Comments on: Eleven (Nearly) Effortless Ways to Save Money Each Month

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:26:20 +0000

To expand on Tip #8 – purchase health and personal care products directly from the *manufacturer* to help lower your health care spending during this recession period. One NY-based healthcare manufacturer, Geritrex, produces many generic comparables and generic equivalents of brand name skincare items. Their offerings are just as effective as name brand counterparts –such as Cetaphil®, Lac-Hydrin®, BenGay®, Aspercreame®, Vicks® VapoRub®, Mineral Ice®, Alpha Keri® Moisture Rich Oil, Eucerin®, Aquaphor® and Lubriderm® – but are sold for a fraction for a price. Check out their Web site for more information – http://www.geritrex.com.

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By: Brantley Oakey

Brantley Oakey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:07:10 +0000

Great Post. I would have never thought of some of those ideas. Thanks for the great tips.

By: fathersez

fathersez — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:16:28 +0000

Thank you for the insurance deductible suggestion.

My car insurance is due for renewal early in January 09. I’ll increase the deductible and see how the savings is like.

I have previously never thought about “savings” this way, but why waste. After all, my wife and I are careful drivers.

By: catastrophegirl

catastrophegirl — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:59:01 +0000

for those worried about disconnecting landline service due to not being able to call 911 – if the line physically goes into the house you can dial 911. it’s the law EVERYWHERE in the US as far as i have been able to tell. i recently lived at a place where the landline had been physically cut during a neighbor’s landscaping and since i wasn’t paying for a landline i couldn’t get it reconnected… but i haven’t had a landline in over a decade and always keep a cheap phone plugged in to the disconnected line to be able to dial 911. if you pick up a phone on a disconnected line you will hear a weird tone that is unlike a dial tone. it’s proof that the line is physically connected and you can dial 911.

By: Sille Nivek

Sille Nivek — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:48:52 +0000

Lovely tips!!

#9 is something that’s often “built-in” in other parts of the world. There’s usually a “master” switch by the front door that turns off all non-essentials. I wish we had that here.

If you’re interested in cutting your grocery bill in half, check out http://sillenivek.blogspot.com/2008/11/half-off-food-and-groceries.html

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