Ways to Save

Hello People. I have been thinking/reading a lot of about finances, debt, saving, etc. Maybe it's because our economy is in the shitter and everyone is talking about. I have found some great blogs out there talking about finances. More importantly, I've found a lot written by women my age talking about these things! Here are a few that I found:

http://budgetingbabe.blogspot.com/
http://nicethingsbaddebt.blogspot.com/
http://qvisory.org/blog/tag/Money
http://www.suzeorman.com/
http://www.myopenwallet.net/
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/frugalista/

I've also learned of a few easy ways to make & save money: 1. ebates.com - Make an account on here and be sure to visit this site before you buy ANYTHING online. Then, you click the store you want to visit through the ebates.com. So, say you want to shop on the Gap.com. Go to ebates.com, then click Gap.com and buy. You will get cash back for buying through ebates. How Easy! I made an account today.

2. retailmenot.com - Before you buy ANYTHING online (and buy it through ebates), be sure to search for a coupon code for your store on this site. They always have one for most stores and you can get % off, free shipping, or $ off. Its great.

3. surveyspot.com - Get paid to take short surveys. Its only a couple of bucks per survey, but that is a few more bucks than you have now!

4. mint.com - A site that you dump all of your credit card, bank info into and it tracks how much you spend & where. It even shows you a pie chart of where you are spending your money. Its sort of scary when you see it all but shows you where everything is going. I realized I spend WAY too much money at the little gourmet grocery store across the street. It even keeps track of when your bills are due, paid, etc. Best of all, its free!

5. restaurant.com - Sign up for their newsletter and get discounts at restaurants in your area. You can also buy $25 gift cards for only $10! Easy way to save $ on your bill...

So that is it for now. If I find more sites, I will let you know!