Link Click Tip

When clicking on a link in a post, right click the link and select "open in new window". This keeps your current page open and the new link will open in a new window.

Search This Blog

Blog Archive


Savings Garden

a little of this and a little of that and a whole lot of savings.

Upromise 1/01/2009



Have you heard about Upromise? If you haven't looked into the program, now is a good time to do so. If you sign up for your free membership in the month of January, you'll get a free $10 Restaurant.com gift certificate! Offer begins 1/1/09

So what's the program? Upromise has thousands of partners nationwide, brought together under one convenient service for college.
Every time you make an eligible purchase, our partners return a portion of that money back to you. Those earnings accumulate in your Upromise account until you decide to use it to invest in a 529 plan, help pay down eligible student loans or assist with college expenses—all tax-free!

shop online through upromise.com.
Get 1%-25% back from eligible purchases at more than 600 online retailers when you shop through upromise.com. » Learn more

eat at our participating restaurants.
Get up to 8% back from more than 8,000 restaurants as a Preferred Diner when you pay with a registered credit or debit card. » Learn more

go to the grocery store or drug store.
Get 1-3% back on thousands of eligible items when you scan a Upromise registered grocery or drug store card at checkout. » Learn more

invite family and friends.
You can save over 2 times more when your family and friends help! » Learn more

50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do 12/31/2008

Here is a list of 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do (give or take) with links to show you how to do them. If you need ideas for your New Year's List it's a great place to start.

How would things change in your household if you turned off the T.V. for a week? Check out this Post on 40 Positive Effects of a T.V. Free Week.

18 Means for Living Below Your Means.

Here are some other ideas I love for New Year's To Dos from around the blogosphere:

1. Hang out with someone new every week.
2. Go to the park or something equivalent every day
3. Keep track of every penny you spend this year (mint.com)
4. Grocery Shop, Clean the house and do laundry on the same day every week
5. Plan meals for the week more consistently (menu plan Monday)
6. Don't buy anything for six months. (Be less wasteful and don't consume as much.)
7. Write each of the people that are very important to me a handwritten letter.
8. Be better at birthday's