Savings Sunday 5/29/11

Every Sunday, I will feature one easy, painless, money saving tip. 

Today's Tip:  Try cooking most of your meals at home.  Home made meals are usually cheaper than at a restaurant or pre-packaged meal, you know exactly what you're eating (which helps if you are trying to watch calories), and you can make as little or as much as you like.  If you're short on meal ideas or short on time, there a number of cookbooks out there just for you.  Check out Best Ever Three & Four Ingredient Cookbook and Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook).

Hope you find a way to incorporate today's tip into your routine this week

Journey to Fitness: Finances and Beyond

For the past month, I have been working on creating a more healthy lifestyle.  Keeping track of my budget has become pretty routine for me, but working on fitness, nutrition, and finances at the same time is tough!   Whenever I'm faced with a challenge or feel a bit overwhelmed, I try to simplify things as much as possible by making connections between seemingly unrelated things. In doing that I find that I get a better understanding of each individual task, and can come up with ways to tackle them both at the same time.  So in an effort to help me (and hopefully you all as well!), I've brainstormed some ways that the journey to health and fitness and the journey to financial fitness are alike.  

Both require you to manage 2 main elements.  Whether it is income vs expenses or calorie intake vs calories burned, you have to be aware of what goes in and what goes out.

Savings Sunday 5/22/11

Every Sunday, I will feature one easy, painless, money saving tip. 

Today's Tip: Always have a shopping list.  If you're like me (well the old me lol), you find yourself in the grocery store starting at one end and going up and down every aisle making sure you don't forget anything...and along the way discovering more items that you need/want/crave :)  Have a plan and stick to it to keep your shopping budget under control.

Hope you find a way to incorporate today's tip into your routine this week

Financial Advice from a Fortune Cookie

I cracked open a leftover fortune cookie today and was surprised to see this little nugget of financial wisdom:

Glad to see I'm on the right track! lol

Savings Sunday 5/15/11

Every Sunday, I will feature one easy, painless, money saving tip. 

Today's Tip: Buy in bulk to save on items you use frequently.  Are you buying a candybar everyday from the vending machine at work?   Buy a box of them at your local discount store and save a few bucks.  Do you find yourself buying magazines every month at $4 a pop? Purchase a subscription and save up to 50% off the cover price, depending on the magazine.   

Hope you find a way to incorporate today's tip into your routine this week!

Savings Sunday 5/8/11

Every Sunday, I will feature one easy, painless, money saving tip. 

Today's Tip: Check online for coupons and deals before making a purchase.  With websites like Deal Taker and Coupon Mom, you can save money on everything from restaurant meals and  groceries to clothes and electronics.  

Hope you find a way to incorporate today's tip into your routine this week!