Category: Frugal

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Get Hundreds Of Magazines For Little Or No Cost.

It’s that time again! Want some free magazines of your choice delivered to your door? Did you run out of airline miles and cannot get any more free ones out of them? You can now choose from hundreds of different magazines and white papers free of charge on my new magazine page here within My Two Dollars, in partnership with magazine provider RevResponse.com. I have gotten a ton of magazines from services like this in the past many times, and it is a pretty cool and easy way to get them without spending a dime. While most all of them are free of charge, they will normally ask you a few qualifying questions before approving you for your selections, so be ready to answer a short couple of questions about yourself. Browse through the list of free magazines, white papers, downloads and podcasts to find the titles and editions that best match your skills and interests; topics include accounting, education, automotive, electronics, construction, internet, medicine, banking, financial planning, multi-media and trading. Simply complete the application form and submit it. Remember to fill out the forms completely so you will be sure to be approved. Some of the magazines you can choose from include:

Save Money, Reduce Waste: Stop Buying And Start Borrowing.

Why is that we are all so concerned with “owning” things? I believe it has something to do with past generations needing to hoard food and other products in order to survive…but somehow we have turned hoarding into an art form and we now buy and keep everything! I truly believe that renting or borrowing everything you possibly can not only saves money but also reduces the amount of waste (both in plastic packaging, etc. and shipping costs) that we generate in our every day lives. Sure, you are probably not going to rent furniture or cookware, but why not rent the things that you don’t need to own or will only use occasionally?

Rice is Nice..And Cheap!

This is a guest post by Pamela Grundy, writer for Personal Finance Analyst. Personal Finance Analyst is an online community of bloggers dedicated to taking the mystery out of money and helping you to live a happier, more successful life with the money you have.

Today at Personal Finance Analyst I was researching the savings benefits (dollar wise) of vegetarianism, and I kept thinking throughout the rest of my day how a large part of the world’s population lives on mostly rice, supplemented by small amounts of other foods. They stay slimmer than Americans and they stay healthier than Americans. They don’t seem to mind rice.

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35 Ways To Watch Television for Free Without Cable Or Satellite

At my house, basic digital cable TV cost over $69 per month (plus taxes) and I watch maybe 10 or 15 of the 150+ channels that they provide me, meaning that I pay for many channels that I have no interest in. With the price of just about everything headed skyward, and paychecks plummeting, paid cable and satellite TV is often one of the first things to go from anyone’s budget.

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What Sucks The Budget Of Working People.

The following is a guest post from The Shark Investor

You don’t need to be frugal at home. Taking short showers and putting energy saving lights is admirable, but it doesn’t have big impact on your financial balance. The flaws of your daily budget are elsewhere – in your office and on the way to it. What part of your income goes truly for yourself and what part is wasted because of your work?

Here are some things which really suck your budget:

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