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» Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Advice From Successful Bloggers — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:44:10 +0000

[...] I would land a book deal with a major publisher in just one year. But I did. My first book, 397 Ways To Save Money hit the Amazon Canada Top 100 Bestsellers List within weeks, and I have blogging to thank for my [...]

By: maxmelia

maxmelia — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:07:13 +0000

Bartering is one best way to save money. We have been doing it forever.:)

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:23:23 +0000

I like Theresa’s “BE GREEN” and Nora’s “EI Savings Strategy”. I don’t mind mine either, but I’m a bit biased on that front.

By: Fox

Fox — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:21:24 +0000

@Brandon This is the million dollar question! I’m still reading through all these awesome comments and I’m trying my best to pick JUST TWO! Got any favorites.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:04:57 +0000

So what were the 2 best pieces of advice?

By: Timmy

Timmy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:22:00 +0000

I don’t rent DVDs, instead I get them from my local public library. You don’t get to see all the latest and greatest releases, but think of the money one saves by not renting them at $5 or $6 a pop! Plus the catalogue of my library is on line and I can place holds over the interweb. I’m able to manage them and make sure that I have 4 or 5 movies to watch each week! So I’m saving about $20 a week by not renting any DVDs.

By: Alan @ Saving For Serenity

Alan @ Saving For Serenity — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:31:19 +0000

My money saving tip?

Don’t get a girlfriend.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:22:51 +0000

In the mid 80’s after my father’s death we decided to approach my mother about combining our households as she could no longer keep up with expenses on the house. To that end we first purchased half ownership of the house.Then later the second half. Mother held the mortgage.Note that we paid fair market value and that we saw a lawyer and had a formal mortgage drawn up. We saved many dollars because we split the costs of insurance, utilities etc. For mother it provided her with additional income to travel etc. As she aged it saved the costs of elder care for her as well as we provided that. As time went by she reduced the interest on the principle to zero for which we are ever grateful. In essence because mother was a frugal person the mortgage we paid was ‘paying ourselves ‘. Other benefits were that she had sufficient money to pay for quality care in a retirement home and then a nursing home when she could no longer be cared for at home. Our daughters got to really know Grandma and have very fond memories of her.

By: JamsWife

JamsWife — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:54:36 +0000

My money saving tip is price matching! Both Zellers and Walmart will price match to any other advertized sale. I go through all the flyers, find the deals I want to take advantage of, and then just go to ONE store instead of drive to 2 or 3 stores. Saves a lot of money and time!

By: Sagan

Sagan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:26:36 +0000

Exciting! Pick me, pick me!

My best tip has to do with grocery shopping: I regularly shop at three grocery stores because they each have their own best prices for different kinds of food. One store is 5 minutes walk away; the other two are both a 25-minute walk away, but in opposite directions. By walking to all of these stores, I’m saving tons of money in a number of ways: I’m saving money from shopping the sales and getting the best prices from THREE different stores, I’m saving money from transportation costs AND cutting back on environmental and health costs by walking, I’m saving money on therapy by walking because walking helps me to de-stress, I’m saving money from going to the gym because all that walking and carrying heavy grocery bags is a workout in itself, and I’m saving money on the costs of making plastic bags because I reuse my own cloth bags. In addition to all of that, I’m saving on time and mental stress because these expeditions of grocery trips mean that I’ve got to plan in advance what I need and what I’ll be making for the week, causing me a lot less headaches every day when I’m trying to figure out what to buy.

…I really enjoy grocery shopping

PS I would LOVE to do a book review if I won this book!