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We all face challenges when

Roger_W — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:56:34 -0600

We all face challenges when it comes to stretching our dollars to cover our daily expenses for the things we need and what we want. For more people this is one of the hardest thing that they may encounter, it is to face a financial problem. We're living in a troubled economy that is pushed to use third party resources such as a payday loan just to survive. This doesn't have to be the case however. I recently read an interesting article on the payday loan blog at personalmoneystore.com explaining how to save on your biggest monthly household expense, your food bill! The article covered a few interesting topics such as buying food in bulk, shopping off a planned list and then only once a month, comparison shopping, and weekly advertisements. Shopping this way takes a little foresight and financial planning but is a great way to save money. Some of the other things that were spoken of were planning meals around cheaper staples such as beans, rice, and pasta which can be prepared in a variety of ways that make great tasting yet inexpensive dishes. You can read the two part article yourself entitled "Grocery Shopping for Big Savings" on the payday loan money blog at personalmoneystore.com.

I'm still learning

seattlegirluw — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:05:15 -0500

Not to show my bloggerly ignorance, but who gets paid for page views? How does that come about? Or are you referring to the fact that higher page views mean you can get more money from advertisers?

I'm still learning

seattlegirluw — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:05:10 -0500

Not to show my bloggerly ignorance, but who gets paid for page views? How does that come about? Or are you referring to the fact that higher page views mean you can get more money from advertisers?

Still figuring it out

ameliasprout — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:05:38 -0500

I'm definitely still figuring out how to adjust to higher costs for all of the needed things. I guess the big ones for me are eating out less (especially the dreaded lunch at work), and only buying what I need. Buying in bulk is hard when you're a family of uno, but a good idea when you have kids. The other big thing that I think gets missed is to support locally. Farmer's markets are often a good deal when you buy whatever is in season. if you have the space, start a garden, even if it is an herb garden (and you know, you cook with them), join a CSA, and take the bus.

Now, I totally need to take my own advice. Cause the gas bill trippled for this next year.