With all the spending going on in the next few days, I thought I would share a couple ideas that we have used for Christmas gifts. Everyone likes food. Since we first dated, my wife has baked for the holidays. All the relatives are happy with the breads and cookies. She skipped one year and [...]
The grocery store deal may be great. But is it worth it to stock up and use an extra refrigerator or freezer? Maybe not… You can spend up to $120 in electricity per year using a second refrigerator or freezer. This is $10 a month to run. Are you saving $10 a month by stocking [...]
On October 15th, participating blogs will put up a post, video or podcast about poverty. Everyday I am looking at ways to reduce my own poverty and most of my articles can help you to save money. So for my part today the focus is on how you can help others. I have looked at [...]
Unclutterer.com has an article that is interesting Can a deep freezer save you money on meals? Also if you already have a freezer don’t forget to check its temperature. Just my 2 cents. Jim @ ChangeJarSavings.com © 2008 ChangeJarSavings.com
Years ago banks used to have Christmas clubs. It was a special savings account that you could start in summer and put a little money in each week until Thanksgiving. Some would let you keep donating till about December 15th. Then at the designated time you could pick up your money for buying Christmas presents. [...]
