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JOIN AN ENTHUSIASTS CLUB TO SAVE

February 1st 2010 12:38
One of the best ways to cut the costs of engaging in hobbies
and recreational activities is to join an enthusiasts club. Clubs
have the buying clout to negotiate lower prices on products,
services and travel.

Take a ski club for instance. Many ski clubs own and operate
their own ski houses in resort regions where members can book
extremely reasonable lodging and meals.

Ski clubs are also actively courted by ski resorts throughout the world
who actively seek their group travel business. Ski resorts offer ski clubs
attractive prices on lodging, meals, lift tickets, equipment rentals and lessons.


They also usually add fun group activities such as races and wine and
cheese receptions, not to mention free familiarization trips--"fam trips"--
for club officers.

In many cases, ski club members are offered discounts at specific
ski and snowboard shops.

No matter what your interests--model trains, remote controlled model
aircraft, antique radios, gourmet dining, scuba diving........---there is a
club out there which welcomes and recruits new members.

In most cases, enthusiasts clubs' dues are modest and usually include
a newsletter subscription. The best part of these clubs are: they're fun!
People who share a common recreational pursuit always have
something to talk about.

It's not unusual for romances to sprout on club trips, especially during
ski club sponsored adventures.
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THE GREAT GASOLINE PRICE GAME

January 22nd 2010 12:42
Ever notice that the price of gasoline tends to rise in spurts
and drop back down a few weeks later? To minimize your
average cost per gallon it pays to tune into these prize waves.

Say for example, you notice the price per gallon at your local
stations has been steadily rising every other day. This is
good time to fill your tank and perhaps a few extra portable
five gallon cans as well.

This strategy will help you to get through a week or so of rising
prices. Then when you need gas again during inflationary
price spikes, just buy the minimum gallons you need to get through

the day.

If everyone did this, demand would fall and commodity traders daily
haul would fall as well.

Another money saving strategy is it to make a habit of always purchasing
gas at the station offering the lowest price, even if the difference is a
cent or two. The other stations, most of which are "convenience stores",
will soon get the message that business is dropping off, not only in gasoline
sales but high profit food and beverage sales as well.

Try sharing notes with your friends and coworkers where the best gas price
is on a daily basis through electronic communication or face-to-face.

Have hope though. Mass produced electric cars are coming!
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SAVE ON U.S. POSTAGE

January 11th 2010 19:15
Had it with the ever increasing price of U.S. postage stamps.
It seems that every couple of years, the clowns who run the
U.S. Postal Service want to hit consumers up for a rate
increase despite the declining quality of their services.

Here are a few ways to fight back:

1) Pay regular bills online rather than mailing a check.
2) Phone in your bill payment. More and more companies
can receive a payment transfer by getting your checking
account numbers over the phone and the amount you
wish to issue the check for.
3) Make it a habit to stockpile their so called "Forever Stamps."
You know the rates are going to go up, so consider buying
the Forever Stamps as a hedge against inflation. Keep
them in a fire-proof lockbox at home for ready, safe access.
4) We DO NOT RECOMMEND that you allow anyone to
directly deduct monthly bills from your checking account.
That's a recipe ripe for fraud for crooked employees to
saute up.
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START XMAS SHOPPING TODAY

January 7th 2010 12:22
Today is the day to start shopping for Xmas, that is if you'd like to
save major money. This week, many retail chain stores throughout
the world have slashed prices on Christmas specific products in hopes


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SAVE ON LOTTERY TICKETS

December 31st 2009 12:03
For those of us who are regular players of government run
lotteries, the idea is to win while spending the least amount of
money. Right


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SAVE ON SKI VACATIONS

December 22nd 2009 21:43
Here's a number of ways to save on your next ski vacation. First and
foremost, avoid the "holiday" periods when demand is high with prices
to match. Second, always check a ski resort's website "deals" section


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ELECTRONIC GROCERY SAVINGS

December 15th 2009 22:37
Before visiting the shopping arena most of us must visit on a
weekly basis--the "Supermarket Chain Store"--try checking
their websites before visiting. In many cases, the chain


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SAVE ON CHRISTMAS TREES

December 9th 2009 19:44
If you absolutely must have a Christmas tree in your home
this month, we have a few tips for you to save your hard
earned your hard earned dinero. We'll move from extreme


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SAVVY SUPERMARKET STRATEGIES

December 7th 2009 20:45
The best way to stretch the weekly food dollars, is to not eat: Fast.
Barring that, try developing a plan before you enter the 12-ring
circus of supermarket aisles


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BE A BENEVOLENT SCROOGE

December 3rd 2009 21:09
This Christmas, instead of struggling to buy people on your list
gifts that they have no need of and will probably hate anyway,
save money by doing something useful for those truly in need


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