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Money Saving Tips

Money Saving Tips

Do Not Waste Your Money Drinking Bottled Water

Some people spend a tremendous amount of money every month on bottled water.   While at work they use the vending machine and pay anywhere from one to two dollars for a bottle  If you are one of those folks who enjoy drinking bottled water throughout the day, I highly recommend saving your hard-earned money and investing in a Brita Filter container instead. The Brita filter will help get the chlorine taste out of tap water.  It will taste virtually the same as bottled water and the filters will last a long time.

Bringing a stainless-steel water bottle to work and refilling it with Brita filtered water is the simplest way to save you money every month.  If you are in the habit of buying one water bottle at work everyday for $1.50, you are spending approximately $390 per year!

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Money Saving Tips

A Way To Save Money When You Move

A friend of mine will soon be moving to a different city.  As we all know, moving can be a real hassle with all the hustle and bustle of packing, organizing, etc.  In order to save time, my friend purchased boxes rather than driving around to different places and getting them for free.

It is understandable that sometimes it is worth paying for the convenience of saving time.  However, she paid more than $60 for her boxes, when she could have gotten them for free quite easily.

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Travel & Entertainment

Make A Restaurant Meal At Home

When you want to treat yourself and your family but do not want to spend the money to eat out all the time, a great way to enjoy a meal without spending a lot of money is to make a special restaurant-like meal at home.

One that works great at our home is replicating an all -you -can eat buffet where you get to make your own stir-fry.  We use our trusty Toastmaster griddle and I slice up all sorts of veggies such as onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc.  I then slice beef very thinly and sometimes I also slice up chicken breasts.

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Shopping

Do Women Have To Pay More Than Men For The Same Item?

While I was sitting in a waiting room the other day waiting for an appointment, I browsed through the April 2010 copy of Chatelaine magazine.  I found an article about how women’s products are generally more expensive than men’s products.  The article was specifically talking about hygiene products such as deodorant, body wash, shaving cream, etc.

The author of the article stated that for the most part, women are willing to spend more on hygiene products so stores jack up the prices accordingly.  The author’s suggestion to women is to check out the men’s products before making their purchases.  If they can find an unscented men’s product that is the equivalent to the higher priced women’s product, then they should go ahead and buy the men’s version.

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