Super Cool Money Saving Tips from Michael Spadaccini
I had a job loss about two years ago, and at 36 years old I had to learn all over again how do not spend money like a sailor on shore leave. I learned some very cool tips, and even though I'm back working, I've adopted these tips in my daily life.
1. 1000 a year tip- Iced Tea
One of the greatest money-saving changes I ever made my life was switching from about 3 gallons of Diet Coke a week to Iced Tea that I make myself. With all the bottles of Diet Coke as well as getting diet Cokes in the big jugs at restaurants, I figured I was spending about $40-$50 a week just on soda. Even worse, we all know it's a very good for you. Now, you can buy a box of tea bags at Cosco for two or three dollars. That box of tea will make dozens of gallons of iced tea. Without the chemicals, the carbonation, and antioxidants in the tea, it's a much healthier way to live and you can save a ton of money.
2. Use auction snipers
You can use an auction sniping service like auctionsniper.com to buy stuff on eBay auctions at better prices. You set up a bid on the sniping site, and the sniping site places the bid on eBay for you with five seconds left in the auction-- the other bidders don't have time to react, so you can save money on the final purchase price because you avoid a bidding war. I've used this trick for everything from piano tools to sock. It works.
More tips later!
