Jul 31 2008
The Internet Can Help you With your Frugal Budget Part 1
Your probably over there thinking, okay she has lost her mind. The Internet is expensive, so how in the world can this help me on my budget. Well There are many ways it can help you. As long as you already have the Internet. I don’t suggest adding another bill if you don’t need to. But for most people, they have the Internet, so lets use it to our advantage.How much are you all paying for gas lately? I know it takes an awful lot of cash to fill up my tank. Its a good thing I am frugal, or we would be walking everywhere we go. With the amount of gas, it really does not pay to drive around and look for a better deal anymore. Before, it wasn’t such a big deal, now it is. If your looking for something, and you would have normally drove around town, trying to see who has the best price, get online and look. Most stores have online websites where you can see what they have in stock, whats on sale and if your lucky, you may even find a coupon you can print for it online. So before you drive around, try surfing the net and comparing prices. Once you have found what your looking for, head over to your favorite search place, and look for a coupon. You might be surprised how many sites have coupons.
Entertainment can also be found online. If you like to watch movies and its something that you do often, you have two choices here. You can either find places online to stream them for free or download them for free. If you want to get real handy, buy some cheap blank DVDs and burn them. A lot cheaper then buying DVDs or renting movies all the time. Another option for this is places like netflix. You can pick all the movies you want online, and they will mail them to your home. You pay one flat fee for the entire month, and they mail them right to your home. The envelope they come in , turns into your postage paid return envelope. So you save your money on paying for each movie, gas money for picking them up and returning them , along with any late fees you may get. With these mail in ones, you never pay a late fee. They also have Game sites, just like this. So if you have a gamer in your life, you might want to check that out as well.
Watch tomorrow for Part 2 in this series!
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