Tightwad Tuesday

Fun and Free Kid Friendly Activities

April 14, 2009

Back in December, I wrote a post about one of my favorite sources for kid-friendly activities in my area – GoCityKids. However, I recently discovered another website that has some great ideas for things to do with kids in your own city (and when you’re traveling too).The site is called Best Kid Friendly Travel, …

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2009 Making Work Pay Credit

April 7, 2009

This year, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In real people’s terms, it’s the stimulus bill. Well, what’s in it for you?If you think back to previous stimulus packages, the key to the package was a rebate check that you received in the mail. You will also receive a …

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Boost College Savings with a 529 Plan

March 31, 2009

Although opinions vary about whether you should provide some or all of your child’s college tuition, if you do plan on saving for college, you will want to maximize your earnings.I have spoken in the past about how I’m using UPromise to boost our college savings (about $1,600 earned since 2001), but we are also [...]

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Making the Switch to Cloth Napkins

March 24, 2009

Thanks to Sara from Learning the Frugal Life for writing this guest post on her family’s journey to using cloth napkins!My family switched to cloth napkins about a month ago. I have been thinking about making the switch for about a year and finally decided to take the step. It was actually a …

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Check Your Credit Report for Free

March 17, 2009

What would you do if you applied for a home loan and found out that someone had been using your identity for years? You can find out for free if you’ve been a victim of identity theft (or if they somehow put something incorrectly on your credit report).In 2001, Congress passed the Fair Credit …

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Double (or Triple) Charitable Contributions with Matching Gifts

March 3, 2009

Do you make charitable contributions each year? In addition to our church tithes, my husband and I like to make small contributions to our alumni universities and a few other small charities. Although, we are unable to give too much money, we can double our contribution just by doing a little bit of …

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Get Cash-back When You Shop Online

February 24, 2009

Do you get cash-back when you shop online? If you don’t, you’re missing out on one of the many good reasons to make purchases online. How Does it Work? Every time I’m about to make a purchase online, I shop through a cash-back site and get a % of cash back on my purchase. For [...]

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Preparing for a Layoff

February 17, 2009

Thanks to Tia from Tia’s Saving Cents for writing a guest post for me on preparing for a layoff.A few months ago I learned that my job would be ending this April. I am very blessed. I received a lot of notice and the plan I am leaving with has a severance package, …

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