Getting and staying in shape is one of the best moves you can make, both physically and financially.  Not only will you feel better and live longer, but you’ll also save a bundle on future healthcare costs.  Over your lifetime, the price of not being in shape can be literally tens of thousands if not [...]

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Organic foods are all the rage these days for good reason.  They are healthy, fresh, devoid of many harmful pesticides and chemicals, and don’t pollute the environment.  Unfortunately, organically grown foods can be anywhere from 10% to 100% more expensive than their non-organic counterparts, making it difficult for families on a budget to go green.  [...]

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For most people, airfare is usually their single largest vacation expense.  If you can figure out how to save there, you can dramatically decrease the price of your entire trip.  I was surfing around on digg and came across 15 Tips for Cheap Travel: #2b) How to Find Cheap Plane Tickets on Money For the [...]

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Take a defensive-driving course - A defensive-driving course costs as little as $50 and a weekend of your time yet can save you as much as 10% on your premium year in and year out.  Other worth-while discounts to ask about are good-student discounts, association discounts such as AARP or AAA, and home-office discounts.

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I think this interview is great. It’s an interview with Alan Shepard over at getrichslowly.org about a social experiment of his where he started with just $25 in Charleston, South Carolina and managed to save up over $2500, live in a furnished apartment, and buy a car in less than a year doing manual labor. [...]

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I have long maintained that cable television is a rip-off.  To begin with, Comcast is the only choice in my area  (that nothing resembling competition exists in this market is the first tip-off that you’re about to take it in the wallet) but it wasn’t until I stumbled upon this JD’s Cheap Alternatives to Cable Television [...]

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