331 ways to cut costs!
By Bankrate.com
"If you know how to spend less
than you get, you have the philosopher's stone."
-- Benjamin Franklin
 As
our founding father Ben Franklin's famous quote so aptly proves,
spending less than one earns is an age-old goal.
Even though there's nothing new
about the desire to hang on to more of our money, it seems
like there are always new and exciting ways to spend it.
Who today can imagine a life without
air conditioning or credit cards or television, let alone
DVDs, ipods or mocha frappuccino® grandes? There's always
something out there tempting us to pull out our credit card
or set up an "easy payment" schedule. Most of us
are expert consumers, but how many of us are pros at pinching
pennies?
Here at Bankrate.com, our goal
is to help you, the consumer, to save more of your hard-earned
money and to spend it wisely. Over the years, our experts
have identified hundreds of ways to cut costs on all sorts
of financial experiences -- from buying a home to shopping
for groceries or finding the best cell phone plan for your
budget.
Here's a roundup of the best of the money-saving
tips covering all sorts of everyday expenses such as electricity
and gas, as well as some of the irregular expenses such as
travel insurance and financing a mortgage.
Happy savings!
Click on the links below to start saving in
each category.
-- Posted Aug. 20, 2004
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