Save a thousand dollars a year with these simple tips
My day in the sun has finally come --- at
long last, it's cool to be a skinflint. Everyone suddenly wants
to save money, and the simple living magazines are scurrying to tell us
all how to be more frugal. I heartily agree with all of their
tips (which I can't seem to find on the internet), but I know that most
folks aren't going to make huge changes in their lives in the interest
of frugality. Instead, this week's lunchtime series offers four
ways to save money without really changing your lifestyle.
If you put all four of my tips into practice, you could have an extra
$1,000 (or more) in your pocket every year. Whoa! What will
you do with all that extra cash? If you're doing well, why not
tithe 10% of the excess to a charity you believe in? Here are
some of my favorite charities to get you started:
- The Clinch Coalition
- The Sierra Club
- Appalachian Voices
- Appalachian Community Fund
- National Public Radio
- Population Media Center
Remember --- think
globally, act locally!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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