Dollar Tamer Helping you tame your money

I came across an article on the News Times about couponing I thought I’d share.  It explains the importance of planning your meals when couponing.  Coupons are great for buying non-perishables well ahead of time, but you need some forethought when purchasing perishables.  Spoiled food you have to throw out is still a waste, regardless of the excellent deal you got on it!

It’s an interesting read and includes her meal plans for a week (along with the …

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I’m sure everyone is aware of these tips, but it’s easy to get into old habits and forget to practice them:

• Combine trips when traveling to save on gasoline.
• Install low energy lighting to save electricity (check out exactly why you should install low energy light bulbs to see what a great savings this is).
• Open your windows and turn off the air conditioning when …
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  Written by Matt on October 7, 2008

  Tags: saving money, shopping
  

As I reviewed what was going to be on the Ohio Ballot this year, I came across Issue 5.  This referendum would cap payday loans to a maximum of 28% APR.  What is appalling is that the current cap is 391% ($15 interest on a 2-week $100 loan).

Unfortunately, the people who use these loans frequently get cought up …

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Preparation

Now that you’ve got a bit of history on your spending (you did start to record your spending, right?), let’s start working on a budget.  Yes, I said it, that nasty ‘B’ word!  Budget has such a nasty connotation to it, but it really isn’t a bad thing.

It’s always a good time to start a budget.  I actually made my first real budget in the middle of my layoff (and you wouldn’t …

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With Christmas coming up, I thought I’d point out a personal experience we’ve had with video gaming and our children.  VIdeo games are a hot Christmas item, and it seems around my neighborhood that everyone has a video gaming system of one sort or another.  The problem is, it is expensive!

The Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular gaming systems on the market today.  It costs around $550 for the console and $50 for …

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