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Manufacturers don't print coupons       coupon flyers once I have my
out of good will; they print them       grocery list together. I'll look
so you'll buy and possibly switch       at coupon sites once I've come up
to their products. Use your             with a gift idea or two for a
shopping list as a guide to coupon      friend or family member or when
clipping to save money on the           I'm considering a specific
things you already plan to buy.         purchase.                          

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You already know how to welcome         You can then spend that dollar to
new neighbors to the community,         have someone else do something for
but to get to know them better,         you.
home-centric blog Re-Nest               While there are official channels
recommends starting a Time Bank.        through which you can create a
As you help them with their DIY         neighborhood-wide Time Bank, with
projects or errands, they help you      a central web hub and all (so      

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We've highlighted the best times        best deals on kids' clothing. The
to buy anything all year round,         average discount is around 40
but financial column MoneyWatch         percent.Thursdays: Best for buying
rounds up the best days of the          women's handbags. The average
week to find the deepest discounts      discount is 36 percent.Fridays:
on everything from pants to             Biggest sales on accessories like
accessories to sunglasses.              jewelry, belts and scarves. The    

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If you're fed up with your health       of $6,150 (for people under 55),
care provider and think you could       you also have the option to use
manage your medical bills better        your HSA as a personal insurance
yourself, a health savings account      plan (that rolls over from year to
might be a better option for you        year).
and your family.                        The biggest disadvantage to a HSA
WorkAwesome offers up the pros and      plan is that you're starting off   

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When you buy cords or cables at         Ethernet cable for $5 (less if
places like Best Buy or the Apple       you're buying more than one).
Store, you normally pay a hefty         You're almost never going to find
price for the convenience.              a good deal on cables at the likes
DeepSurplus sells nearly any cable      of Apple, Best Buy, or other large
you could want, generally for much      retailers. Sometimes the
less than more popular resources.       convenience may be worth it, but   

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It hurts to pay $5 or more for          ingredients, and you can make just
Cajun seasoning, Old Bay, or other      enough for your recipe from
spice mixtures you only need for        Cooking Cache's breakdown. Want
one or two recipes. Never pay for       tacos, but don't have a bag of the
pre-assembled convenience again         brown stuff around? Make-yourself
with this DIY mix list from the         taco seasoning calls on powdered
Cheap Healthy Good blog.                chili, garlic, and onion, along    

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Beta webapp FutureAdvisor is a          with others to see which provide
free service to help you track          the best returns.                  

your retirement portfolio in a          Sign up is a quick process:
consolidated, easy to use location.     Specify your current age, desired
While similar money management          retirement age, and desired
tool Mint tracks your spending,         retirement yearly salary. Then add
FutureAdvisor solely aggregates         your brokerage accounts. Currently 

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Plan your garden with an emphasis       grow more zucchini from one plant
on economics by selecting plants        than you'll ever eat. The
that are cheaper to grow at home        Alexanders grow a couple of
than they are to purchase at the        cucumber plants, from which they
grocer.                                 make a dozen jars of pickles. They
MSN Money highlights the                never buy pickles.
adventures of William Alexander,        Lettuce and herbs are also         

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Just because you've earned a free       members, as measured over the
ticket through an airlines'             flights scanned in 2010 by
rewards program doesn't mean you        IdeaWorks. US Airways and its
can actually use it. One                Dividend Miles? More like 10.7
consulting firm checked how often       percent.
free ticket seats were available        That's not to say you wouldn't be
across 60,000 flights this year         able to get a free seat on the     

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Going overseas soon, and looking        Click on the name of a country,
for a prepaid phone plan? Wiki          and it will provide a ton of
community Wikia has a great wiki        information on the available
that lists information on getting       carriers such as transfer speeds,
pay-as-you-go data plans for your       prices and packages, special notes
SIM card (without paying tons of        on availability, SIM size,
money) all over the world.              tethering capabilities, and        

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