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Save Money Exercising

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You haven’t had time to pursue exercise and with holiday indulgences coming due on the credit card you don’t have spare money to buy a gym membership. How can you make sure you get the exercise you need but still save money doing so? Spend Money To Save Money. Heart rate monitor.

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How to Be Green and Save Money

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In fact a lot of the things you can do to stay green actually save you money in the process. To me it’s a no brainer; be green and save money in the process… why wouldn’t you?! Here’s some top ideas to save you money and ease your conscience: Waste Less Food. Use Less Energy.

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Save money growing your own vegetables.

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There are few healthier and better ways to save money than organically growing your own fruit and vegetables in your own garden. appeared first on Prairie Eco-Thrifter.

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

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You can often take advantage of these to save money away from work or grab some gusto during work. Here is a list of some of the other work perks I have experienced: A bigger cube by the window, a display phone, a bigger, faster PC with a bigger monitor than most had. Related posts: 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) We knew it would be a balancing act, so we were working on saving money long before the wedding.

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Homeowners Guide – Will Smart Meters Benefit Your Family?

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Instead, metering will be accurate and readily available for personal monitoring. One advantage of being able to self-monitor your energy usage lies in activities and times of day that are costing excessive amounts. As a family, self-monitoring can become a challenging but rewarding activity.

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Sharing Goods to Reduce Consumption and Cut Waste

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While I can’ say my parents were too thrilled, monitoring all those kids, with some rules in place it would be easy for everyone to share the costs and monitoring. A magazine swap cuts paper waste and saves money. Every kid in my neighborhood used to come swim at my house all summer long. Sports equipment.