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40 Ways to Save Money on Monthly Expenses - The Simple Dollar More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by slowy | permalink
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Hot water heaters account for about 14% of the average home's energy costs, and many people have theirs set higher than necessary, using extra energy. To s
For further reading: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/trimming-the-fat-forty-ways-to-reduce-your-monthly-required-spending/ ^[1]

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Lower Your Monthly Bills Checklist More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Nathalie Dubois | permalink
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Some tips will be helpful reminders; other ideas will be new to you. Each tried-and-true strategy could save you $100 or more.
Tags: monthly bills,cut monthly bills, lower monthly bills, utilities, taxes, save money, spend less, cable bill, internet bill, cell phone bill, health care costs, transportation costs

For further reading: http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/lower-monthly-bills ^[2]

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11 Expenses Destroying Your Budget More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Max Dekker | permalink
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These budget busters can do some damage.
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For further reading: http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/11-expenses-destroying-your-budget ^[3]

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30 Ways To Cut Your Monthly Expenses More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by turyza | permalink
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Trying to save cash? Here are 30 simple and sure-fire ways to cut expenses on everyday items and free up your money for the things you truly want.

For further reading: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/30-ways-cut-your-monthly-expenses.html ^[4]

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Our Unemployment Budget: How We Cut Our Monthly Spending By $1,000 More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Cesare morelli | permalink
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When my husband was laid off from his job, 75% of our income disappeared. We had to start saving—and fast.
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2013/03/26/our-unemployment-budget-how-we-cut-our-monthly-spending-by-1000/ ^[5]

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Save $400/mo with these 98 Tips More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Steve SLB 73 | permalink
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Follow these great budget tips to save $400/mo in just minutes per day.
Tags: frugal living tips, cut your spending, cut your spending by $400 a month

For further reading: http://www.thebudgetdiet.com/cut-your-spending-by-400-a-month ^[6]

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How to Reduce Expenses More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Ann Curry | permalink
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A successful way to save money is to reduce expenses. There are many ways you can stretch your dollars and help avoid that "too much money at the end of the month" feeling. Some of these steps will take planning and investigation but they...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Expenses ^[7]

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10 Ways to Lower Your Monthly Expenses More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Lynnette Kluver | permalink
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Maximize savings for your household by cutting your monthly budget expenses. Saving money on those recurring monthly household expenses means that your savings happen every month. Cut your monthly budget with these 10 tips.

For further reading: http://workathomemoms.about.com/od/finances/tp/cutmonthlybudget.htm ^[8]

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Ann Curry, Max Dekker, turyza, Nathalie Dubois, Cesare morelli, slowy, Lynnette Kluver, Steve SLB 73

References & Citations

1. http://www.thesimpledollar.com/trimming-the-fat-forty-ways-to-reduce-your-monthly-required-spending/

2. http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/lower-monthly-bills

3. http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/11-expenses-destroying-your-budget

4. http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/30-ways-cut-your-monthly-expenses.html

5. http://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2013/03/26/our-unemployment-budget-how-we-cut-our-monthly-spending-by-1000/

6. http://www.thebudgetdiet.com/cut-your-spending-by-400-a-month

7. http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Expenses

8. http://workathomemoms.about.com/od/finances/tp/cutmonthlybudget.htm