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Simply Thrifty

Archive for February 2007

February 22nd, 2007

Tips on Making a DIY Eco-Friendly Bag

Saving the environment may seem like a lofty goal for most, but even the smallest things count and you can start by making and using your own DIY eco-friendly bag.
A resourceful senior was able to create her own DIY eco-friendly bag by carefully choosing scraps from land-filled destined plastic bags and crocheting them together. Of […]

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February 21st, 2007

Tips to Save Money on Building Your Home

Here are other tips on how to save money on building your home.

Increase the size of your windows if you can to allow more light and air to come in during the day and reduce the use of electricity.
Place one moderately sized light in the center of the room instead of having several smaller ones […]

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February 20th, 2007

Save Money on Building Your Home: Make it Energy Efficient

Building your home for energy efficiency may increase your costs from two to four percent above the usual, but it will save you fifteen to twenty percent on electricity and utility costs in the long term. If you’re building a home, there are a lot of things you can do now to save money for […]

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February 19th, 2007

Frugality and Education: Cutting Expenses on Accommodations

This is the second part of Frugality and Education post. The first part is on saving money on books.
How to Save Money on Accommodations and Reducing Cost-of-Living Expenses
One wise way to save money while studying is to stay at your parents home if you can.
But if you can’t and you don’t need much space, consider […]

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February 17th, 2007

Frugality and Education: Cutting on Book Expenses

This is the first part of the Frugality on Education post.
College life is always a new beginning in many ways for every freshmen student. The upside is that you get to live on your own and stay up as late as you want. The
downside is that you also usually have to depend on a limited […]

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February 16th, 2007

How to Save Money on Car Rentals

It’s usually better to have car rental arrangements from home because advanced bookings generally allow you to enjoy lower rates.
Rates for car rentals may go down if you can meet all the conditions required by the rental shop. Thus, make sure that you’ve brought with you all your insurance and identification documents.
Similarly with vacation rentals, […]

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February 16th, 2007

Tips on Going Green While Saving Money

Most people say that they cannot easily combine environmentalist point of view while trying to save money. Mostly, things that encourage people to be environment-friendly would most likely hoard lots of money from their pocket. And even if these things can save money in the long run, still, the actual purchase of these items can […]

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February 12th, 2007

How to Save on Money with and on Vacation Rentals

Instead of having to suffer the exorbitant rates of hotels and resorts, choose to have a vacation rental home instead. Although there’s no room and house cleaning services, you’ll at least save lots of money on the room rates and enjoy the advantage of having your own kitchen and living room.
Also, if you’re sure that […]

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February 11th, 2007

10 Ways to Save Money on Watching Football Games

If you are a fan of professional football games, here are some guidelines that would save you some bucks:
1. In buying tickets, make sure that you buy from clubs that offer several monthly installments.  This is in case you do not have the money to pay in cash but is still aching to go to the […]

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February 9th, 2007

Save Money Going to Italy

Single or taken, going to Italy is one great Valentine’s day get away, don’t you think?
But if you’ve been just plainly planning a trip to Europe since time immemorial, specifically Italy, then here are some guidelines on how to save a few Benjamins on that trip:
1. The Euro has considerably grown against the US dollar. […]

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