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 | From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor Generally, I don't believe in the whole "two types of people" thing. The exception to this is savers and spenders. I believe that you can split the world right down the middle, and have the whole population squarely in one camp or the other. | |
10 Ways to Save $10 a Day
Me? I'm a spender. And while I like to pretend that I'm Elvis giving away Cadillacs, let's just say my budget doesn't support my enthusiasm.
| 10 Ways to Start Living the Frugal Life
My sister, on the other hand, got all the saving genes. Years ago, she was the only teenager I knew who used coupons, and she's only gotten more frugal since. I used coupons to blot my lipstick and could seriously use a lesson in fiscal responsibility from my little sister. (Option B: Use the advice from this article.)
| What's Keeping You From Saving?
I started saving using the Giant Glass Jar Method. This involves dumping my change into, you guessed it, a giant glass jar. Scoff if you will, but I bought a netbook this year with my savings. (Does it count as savings if you spend it on a netbook? Let's pretend it does.)
| 6 Ways to Buy Things for Less
No. 3 is my favorite: "Shop consignment and save." Otherwise known as: "Acquire goods with labels you usually only see in magazines, at a reasonable cost."
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