What is 'monetary resourcefulness'? I was going to title this post “The Benefits of Frugality”, but frugal is a word that carries negative connotations, with synonyms like stingy, tightwad, parsimonious, meager, and abstemious...words associated with puritanism, coldness, self-denial, and abstinence...not words you’d want to link to a new life of freedom and exploration. … [Read more...]
Money Saving Tip #5: Entertainment
Over the years we have found many ways to save a lot of money on entertainment. Here are some of them. Pay-what-you-will, preview, rush or restricted view tickets At the start of the run for many shows there is a pay-what-you-will night. Also, check for theatres in your area that sell rush tickets during the last few minutes before a show. I’ve bought rush tickets at … [Read more...]
Money Saving Tip #4: Food
The following are my suggestions for saving money on food...with a few qualifiers. I’ve added qualifiers because there is “food” and then there’s “FOOD”. I would argue that a can of any vegetable which has been pre-blanched and heavily dosed with salt and preservatives in a can lined with resin containing bisphenol-A is “food”, whereas the same vegetable purchased fresh in … [Read more...]
Top 5 Best Ways to Save Money on Travel
#1 - Exploit airline mileage credit cards Airline mileage credit cards are invaluable for saving money on travel. They are worth thousands of dollars in free flights. If you manage your credit cards wisely you can potentially never have to pay for flights again, or rarely. Most of the best mileage cards have offers of 40,000- 50,000 miles (occasionally as high as 60,000) when … [Read more...]
Money Saving Tip #3: Eating Out or Staying Home
Saving Money Eating Out Of course, the best way to save money on food is to avoid eating out. But sometimes you just get tired of the being at home, or you want to have a type of food that is unique or would be too much trouble to prepare yourself, like a lamb gyro carved off a rotating spit, or an Indian buffet with 15 different dishes, or you want to get new ideas for dishes … [Read more...]