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Quit Your Costly Habits & Invest Your Proceeds – DFA Tip of the Week – 5/4/2009

This weeks tip involves…quitting a costly habit to save money!

For the purposes of this article we are defining a costly habit as any unnecessary or noncritical product, service, or practice that consumes your money on a regular basis.

What costly habits do you have? Have you ever compiled a list of habits that cost you more than you want to pay? Today I challenge you to make that list, kick those habits, and invest your proceeds! I’ll get you started by listing a few expensive habits.

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Free Haircuts = Save Money – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/27/2009

by Matt Jabs

I have always hated having to pay for haircuts. To me getting my hair cut is kind of like mowing my lawn, it just keeps growing & we just keep cutting, over & over & over. If I break it down, including tip haircuts were costing us around $20/month. Here is what my wife & I did to cut that down to $0/month!

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Automatic Bill Pay Concerns – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/20/2009

by Matt Jabs

This weeks tip involves…reasons NOT TO USE automatic bill payments.

Automatic bill payment can be one of the best ways to repair bad credit and is a very good thing 90% of the time. It is the other 10% I would like to focus on today!

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Help When Overwhelmed by Personal Finances – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/13/2009

by Matt Jabs

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!” ~Lao Tzu

All of this Personal Finance business can be overwhelming! Debt repayment vs. Reduce Monthly Bills vs. Saving & Investing, etc.
Follow these guidelines to avoid becoming overwhelmed.

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Financial Fasting! – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/6/2009

by Matt Jabs

This weeks tip involves…the benefits of financial fasting!
While voluntary abstinence from food is indeed the prime example of biblical fasting, today I challenge you to apply this concept to your finances, that you may benefit.

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5 Minutes to Lower Monthly Bills – DFA Tip of the Week – 3/30/2009

by Matt Jabs

There are many ways to reduce costs in our everyday lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. “And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.” Luke 19:17 [...]

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Budget Your Money! – DFA Tip of the Week – 3/23/2009

by Matt Jabs

There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. “And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.” Luke [...]

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Dryer Savings – DFA Tip of the Week – 3/16/2009

by Matt Jabs

There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. “And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.” Luke [...]

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Free Eggs! – DFA Tip of the Week – 3/9/2009

by Matt Jabs

This weeks tip involves…getting free farm fresh eggs! If you or anyone you know has ever raised laying hen chickens, then you know how challenging it can be to keep your egg carton count on pace with your never ending egg supply.

If you employ this tip you will be a help to your local chicken farmers, promote recycling among your friends, family, & coworkers, and be very likely to get free eggs out of the deal!

In order to get free eggs from your local chicken farmer, start by doing any or all of the following:

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Split Meals – DFA Tip of the Week – 3/2/2009

by Matt Jabs

This weeks tip offers frugal instruction on “going out to eat”.

My wife & I have progressively adopted a few strategies to help us save while dining out at restaurants. Let me begin by reminding you that if you truly want to save more money, then you need to greatly limit the frequency of going out to eat. However, when you do eat out there are several strategies to follow to help limit your spending. I have listed several useful tips regarding eating out in past editions of our DFA Tip of the Week, but today would like to focus on 2 strategies involving how to order meals:

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Order Water! – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/23/2009

by Matt Jabs

There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. This weeks tip involves a subject my wife & I have been practicing lately; though I did not think to blog on the subject until [...]

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