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Better Budgeting

Frugal Tips to Shrink Your Grocery Bill

by BlondieWrites on March 15, 2010

Frugal Tips to Shrink Your Grocery Bill

Frugal Tips to Shrink Your Grocery Bill

Frugal Tips to Shrink Your Grocery Bill (Plus Recipes!) offers helpful money saving tips that will cut your grocery bill. Who doesn’t want to and need to save money in these hard financial times? Find out how to save money on groceries with this frugal tips ebook. Also included are some delicious frugal recipes.

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How to Budget Your Money for Debt Relief

by BlondieWrites on March 13, 2010

How to Budget Your Money for Debt Relief

Creating a budget can help you to achieve debt elimination and get you out of debt. In fact it is not a difficult process. You need a piece of paper, a pen, copies of your bills and expenses, and a little time and determination. And to do it successfully requires you to set up a budget which you can live with, adjusting it as needed and follow it.

Create Your Budgeting Plan

Use simple household budgeting tips to get out of debt and get your finances under control. Estimate your housing costs, utilities, food, clothing, transportation and vehicle costs, medical and/or family expenses, entertainment and online services, credit card payments and debt priorities, and lastly, other expenses. In your budgeting plan, allocate a portion of your money under safety net account. The money in your safety net account can only be used on emergencies, to recover for unforeseen expenses, for income lost protection and for myriad of other financial busters.

Track Your Spending

After you have allocated your money, apply all extra funds to pay ahead on your debts. In using your money toward debt reduction instead of treating yourself to another fancy dinner or extra pair of shoes, you can watch your debt dissolve quicker than you might imagine.

Once you have set up your budget plan, track you spending to know where your money is actual going and whether it is within your budget. Keep a record of all money spent, whether it is by cash, check, credit card, etc. Once you know where your extra money is going, and oftentimes, realize how you can save hundreds of dollars that can apply directly to your debts and make huge strides to reducing your debt away.

Monitor & Review Your Budget Plan

Budgeting is a process of create a living plan and managing your money to meet your short and long-term goals. Your budget plan should be flexible and being review from time to time and make the necessary change in line with your current needs and circumstances. A static plan that never changes could doom you to failure right at the beginning.

Online Resources

There are tons of budgeting tips and tools which you can find from internet. From budget calculators and worksheets, to detailed software programs, research your options online for the one that best suits your needs. Use these extra information and help on your budgeting process.

Happy Budgeting!

Creating a budget doesn’t have to be a painful restricting process, what you need to do it to make it a habit to know whether your money is going; and by knowing the flow of your money, you have a better control on your money and eliminate unnecessary expenses and the saved money can by dump debt accounts to reduce your debts and get rid of it one day. You may not create a perfect budget plan at your starting stage, continue to review and make necessary changes to in line with your needs and financial capability and the most important is follow your budget plan to make it successfully relief you from debts.

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Free Groceries for a Year: Grocery Sweeps

by BlondieWrites on January 30, 2010

Enter The $500 Monthly Grocery Sweeps and you could save $500 per month off your grocery bill for a year! Enter to win $500 per month towards your grocery bill – for an entire year! Since the average family’s grocery bill is $6000 per year, that’s like getting free groceries for a year. Enter now! Click Here Now.

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Join Eversave Baby for great baby savings

by BlondieWrites on January 30, 2010

Join the Eversave Baby newsletter for great baby savings & valuable tips. Join Eversave Baby for valuable baby tips and savings. Click Here Now.

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Join Eversave for free printable grocery coupons, free samples, exclusive deals and more. Eversave puts value on your family’s table every day with free printable grocery coupons, free samples, exclusive deals and more. Sign up to save! Click Here Now.

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Tighwad Group, Come Join!

by BlondieWrites on January 14, 2010

Tighwad Group, Come Join!

I’ve recently been granted to take over the Tightwad group, a long time Yahoo tightwad living group.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tightwad

The group’s owner had disappeared long ago, leaving the group to spammers posting yucky stuff. I have deleted a lot of messages and hopefully got rid of all the nasty ones.

We are wanting to jump start the group again, bring it back to life, to what it was intended for… tightwad tips, frugal living, budgeting, freebies, and coupons. So I am asking my readers here to join up and share their freebies, tightwad tips, frugal recipes, coupons, etc. Basically any and everything that pertains to tightwad living.

The group posts are moderated to keep the icky spam out.

So come on and join and spread the word to your friends!

Tightwad
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tightwad

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Home Depot Savings and Promotions

by BlondieWrites on January 8, 2010

Receive your local home Depot ad in your inbox with in-store promotions and savings. See the savings before anyone. Sign up for the Home Depot’s local ad. Click Here.

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Today Only! Free Copy of Start Over, Finish Rich

by BlondieWrites on January 4, 2010

Today Only! Free Copy of Start Over, Finish Rich
10 Steps to Get You Back on Track in 2010

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This book can help you get out of debt fast, showing you how to save loads of money by paying off your debt the fast way. You can download the free ebook today only!! If you are like so many Americans today, loaded with credit card debt, trying to make ends meet, tired of seeing your hard earned money go to credit card companies year after year, trying to get on your feet again… then you NEED this book! It’s free, but only today!

Click the link above and get your free copy now.

If you see this AFTER today and the free offer is over, you can still purchase the book for a very low price by clicking this book cover shown here:

Start Over, Finish Rich: 10 Steps to Get You Back on Track in 2010

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Throwing a Christmas Party on a Budget

by BlondieWrites on December 16, 2009

Christmas parties are much less common than they once were. But it’s still great to be able to get together with our friends and family during the holidays. Why not throw a Christmas party of your own?

One reason that many people do not have Christmas parties is because of budget concerns. Throwing a party can be an expensive proposition. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be. If you follow these tips, you can have a splendid Christmas party without spending a fortune.

* Sending invitations to your guests can be surprisingly expensive. Store-bought invitations aren’t cheap, and you’ll also have to pay for postage. Keep your costs down by sending them by email or inviting guests by phone.

* Make it clear to guests if they are allowed to bring others to the party, and ask them to let you know how many people they will be bringing. It’s easier to plan for your party if you know how many people to expect.

* Forgo the catering and do the cooking yourself. It will take some work, but cooking everything at home is much less expensive than having someone else to make the food and bring it in. Have the family help to make it a little easier on yourself.

* Better yet, make it a potluck. If each guest brings a dish, there will be plenty to eat at very little expense to you. You could even have some guests bring drinks, plates, cups and plasticware if you like.

* Keep the decorations simple. Your Christmas tree could serve as the focal point. Use inexpensive tinsel or garland and Christmas lights around the house, and hang up a few sprigs of holly or mistletoe here and there. There’s no need to spend lots of money to make your home look festive.

* If there’s snow outside, put some in ice buckets and bring it in to chill drinks with. This adds a nice festive touch and saves you money because you won’t have to buy ice.

* To save money on entertainment, put a karaoke machine to use. If you don’t have one of your own, borrow or rent one. Make sure that get the singing on video if possible!

* Make handmade ornaments to give out as party favors. You can make them quickly and inexpensively out of plastic canvas and yarn in Christmas colors.

* If you want to make Christmas parties at your house a tradition, start planning for next year as soon as Christmas is over. You can get 50% or more off regular prices for decorations after the holiday.

Christmas parties are lots of fun, even if you don’t spend a lot of money on them. A frugal party is no less memorable than one where no expense was spared. So don’t wait for someone else to throw one. Take it upon yourself to organize the festivities!

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The Budget Kit: The Common Cents Money Management Workbook

by BlondieWrites on November 2, 2009


The Budget Kit, 5th Edition Budget Kit, 5th Edition: The Common Cents Money Management Workbook the Common Cents Money Management Workbook

The Budget Kit, 5th Edition Budget Kit, 5th Edition: The Common Cents Money Management Workbook the Common Cents Money Management Workbook

If you are trying to live within a budget, make ends meet or paying off debts, the Budget Kit is a great way to get started.

Firstly, you will be introduced to the various worksheets available and how to use them for maximum benefit. You learn about handling savings, electronic budgeting and family management, online and electronic money management programs, identity theft, online information records, password tips and useful website addresses.

The kit also provides information on how to calculate your net worth, how to set financial goals (worksheet included) and how to incorporate a wants/needs list into your family budget. The worksheets included are: yearly budget worksheet, gift giving worksheet, monthly budget worksheet, windfall planner, debt payoff record, credit card purchase record, miscellaneous expense record, medical expense record, child support records and many other useful worksheets.

The Budget Kit can help every family to get a clear picture of where their money is going, how to spend it wisely and how to stick within a budget.

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