keep you motivated to reach your money goals.
How Many Lunches Did You Buy This Week?
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I'm Asking: What's the Most You've Spent on a Meal Out?
An expensive meal is pretty subjective. One person's $20 meal might be a stretch, someone else's $80 meal could be no biggie, while another eater's $200 meal is a weekly occurrence. What's the most you've ever spent on a meal out?
10 Ways to Spend Smarter at Starbucks
You don't have to eliminate your favorite things when spending less is your goal; you just need to spend smarter. Starbucks knows how much you're seeking value these days, and invited me to discover the ultimate insider's tips on how to enjoy your Starbucks experience for less. Deanna, the store manager of a local Starbucks, taught me several awesome tricks I never would have known about otherwise.
11 Things Not Worth the Money
You work hard for your money, so spending it on things that just aren't worth it is a cruel thing to do to yourself. When it comes down to it, you're better off putting your cash toward some expenses than wasting it on others. I'd rather put my money elsewhere than spending it on these 11 things that aren't worth it to me.
How Much Did You Spend on Meals and Drinks This Weekend?
If there's ever a time to fall off the budget wagon, it's on the weekends when I'm faced with too many fun options that involve spending money. Tempted by the creative cocktails and incredible meals that San Francisco has to offer, it's a rare weekend that doesn't involve a spendy night out.
There are a lot of bad things we can say about Mondays, but it does provide a clean plate for getting back on track.
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