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Week of 3/7/2007

Travel Savings

With Spring Break fast approaching, I thought it wise to offer some advice on travel savings. While pouring over the Sunday Travel Section of the newspaper, I ran across an article on a most interesting way to move around the world -- CouchSurfing . The company's mission statement is: "CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places, create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread tolerance, and facilitate cultural understanding."

What a great idea. Offer your "couch" for travelers' use for as many days as you feel comfortable -- for FREE. You, in turn, travel using other member's couches for FREE. Think you can do Europe on $50 a day this way? I know I could. I signed up immediately and am dreaming about my Grand Tour. This is truly affordable travel if not downright cheap.

Week of 6/20/2007

Get out of debt fast.

It's difficult to save when you're swimming in debt. Today's average household has over $14,500 of debt excluding a mortgage. The average credit card debt among all American households is around $8,500. A $1,000 charge on an average credit card will take almost 22 years to pay, and will cost more than $2,300 in interest ($3,300 total) -- if only 2 percent minimum payments are made.

If you are an average American household and are finding debt strangling your ability to save, we found a product that can help you get out of debt fast and it doesn't cost a fortune. It's $39.95 price tag is a bargain compared to the peace of mind you will gain by becoming debt free.

Debt Reduction Software

Rapid debt reduction software and financial management tools from Zilchworks can help you avoid bankruptcy and get control of credit card debt.

Week of 6/27/2007

How To Do Almost Anything

Do you want to know how to talk like a pirate, survive a shark attack, test to see if a plant is edible? Well, you can discover how to do almost anything at WikiHow.com . The sheer volume of "How To's" is staggering. If you're looking for something to satisfy your creative side, save money on home repairs or just fun things to do, you will find it at WikiHow.com. This interactive site allows you to add your own "How To," edit an existing "How To" or simply suggest a new topic if you can't find what you're looking for. This is a site to explore and have fun with. Call it free entertainment.

Week of 7/11/2007

Amazon Grocery Favorites

Yes, there are great bargains on books, but Amazon.com is so much more. We know Amazon to be all about saving, and one of our favorite places to save is at Amazon Grocery. We've created our own Amazon store with some of our favorite products. We'll keep adding to the store as we continue to try new products designed with savings in mind.

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