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Make Extra Money this Spring

Do you need a little extra cash to get you through? With rising prices on food and gas and the needs of growing families, you might just feel a little tight. Here are a number of easy ways to make some money this spring. Yard sale season is here! Take advantage of this fact to go around your home and turn all of your unused and unwanted items into some cash. A good yard sale can yield about $500, although I have known one family who made more than $1,000 in their first yard sale of the season. If you … Continue reading →

Money Week in Review June 3-June 18

We have covered several topics in the last few weeks. There are a wide variety of articles available to help you. Favorite Money Savings Tips shares five easy ways to save money. This article covers everything from groceries to gas. You can learn to make the most of your credit cards in Negotiating Credit Card Rewards. Debbie offers some great tips to help you ear better rewards. Have You Considered Downsizing? discusses the changes that you may make in order to live comfortably both now and in the future. This article focuses on why you may change and specific areas … Continue reading →

Money Saving Tips for Weddings

Whether you are planning for your own wedding or one for your son or daughter, arm yourself with some of these money saving tips for weddings. The idea is to create an event that is special and touching, one to be remembered. Unfortunately, that can often cost a fortune! The following tips will take a big bite out of the cost, allowing you to work with a smaller budget or provide the opportunity for more luxuries. #1. Plan your wedding far in advance. The bare minimum for money savings is one year, but 18 months to 2 years has even … Continue reading →

Why Do Weddings Cost So Much?

Why do weddings cost so much? How can you possibly plan to save up for a wedding when a wedding thirty years ago didn’t require a year’s salary. So how do you plan for it? The first step is to calculate what a mid-sized car costs. That’s about what you can expect to spend on a wedding. Currently, an average wedding costs about $20,000 to $30,000. Thirty years ago, that cost was closer to $3,000 to $4,000. Thirty years from now, the average cost of a wedding could easily be $100,000. Okay, take a deep breath. Remember, adjusting for inflation, … Continue reading →

The ABC’s of Frugal Living: 26 Tips to Live a More Frugal Life

The ABC’s of Frugal Living – 26 Tips to Live a More Frugal Life The frugal living blog at families.com is chock full of great information to help you live a more frugal lifestyle. We all strive to save money and the bloggers in this category are here to help. A: Amazing Dates Have a date night for less! New Cheap Date Ideas A Cheap And Fun Date Idea It’s Date Night Date Night On a Budget B: Budgeting Make a plan and stick to it. Be sure you watch where your money goes each month and try to do … Continue reading →

What Wealthy People Do

I have always admired wealthy people. While I do not personally know many of them, I am always inspired when I learn about the ways that people that are wealthy acquire and keep their fortunes. Today, I learned some very interesting things about millionaires. While the constant media coverage of Hollywood divorces may cause us to associate being rich and famous with being doomed to marital failure, many wealthy people marry only once. It is uncertain exactly how much of an influence this has had on these couples’ ability to be wealthy, but it can’t hurt – divorce can be … Continue reading →

Fun and Affordable Family Activities

Celebrating special occasions has never been more affordable thanks to some generous hotels, restaurants and other family-friendly attractions. Take a look at the deep discounts and freebies being offered right now for individuals commemorating major milestones: MOTHER’S DAY Moms get free admission to the Franklin Park Zoo in Massachusetts on Mother’s Day. (This freebie is being duplicated at hundreds of zoos nationwide. Check with your local zoo to see if mom can get in free on her special day.) BIRTHDAY Get free admission any time during the month of your birthday at one of the nine Medieval Times dinner theaters … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week In Review – June 4th to June 10th, 2007

Frugal Living has become an obsession lately. I seem to be telling everyone, anywhere I go, methods for saving money. I guess that’s how you know it has become a part of my lifestyle. The frugal living blog is filled with a never ending supply of terrific ideas, tips, resources and advice for living a more frugal lifestyle. If you haven’t checked it out lately, be sure and visit the Frugal Blog! This week saw everything from money saving kids crafts, to wedding ideas, with plenty of other great frugal articles thrown in for good measure. Monday June 4th Try … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week In Review – May 28th to June 3rd, 2007

The Frugal Living Week In Review, took a much needed vacation for a couple of weeks, but it is back and better than ever. See what has been happening in the past week, and find great money saving articles and tips too. With three terrific bloggers, you’re sure to find it in the Frugal Blog. Nicole Humphrey was on vacation this week, so there were no new articles from her. She returned back today, and will be filling the blog with great money saving articles for the rest of the month! Mary Ann and Traci kept the blog flowing great … Continue reading →

Wedding Planning on a Budget

Today, it is not uncommon for grooms and brides to be to pay for their own weddings. This usually means that a budget is in order and expenses need to be scaled back in at least some areas. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to begin the marriage with a huge amount of debt, but still, you want your big day to be beautiful and memorable for yourselves as well as for everyone in attendance. So, how can you plan a great wedding without blowing your budget? There are areas in which you can cut some corners without it … Continue reading →