Saving Money & Finances

Trade in Your Car for a Horse, Would It Be Cheaper?

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by Forest.

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With all this money saving going on and people referring back to “The Old Ways” I thought it would be fun to look back at our past and consider the option of replacing your car with a horse…. Who wouldn’t want to ride into town for a few beers and a pizza on the back [...]

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Now Insanity – Continuing The Workout At Home Trend

Posted on07. Mar, 2010 by Forest.

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For those of you that have been following for a while you will know that I recently finished p90x, the 3 month home workout routine. It thought it was awesome and it really did catapult my home fitness and it more than fitted my budget. I lost a bunch of weight, gained a lot of [...]

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Cut The Fat – Losing Things You Don’t Need

Posted on04. Mar, 2010 by Forest.

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I really think that being frugal transcends saving money and can work well in all aspects of your life. To be truly frugal it helps to stand back, take a look at yourself and cut the fat every now and then. By this I mean just getting rid of everything you don’t use or need… [...]

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10 Ways To Get A Cheap Haircut

Posted on22. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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Have you ever sat down and worked out how much you spend on getting your hair cut? If you have then you will realize it’s a lot! Finding ways to get a cheap haircut will help in your frugal ways and help you keep budgets on track.
Here are 10 ways that you can consider getting [...]

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Save Money On Printing

Posted on21. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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My Dollar Plan recently sent a mail out for saving money and it had two quick tips to help save money on printing. It got me thinking that this area is a big money area that we can all significantly save on. My Dollar Plans Tips were the same as tip numbers 4 and 5.
We [...]

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Getting Rid Of Ants

Posted on16. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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You may be thinking it’s a little early to be writing about Getting Rid of Ants but Spring is coming in USA and I have started to see the little buggers here in Cairo again.
If they didn’t get into the food I probably would leave the ants be but as they do get into anything [...]

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Tim Ferris, An Arrogant Git…. But He Might Just Be Right

Posted on15. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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You may have guessed from the title but I have just finished listening to the Four Hour Workweek… You know that book that took the internet by storm a few years ago and has just had a new flurry of interest due to an update.
I have been wanting to read the book for quite some [...]

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Printable Grocery Coupons – Pam’s Amazing Tips

Posted on13. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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Last week I posted about Coupons.com and CouponSurfer both awesome online coupon services. You can see the post here: Free Printable Grocery Coupons.
Before I posted the link I mailed my list and told them about the service and asked for their user opinions…. One awesome reader named Pam replied with a very valuable email so [...]

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Free Printable Valentine Cards

Posted on08. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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Valentines day is just round the corner so I thought it would be cool to offer some free printable valentine cards. I am not opposed to spending cash on Valentines day but I certainly don’t think any of that cash should be going to Hallmark. The important thing is not how much you spend on [...]

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Free Printable Grocery Coupons

Posted on07. Feb, 2010 by Forest.

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Today I want to show you an awesome website for getting Free Printable Grocery Coupons. It’s pretty simple and has coupons for tons of top brands that can just be printed out and used in your local grocery store. They also have coupon codes and recipes too, which are pretty useful.
I mailed my list about [...]