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5 Easy Ways to Reduce the Cost of a Cell Phone

The Smarter Wallet — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:10:33 +0000

These days it seems as though everyone can’t live without a smartphone, but they could definitely live without the high bills that accompany them. Cell phone plans are notoriously high, and for many, they can seem as high as a car payment. However, owning a smartphone does not have to break the bank each month. [...]

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5 Easy Ways to Reduce the Cost of a Cell Phone

How To Make Tasty Homemade Chips & Fries: Give Them Some Zip!

JT — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:07:51 +0000

How much do fries cost where you live? And do you ever really honestly love eating them? Homemade fries or chips are a lot cheaper and you can do a lot more with them as well. The simplest thing is to get some good quality potatoes, chip them and fry them in a deep fryer [...]

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How To Make Tasty Homemade Chips & Fries: Give Them Some Zip!

Why Is It So Darn Hard To Save Money Sometimes?

The Smarter Wallet — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:19:03 +0000

Everyone knows that it’s good to save money. The more you can save the bigger the cushion you’ll have if anything goes wrong in your life or something needs replacing in a hurry. But saving is a bit like dieting. You can start off in good form and save regularly every day, week or month [...]

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Why Is It So Darn Hard To Save Money Sometimes?

One Pot Cooking For Easy, Delicious and Cheap Dishes

Allison W. — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:24:05 +0000

Don’t you just hate washing up? The good news is that you can save money on your food bill and on liquid dish washing detergent simply by giving one pot cooking a go. This can be the easiest way to cook and serve up a meal if you’ve had a hard day at work; there [...]

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One Pot Cooking For Easy, Delicious and Cheap Dishes

5 Ways To Get Started With A Regular Savings Habit

The Smarter Wallet — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:21:58 +0000

I meant to start up a savings plan a few months ago and then something cropped up. The car needed repairs so I had to pile some cash into that. Then –- what happened? Oh, I think I plain forgot about it the month after. Maybe next month… Does this sound familiar? Thousands of people [...]

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5 Ways To Get Started With A Regular Savings Habit

Making Your Own Pasta

JT — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:21:46 +0000

Now I love cooking as much as the next person –- in fact, probably a lot more. But when someone gave me a pasta maker, I had my doubts over whether I would use it. I also had serious doubts about whether it would even be worth my while putting the effort into making home [...]

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Making Your Own Pasta

Respect Your Budget. See How Small Things Add Up

Lorie L. — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:05:26 +0000

For some of us, how much we earn in a month is basically the only amount we can work with. Thus, some of us struggle to make ends meet given this budget, and to live with the limited resources we have. Many folks also understand that if we spend too much, we’ll definitely decimate the [...]

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Respect Your Budget. See How Small Things Add Up

Make Dishes Out Of Leftover Mashed Potatoes

JT — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:44:12 +0000

Mashed potatoes are incredibly hard to judge when you are making them for several people. Sometimes I feel that I can’t get it right. If the potatoes are too soft and I boil them for too long — usually because I forget and don’t quite catch them in time — I’m left with a saucepan [...]

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Make Dishes Out Of Leftover Mashed Potatoes

How To Get A Bumper Crop Of Home Grown Potatoes

JT — Tue, 31 May 2011 00:08:30 +0000

Should you grow your own potatoes rather than buy them at the store? You can save money by doing so of course, but there’s more to it. I wouldn’t have believed it unless I tried it myself, but you cannot beat homegrown potatoes for taste, flavor and freshness. Even the act of brushing off the [...]

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How To Get A Bumper Crop Of Home Grown Potatoes

Save Money With Generic Drugs: When To Go OTC

JT — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:11:38 +0000

While we seem to be bombarded with commercials advocating over the counter medicines, consumers never get to see advertisements for generic drugs and store branded medication. This may lead people to assume that the store brands are not as effective as the big name brands — a belief that can cost many consumers to spend [...]

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Save Money With Generic Drugs: When To Go OTC