Give your home an “Energy Audit” Take a walk around your home (apartment, condo, single family) and make note of all the gaps and cracks you find. You can save up to 20% on your cooling bills by repairing those gaps and cracks. First start inside: Turn off the electricity at the circuit bow, then [...]
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Swine Flu Prevention During a Down Economy
May 12th, 2009 
Common Cents We’ve all seen the news… the Swine flu H1N1 virus is on the rise in the U.S. There are a few simple and free steps to swine flu prevention. That’s right I said FREE – no masks or gloves no $40 kits. Just a little common sense and diligence and you can prevent swine flu [...]
Eating and Staying Healthy During a Recession
April 17th, 2009 Deal Finder Sometimes in our quest to cut costs, some important things go by the wayside… like our weight. It’s no secret that we tend to turn to fatty comfort foods and isolate ourselves when we’re under stress. Case in point? The only stock to rise when Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 778 points in [...]
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1 Comment »Gym Membership Cost Cutting – Staying Healthy on an Unhealthy Economy
April 16th, 2009 Deal Finder Gyms membership rates aren’t cheap, if you add up your monthly charge and the annual cost is usually around $500. Now don’t get us wrong, being healthy is extremely important. The last thing you want to add to your money woes is a doctor bill. If you know you’re really going to use that membership [...]
Posted in Saving Tips, Uncategorized Tags: money saving tips, recession, staying healthy, useful tips 1 Comment »To Buy or Not to Buy Video Games – Gamers’ Woe During a Recession
April 15th, 2009 Common Cents For gamers, a smaller budget doesn’t mean that you have to cut back on the number of video games you play – just re-think how you get them. Stores like GameStop specialize in selling used video games in its stores at a lower price than the new video games. Or bid on games through auctions [...]
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