Archive for September, 2006

Forget Brand Loyalty

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Today's tip sort of piggybacks off of my previous "Buy Generic Groceries" post, and may be able to help you save a bunch of money on your food bill. While doing my weekly food shopping this morning, I realized there's no reason why anyone should ever buy anything at the grocery store that isn't ...

Bring Your Lunch to Work

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Over the course of a year, it's amazing how much money people spend on eating out, and one of the places you're most likely to spend a bunch of money is on lunch at work. That's why you should bring your lunch to work, and save a lot of money. If you ...

How to Get Out of “Service Contracts”

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

While searching MSN Money today, I came across an interesting article about ways consumers can get out of "service contracts" (e.g. gym memberships, cell phone contracts, etc.) without having to pay exorbitant fees or having to wait until the contract expires. Unfortunately, with the way things work today, it's almost a ...

Don’t Pay ATM Fees

Monday, September 18th, 2006

To me, ATM fees are some of the most asinine things in the history of the world.  I refuse to pay them and you should too. Why should you pay up to $2.50 in order to conveniently have access to your own money?  It just doesn't make sense.  And, depending on ...

Credit Card Debt - Your Responsibility

Friday, September 15th, 2006

The other day I was driving home from work and I heard an ad on the radio that nearly made me drive my car in to a ditch: "Get back at credit card companies for making it impossible for you to get out of debt." Ads like this make me see red ...