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A First Stop on Your Way to a Gas Card
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filed under: Credit Cards, Economizer, Get Deals, Recession
If you're thinking of getting a gas card to try to save some money at the pump, blogger Geoff Williams has a Web site must for you -- it will help you comparison shop, plus give you tips on how to save more when filling your tank.
Fight the Power With an Electricity Meter
posted: 1 DAY 23 HOURS AGOcomments: 0
filed under: Economizer, Cut Costs
The key to saving electricity is knowing how much you're using, and that means more than just scanning your monthly electricity bills. There are now small, relatively inexpensive electricity meters on the market, says blogger Tracy Coenen, and you can use one to get serious about saving energy.
Latest Budget Travel: Shipping Containers
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filed under: Economizer, Get Deals, Recession
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Travelodge, one of Britain's primary hotel chains, has opened a property in Uxbridge, in far west London, that's made almost entirely out of 86 shipping containers. That's right, shipping containers, the kind that are stacked on cargo ships to transport goods. Can you guess how much a night's stay costs?
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Never Pay for Your Kid's Meal Again
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Forget about staying in and nuking up some macaroni and cheese. With Geoff Williams' handy links to Web sites that list free kids meal deals, you could eat out every night of the week and not pay a dime for your little ones to come with you.
10-Step Strategy to Living Debt Free
posted: 3 DAYS 1 HOUR AGOcomments: 0
filed under: Credit Cards, Debt, Economizer, Beat Debt, Specials
Are you in an average American household, one with nearly $10,000 in debt? If you're even close to that, you need this ten-step strategy to rid yourself of bad debt -- for good.
Does a Destination Wedding Save Money?
posted: 8 DAYS 3 HOURS AGOcomments: 0
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The real cost savings depends on who you are talking about, says blogger Meg Massie. A destination wedding is a real boon to the bride and the groom, and maybe the parents of the happy the couple. But the invited guests? Not so much.
College on a Dime: Penny Textbooks
posted: 12 DAYS 22 HOURS AGOcomments: 0
filed under: College Finance, Economizer, Get Deals
We're kicking off a new series from blogger Zac Bissonnette, a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and an expert on getting a great education without going broke. It's time for college kids across the country to order text books, and he ponders deals for a penny. Also see: Walletpop's Guide to Buying Textbooks: Part 1, Don't do It

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