FYI, modern cars can shut off the gas while coasting, so turning off the ignition is unnecessary. The movement of the wheels & transmission keeps the engine turning even without fuel. The only time you're wasting gas is while completely stopped (eg. at a stop light), since it then has to use a little gas to keep the engine at idle.
DCheesiof VA10:49AM October 03, 2012
these cheapo suggestions are nothing new - who gets paid to write this stuff and where do I sign up?
maryof CA12:43AM September 17, 2012
One frugal tip that I have used now for the past few years is to easily make my own laundry detergent. Here is a step by step guide, that in the end only costs about .02 Cents a wash. http://www.wickedfrugal.com/make-your-own-laundry-detergent-for-2-cents-a-wash/
John @WickedFrugalof MA11:39AM July 18, 2012
These are the most ridiculous ideas I've ever heard to save money. Get rid of your house and move into an RV???? As if!
Camilla Beckerof CA1:59AM July 17, 2012
"One person can save over $30 a year by switching from toilet paper to newspaper articles"
How does that work when the newspaper is electronic?
anonof CA5:53PM June 06, 2012
Most are ridiculous. How about working at a better job, working smarter, putting other people to work.
Mostly billionaires should concentrate on charity work. The majority of Americans struggle.
crystalof CA10:28AM June 06, 2012
Transfer your savings to the Chase Manhattan and commit suicide - this is the cheapest for everybody, environmentally responsible and you will please the well payed Wall-Street experts, that drove us over the cliff (...with our greed helping them, though...).
annonymusof NY9:40AM June 06, 2012
One person can save over $30 a year by switching from toilet paper to newspaper articles.
Annonymusof CA11:36PM June 05, 2012
This list is pretty sad really and the last 3 are too extreme. It's sad things have to get to this point where it's practically irreversable for anyone to give a hoot about what's happening to their country.
NMof CA12:52AM March 02, 2012
I think it's important to tackle the big projects first. Then after each major financial project, there's a ton of other ones and so many opportunities you can then explore when before you had other things on your mind.
For instance, after accomplishing buying a place, and taking care of it and then later refinancing it and then addressing your savings and your job and paying things off, then you start to realize that the last time you were at a discount store you could have done an online search of what you bought on sale that you really liked, realized how expensive it was and gone back and bought alot more, because next time it won't be there.
Course you would have done that if it were not for the bigger projects, but the bigger ones are more important and should come first.
You realize all other sorts of ways to find deals, sometimes there's one to be had, sometimes not, but always worth checking.
It's constant maintenance, and it's important for people to remember the times when it was always maintenance no matter the income. Somewhere along the way people lost this, but even retired people still practice it. You can't live every day like you're out on a date just because you have a job.
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DCheesi of VA 10:49AM October 03, 2012
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John @WickedFrugal of MA 11:39AM July 18, 2012
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anon of CA 5:53PM June 06, 2012
crystal of CA 10:28AM June 06, 2012
annonymus of NY 9:40AM June 06, 2012
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