09/01/08
5 Random Money Savers #2
1. Use coupons. At one time it may have seemed terribly uncool to be a coupon clipper, but nowadays using those wonderful little cut-outs makes you economically savvy. Check store circulars and websites for coupons and rebates on the items you need and use, and don't forget to mail those rebates in. Remember, it's hip to clip!
2. Brew your own coffee. Even home workers love their Starbucks, but if you stopped yourself from buying that $4 Latte every day, you'd save more than $100 each month. Instead, wake up each morning to the freshly brewed aroma of saving money.
3. Pay bills online. Those 42-cent stamps add up.
4. Never use ATMs that charge a fee. Do you really think you should be paying to have access to your own hard-earned cash?
5. Install a water-filtration system. We know you've gotten used to toting plastic water bottles around, but drinking your own purified tap water (from a thermos or any other washable container) not only saves you money in the long run, but the environment as well.
 

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