Every Little Bit Helps - Part II

On January 9, I had a post here about different ways to save a little bit… each day or each week. While these amounts don’t seem like much when looked at individually, you’d be surprised at how quickly the little things add up over a year’s time!

I ran across an article from Kiplinger’s titled, “Save $50 a Day (and Feel No Pain)”. The article starts off with, “See how much money you can put back in your pocket” and goes on to cover savings ideas in different topics:

- Banking & Loans
- Health & Insurance Costs
- Utilities
- Food
- Transportation
- Investing
- Leisure
- Must-Have Trends

There are some good ideas here – some relevant to you, others that are not. Looking through the ideas, the Santos household has tried at least ten of these over the past couple of years. I can attest that yes, if you stick to it, the savings are real! One caveat: the $50 per day savings in the title is a bit misleading, as you’d need to do everything suggested in the article to achieve those savings.

Here’s a link to the article: http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2009/02/save-fifty-a-day-and-feel-no-pain.html