How to Save Money with Meal Planning
Written by kristine · October 17, 2008
Here are some more articles on how to save money with meal planning:
Quick Ways To Save and Be Frugal With Meals – Make a list. Always keep a list on hand for what you need and what’s on sale. This will also help with your meal planning. Plan your meals around sales. If pork is on sale that week add it to your menu for the week. …
7 ways to save money at the grocery store – Fresh, frozen or dried, fruit makes a satisfying, sweet end to any meal. It will add vitamins, minerals and fiber that aren’t found in cakes or candy. Working some small changes into your grocery shopping habits will not only save money …
Tightening my belt… – In fact, two of the blogs that I subscribe to (both totally unrelated) are launching a “save money” challenge for themselves this month and have invited others. Check them out at Kath Eats Real Food and I Will Teach You to be Rich. …
That’s our list and we’re sticking to it – Being further away has also forced us to plan our meals a little better as well. Again, before we just ran to the grocery store before dinner to get whatever was needed for our meal, now we can’t. My wife has been pretty much planing …
Healthy Eating on a Budget – Menu Plan. Having a menu plan for the week allows you to save money, time and brain power. 2. Coupons. Clip, clip, clip from your local paper. Print, print, print from money saving websites like Freebies 4 Mom, Money Saving Mom, …
Recommended Resources:
Dine Without Whine – A meal planning service for busy families. If you understand the benefits of meal planning, but need help implementing it, this is a great service to have. Get menu plans, grocery lists, recipes and more to help you save money and time!
Meal Planning on a Budget – Tips on how to get started with meal planning and how to slash your grocery budget with meal planning.
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Money Saving Tips – A Roundup Post
Written by kristine · October 11, 2008
The recent volatility in the stock market and economy has finally got people asking how they can save money.
Well, I’m not the most frugal person in the world, so I decided to search some of my favorite personal finance blogs to find the best “money saving” tips I could find.
- How-To: Save Money on Heating This Winter – Recently, heating expert Chris Cooper shared some advice for thrifty Winter heating. Check out these ideas for reducing your Winter heating bill with these tips, which may surprise you. Even small adjustments in everyday life and habits …
- How to Save Money on Movie Rentals – One of the things I have mentioned is to watch movies at home instead of going to a movie theater. Here are some tips on how to save money on movie rentals or … Recent Article published on 10/10/2008 by vmarge2001.
- 11 steps to save money by taking better care of yourself – I think that as a doctor, we take things for granted. We say one thing but do another and I myself am guilty of this as well. We self diagnose and self medicate and hardly find the time to do all… [[ This is a content summary only. …
- 25 Ways I Save Money – This is a list of common things my wife and I do to save money on a regular basis. Luckily, we are both frugal by nature, and we actually do most of these things without needing to discuss it much. Note: in most cases, …
- Save Money Round-Up – Not too long ago, I ran a series of ways to save money on many things. I’ve found that it helps keep them fresh in my memory if I review them from time to time. I decided to consolidate them here. If you missed any of them, …
- Things I Actually Did (And Do) To Save Money – A LOT of sites will tell you what you “should do” or “could do” to save money. Here are some things that I actually did (and do) to save money. (If you want to get out of debt, there are two ways to have more money for debt reduction. …
While I’m not happy that the economy had to get so bad before people decided it was time to save money, I am glad that people are finally paying closer attention to where they spend their money and how to cut their spending. There’s never been a better time to start saving than right now.
I hope you enjoyed these saving money tips. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to share, please leave a comment. Thanks!
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Final Deadline for Filing Taxes and Receiving Rebate Check Approaching Quickly
Written by kristine · October 7, 2008
Don’t forget that October 15 is the final deadline for filing your 2007 tax return. In addition, it’s your last chance to file for the economic stimulus rebate check.
As a reminder, if you file a 2007 federal income tax return, and have $3,000 or more of qualifying income (including amounts received from Social Security and certain veterans benefits) you may be eligible for a stimulus payment. Other criteria that you must meet: you must have a valid Social Security number and you can’t be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
Rebate checks can be as much as $600 per individual, plus $300 for each qualifying child under the age of 17. If you don’t have any tax liability but otherwise qualify, you may be eligible for a stimulus payment of $300, also with an additional $300 for each qualifying child.
While most people have already filed their 2007 tax returns, there are still millions who filed extensions who have not filed yet filed their tax return. You must file by October 15 to recieve the stimulus payment this year.
Even if you’ve already filed and received your stimulus payment, you may want to check with your parents and/or elderly relatives who might be eligible, but do not normally file a return. If they qualify, but haven’t filed a 2007 return yet, they have until October 15, 2008, to do so in order to receive an economic stimulus payment in 2008.
Filing information is available on the IRS website, including a Free File return preparation option for qualifying individuals. Individuals who are eligible but do not receive a stimulus payment in 2008 won’t lose out–but they’ll have to wait until 2009 to claim a credit on their 2008 federal income tax returns.
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Get Your Free Credit Score at CreditKarma.com
Written by kristine · October 1, 2008
I’m always nagging at you to check your credit report, which you can request for free at AnnualCreditReport.com. But up until now you always had to pay for your credit score.
Well, I recently discovered a website called CreditKarma.com, where you can request your credit score (the actual 3-digit FICO score) for free.
I was concerned that there might be strings attached, so I had to check it out for myself.
The registration process was very quick and easy, and the application to retrieve your credit score was much easier than the process to request your credit report from one of the three reporting agencies.
Credit Karma does not provide a copy of your credit report. They provide your 3-digit FICO credit score only.
Immediately below your score are credit offers from partners of Credit Karma that are based on your credit score. These offers are how Credit Karma pays the bills, so they are necessary and may even be beneficial if you are looking to establish credit or make a purchase soon.
So, while you still need to check your actual credit report at least once a year (to check for fraud and/or errors), if you are just wanting to check up on your credit score, check out CreditKarma.com.
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A Simple Exercise to Reduce Financial Anxiety
Written by kristine · September 30, 2008
A few years ago I learned an exercise that is designed to de-clutter your mind. While this exercise was really created to be used when you have too many things to do, I found it to be a great stress reliever, and use it anytime I’m worried about something and need to reduce my stress about whatever’s bothering me.
Given the state of the economy and the stock market, I thought it would be a great idea to share this exercise with you to help reduce any stress you may have related to your finances.
To get started… For 15 minutes, write down everything that’s on your mind. In this case, I want you to focus on writing down everything that’s on your mind about your finances. It doesn’t matter if you use pen and paper for this exercise, or use a computer (I use a computerized journal). The purpose is to write down everything that is on your mind about your finances. Keep writing until you run out of things to write.
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