As is true in life, nothing is free, but there are two sites that I wanted to share with you that might get you as close and you can to actual free things. I admittedly have not used either of the first two (I’m registering as I type), but have spoken with folks who have [...]
Archive for February, 2010
27 Feb
A Macho Post
You know all those times that you and the guys set down your air sockets and skill saws to go see a Broadway show? Well, if you’d like to get those “Wicked” or “Lion King” seats for a huge discount, you should think about using one of the TKTS booths. I know many folks who [...]
26 Feb
Reuse Reuse Reuse
Many things can be great for a second use. I have lots of ideas and would like to share a few. Feel free to post any moments of brilliance that you have come across. Here we go. Ziploc bags. They’re great for sandwiches and much more. We use the big ones for food in the [...]
25 Feb
Laundry Savings
When addressing laundry, I must confess several truths in my life: 1. I don’t do the laundry in our house. 2. I did do my own laundry in college. I wasn’t one of those “bring it home to mom” people, but it wasn’t very efficient or well done. 3. I don’t really have much new, [...]
25 Feb
Library Update
My friend Sarah (the librarian) mentioned to me that you can get Wii and XBox games at the Newington Public Library. I don’t know how much truth there is to this statement. I looked on their site and couldn’t find anything to substantiate the claim, but I will call tomorrow. Sarah was pretty adamant that [...]
24 Feb
Wedding Savings
My friend Jacqui suggested that I post about weddings and cost savings. I would like to share just one staggering statistics with you: In general, wedding costs range from $15,000 – $25,000 and average about $20,000, down from $30,000 in 2007. We are in a recession. We cut a lot of costs on our wedding [...]
24 Feb
Saving Real Money
Here is a very easy way to save money: Put your wife on bed rest! Liz hasn’t spent a dime since Friday!
23 Feb
Craigslist
I know that Craigslist has gotten a bad rap as of lately with the “adult ads,” but it really is a great site. There will always be crazy people out there who use Google to give you a virus off a website designed to look like it gives you song lyrics, or a wacko who [...]
23 Feb
Bing Shopping
My wife just mentioned Bing Shopping to me. I’m not sure how well it works and haven’t done my due diligence yet on whether or not these stores are selling at a premium to give a discounted price, but it would appear that you can get some significant deals here. She mentioned that a few [...]
22 Feb
Saving Some Green on Twitter
I’m sure many folks know that I’m simultaneously posting updates and new posts to Facebook and Twitter, but if you didn’t know, you can follow the blog on Twitter @save_some_green. If you love Twitter, give it a look. It’s a great way to get the updates that way too.
