Savvy Saving Bytes

In the next three months, three big holidays will come roaring down Commercial Avenue. Already, all the orange and black trappings of Halloween are flooding stores from coast to coast. And only minutes away, zillions of products with a Thanksgiving motif will start packing shelves in all their autumn colored splendor. Approximately a second after [...]

One of the simplest ways to save money is to ask yourself before each purchase (not including food and basic needs), do I need this or do I want it? If you reply, I need it – and can afford it – great. Buy it! But if you reply, I want it, the next question [...]

And save $8.00 a month, which, I admit, doesn’t sound particularly impressive. But if you multiply that by ten years, my dears, you’ll be richer by almost $1,000. How is this possible? If you’re a big spender and subscribe to cable TV services above and beyond basic cable, you are unfortunately out of this money [...]

The cigarette box had outlived its function long ago. I still held on to it, both as an admirer of its silver beauty and as a remembrance of its owner. But what could I use it for now? A jewelry box for earrings? Maybe, but metal against medal would lead to inevitable scratching. And the [...]