5 big expenses and how to beat them

THESE are the brilliant tips that I read this article for? My Mom, the Champion of Cheapness, taught me these things as a matter of common sense. Have Americans become so detached from the value of a dollar that we need these brilliant rudimentary insights, or is this just another worthless waste of time that taught us nothing? I hope it's the latter, but I suspect it could be the former, judging by the way I see some people spend themselves into debt.

What a joke. Anyone really wanting to save money is going to be worried about the cost of airfare, cell service etc? These are things most people give up first if having a dificult time.

This article is way too generalized to be helpful to anyone. Here are five practical, i.e. useful, tips that I employ to save money.  First, make your own coffee in the morning and stop buying it on the road.  Second, pack a lunch. You will save money and you will probably be healthier.  Third, get a library card and get DVDs and books for free.  Fourth, if you like going to the movies, bring your own snacks into the movie theater and go to matinee shows. Finally, go to garage and estate sales.  I was surprised how much useful stuff I was able to purchase for a fraction of what I'd pay for it new at a store.  And I don't mean crap that I just bought to be buying something.  Everything from tools and kitchen implements to furniture and camping equipment.  Saving money is a war that has to be fought on many fronts, and constantly.  Your fellow man will be happy to enrich themselves at your expense if you allow them to do so.  So wise up. 

Other tips: go to the public library for books instead of buying them, or start an exchange with family & friends. See AAA or AARP about a refresher class in driving; it may be good for a discount on your auto insurance. Take a hard look at your computer, cable, & cell phone & cut down on what you don't really need.

just wasted my time reading this article.  :)

 

More useless "tips". I bet the writer has an Ivy League degree!  I could write a better article on money saving tips. Don't spend what you do not have. Stay away from the media, which entices poor slobs to buy unnecessary items. You are making the 1% richer by the minute. Buy what is necessary, and stop eating out. Use eating out as a once a week or monthe treat, not a daily occurance. Get rid of premium cable channels. All they talk about is drivel, anyway. Cook nutritious meals at home. In the warm weather, eat in your backyard or on your deck. You will feel like a million bucks! Take your family to a park. You sure pay enough property taxes to maintain them! Enjoy nature. Go to a matinee, don't go to 3-D movies. Bring a snack in your purse for the kids. Oh, and say NO occassionally to your kids! Want some more????

Wait, what's a coupon?  How long have these things been around?  Where do I find them?

Food prices too high?  Grow a garden. 

Wanna save money?  Dump the paid TV, run with less expensive alternatives.  AKA Netflix, Hulu, etc..

How about dump the high priced phone line?  Ever hear of ooma?

Dump the high price wireless bill!  Go check out republicwireless.com​.  Smart phone plans for $20.

How about free 4G wireless service?  There's a thing called Freedompop.com. 

Wow!  Some articles just don't know where to go to save $$$'s.

Install an alarm system to get a discount on insurance????  Do you realize that the discount for the alarm is minimal compared to what you have to pay for monthly monitoring fees?  The discount doesn't even come close to saving you any money.

I have a novel idea. How about business pays the worker a decent wage so that we can all afford business's unrelenting price increases.

is this a stupid article?????????????​find something else to do a stupid job and write about that....dumb