Category: Frugality
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Upside Gas App for up to 40¢ Per Gallon Cashback at the Pump
The cost for a gallon of gas in the United States continues to reach all-time highs. The nationwide average for regular gas is now over $4.32 a … Upside Gas App for up to 40¢ Per Gallon Cashback at the Pump
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Discount Gas Cards
With the ever increasing food and gas prices, one has to cut corners wherever possible. As Tom Kloza , who keeps track of loyalty programs for Oil Price Information Service puts it, “To Americans, saving money on gasoline is like finding dollar bills on the street.” One good way of finding this money is to…
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How to Organize Your Coupons
Did you know that shopping coupons have been around for over one hundred years? Couponing, as it is now called, is an excellent habit. You may save only a few cents per purchase, but it adds up. Some people say they’ve been able to save hundreds of dollars a month with their smart coupon practices.…
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Getting Free Stuff Online
If someone asked you if you wanted some free stuff, would you say no? Who wouldn’t really! There are a lot of legitimate opportunities to get free stuff online and there are several ways of going about getting them. I put together a list of the questions that people most ask about getting freebies online…
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Comparing Aldi to Walmart
When looking for the basics, Aldi is a store that is easy to use because it is smaller, yet it has low prices that are hard to beat. Aldi conveys a distinctive friendly and cozy atmosphere that most customers usually feel whenever they enter the store. They stock some name-brand products at low prices along…
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How to beat the Ticketmaster and Stubhub Monopoly on Concert Tickets
Alternatives to Ticketmaster and StubHub StubHub advertises itself as a fan-to-fan ticket exchange where the fan that has the ticket sets the price that they wish to sell it. On their web site, they list their source of tickets from season ticket holders and other ticket holders. In reality, some estimate that 80 to 90…
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Save Money By Being Your Own Advocate
As queer folk, let’s face it: we do a lot of advocating. We advocate for equal marriage rights, for our ability to see our partner’s in the hospital, for recognition as human beings, and really, the list just goes on. Given all that, we should be familiar with advocating for ourselves as consumers. (Ok, yes,…
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Taking Advantage of Customer Service
This one may seem like common sense, but sometimes the cheaper option is the less convenient option. (For a different perspective on the idea of convenience and saving money, check out this other musing on how to save by creating spending barriers.) It’s often easier to just go out and buy a replacement item than…
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Subscriptions Got You Down?
Or more likely the cost of your subscriptions getting you down… just got the annual renewal for The Economist… $109… Ouch! I think most everyone has subscribed to a magazine or twelve in their life and while it is much cheaper than buying individual copies on the news stand is it really worth it? Sigh……
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Eight ways money can buy happiness
Awhile back, Gretchen Rubin, projector of all things happy, listed 8 tips for how money can buy happiness. The entire list is a worthy read, but I wanted to emphasize number two and her suggestion that couples should use money to: End marital conflict. If you’re constantly arguing about the unkempt lawn, or the moldering…
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