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7 Ways To Save Money On Dental Care & Bills.

Go more often. There, that’s my advice to you. Now go to the dentist! OK, I am only partially kidding — but going more often can certainly save you a ton of money in dental expenses because your dentist can usually catch problem spots before they become even bigger issues! That was my dentists’ biggest piece of advice to me yesterday after getting a cleaning, because it had been a while since I had gone. Turns out that I have 3 pretty major problems that need to be taken care of ASAP, for two reasons:

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By David

How To Save Money On Printer Ink.

A few months ago, I ran out of ink for my HP C4280 in the middle of a big printing job. “No problem”, I thought, as I opened my supply drawer only to find that I had no new ink cartridges! This meant only one thing — I was going to have to drive into town to buy ink at some ridiculous cost. So how much was my color ink cartridge from the local office supply store here in town? A whopping $28.99! That expense hurt really bad, but I didn’t have time to either buy ink over the internet or drive to Santa Fe to go to a more popular office store. So I learned a valuable lesson on being prepared, and I now buy my ink online in advance and have it shipped to my house. This saves me a ton of money and a 69 mile run to the store in Santa Fe! Since prices vary so often, and some stores offer free shipping or discounts, I always check a bunch of different websites before I do my ordering. Here are three that I have actually tried and been pretty happy with so far:

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By David

Taking The Day Off For Labor Day.

Hope you guys all have a great day off and be sure to get outside!

photo by Zevotron

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By David

Frugal Fire Starters Made At Home.

This will be a short and simple post, but I thought maybe some of you guys might appreciate it. You know how people buy specially-made fire starters for either their home fireplace or for when they go camping? Well, there really is no need to do so, as you probably already have the makings of great fire starters right in your own home — in the dryer lint basket. I have been collecting any and all dryer lint (mainly in the winter, as all summer I hang my clothes outside to save energy and money) in plastic bread bags, and a tightly bound ball of it makes a great starter for any kind of fire. For my fire pit outside, I put wad of the lint at the bottom and cover it with some bigger kindling and then the firewood, and the dryer lint lights up right away and stays lit long enough to get the kindling started. I used to buy little sticks that were basically covered in gasoline, but no more – dryer lint does the job!

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By David

Blowing The “Eating Out” Budget Out Of The Water.

This month, I absolutely destroyed the budgeted dollar amount for eating out, spending a whopping $327 – with almost a week still left to go before the 1st. Looks like I will be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a few days! I try to keep the dining out budget to under $100 a month at a maximum, which is about 3 or 4 halfway decent meals each month. But this month I had a friends’ family come visit for 4 days, and then this past weekend I had a good friend from Los Angeles come into town, which meant that I spent a lot more time and money at restaurants than I normally do. I did my best to buy enough groceries for all my visitors, but as it always is when people come to visit you in a new town, you rarely find yourself at home.

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