Here are the 20 best tips culled
from your entries in this month's Frugal $ense contest.
Click on any of the links to read a tip and rate it.
You may rate as many tips as you'd like, but please
only once per tip. See
rules.
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The tip with the highest average at the end of the
month earns the tipster $100!
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Robert J. Ketterer, of King George, Va., won $100, for his tip, which
was rated No. 1 by Bankrate readers last month. For more
information on this tip and its author, read our interview
with the Frugal $ense contest winner.
Winning tip:
Don't split on clothing sales "Don't split just because the store doesn't have your pants size. My wife and I recently went on a trip and found an outlet that was having an "80 percent off" sale. We scoured the clearance racks for dress pants that had my waist size but were anywhere from an inch to a few inches longer in length. We purchased four pairs of pants and then took them to a seamstress to have them altered. In the long run, we still came out way ahead because we were able to take advantage of a good opportunity and I now have four new pairs of pants.
P.S. We also paid for everything in cash, saving even more!"
