Archive for the 'Saving Cash-Money' Category

The Amazon Kindle is now in stock

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The $400 price tag may be too bitter to swallow, but if you’re an avid reader, you should consider it. Most newly released books are only $9.99, so you’re saving money with each purchase.
Of course, for the price of a Kindle, you can also buy a Playstation 3 in preparation for LittleBigPlanet. Just sayin’.

Drinking on the cheap

Monday, April 14th, 2008

If you’re interesting in stocking your home bar, take a look at Cheap(er) Drinks: Tips For Enjoyable Drinking Without Going Broke at Serious Eats. (Thanks to Lifehacker for the link.)
Also, you may want to take a look at Stocking a Bar - Building the $100 Bar at Hack College.
Don’t say we never helped you get […]

Affordable activities

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

I’m always impressed with Sarah during the NHL playoffs; I slink away to my man-room and watch hockey whenever NBC is generous enough to broadcast it, yet Sarah encourages me (she even brings me snacks!). Part of her generosity, I suspect, is because my hockey obsession is a free one. We get a price break […]

Drink water!

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Sarah and Not Quite Vintage encouraged me to join No Soda April. It’s been tough — I’m the guy who would go to the 7-11 every morning and get a Double Super Super Big Gulp of Diet Coke. I had all the perks of a regular, including the occasional free refill, but those daily sodas […]

Saving Money 1 Can of Sauerkraut at a Time

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Saving Money One Jar of Sauerkraut at a Time from Chad on Vimeo

8-Last-Minute-Ways-to-Save-for-Your-Vacation (Yahoo! Link)

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Every once in a while, Yahoo! Finance has an article that spurs me to action. Take a look at 8-Last-Minute-Ways-to-Save-for-Your-Vacation. While most of the article contains advice we hear regulary, the third item is unusual and something Sarah would do without hesitation:
Build cash with a ‘Pantry Week’ - For one week each month, from now […]