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627+ Absolutely Free Things for You & Your Family!

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I have to confess it, “free” is just about my favorite word. I just love free things and I don’t think there’s ever a time when I can have enough of them. You are probably saying to yourself, well if it’s free just how good can it really be? After all, who would give away free valuable stuff in this day and age?

There are many free things for you and your family to enjoy if you know where to look. Check out my list of everything from birthday deals to free events.

As hard to believe as it might be, there are literally hundreds of things you can get for absolutely nothing these days, and they are all a real value to you or to someone you know. The trick is in knowing where they are and what if anything you need to do to take advantage of these treats! Continue reading

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Blogiversary Time: Celebrating 3 Years on the Blog

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I’m 3 today! I know I don’t look my age. Must be in the genes. Amazingly, time continues to fly by and it’s hard to believe it has been 3 years since I started writing Super Saving Tips. It really has been fun writing posts, reading your comments, and answering questions you have submitted from time to time.

As we celebrate the 3rd blogiversary for Super Saving Tips, I look back on the journey thus far and thank all my readers for their time and attention.

A Look Back

In the beginning, back in 2014, it seemed so easy to sit down and write off a post about something that had happened to me during my career or something that happened to my family that I could share with all of you. Would you believe that since then I’ve now published almost 300 posts! Ironically, I have never really thought of myself as a writer. I’m not saying that just to elicit some kind words from any of you, I really didn’t write much or even well in school. I never really kept notes, a diary, or a journal about my career but I do have a tremendous recall of the events that I write about, even those from my long ago childhood. Continue reading

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My New Cable TV Savings Thanks to a Little Complaining

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Watching TV, having a telephone, and using the internet have become so dammed expensive these days, which is one reason people are “cutting the cord” left and right. My cable TV bill is now the same price as my monthly gas and electric bill is and that’s really ridiculous! But if you’re not ready to leave cable, for whatever reason, what can you do?

Lots of people are cutting the cord to cable TV, but you can still get savings with your cable package. Here's how I got my latest deal and saved a bundle.

This year, somehow they snuck in charging us to watch good old regular TV shows on demand if they are older than a few weeks. This is something I didn’t even know about until I went to view one episode of something I have missed on my DVR. This isn’t a movie or a special pay per view event, it’s a TV show! They all used to be free until this year. Continue reading

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Yard Sale 2017 or How I Cleaned Out the Closets…Again!

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You’ve probably heard the old law that your possessions will increase to fill the space available for their storage. Even if you haven’t heard of it, you’ve probably experienced it in your own home. I currently live here in central NJ with my wife in a condo: 2 bedrooms and 2 baths with living room, dining room and eat-in kitchen. It’s about 1,200 square feet in total.  It’s very nice, just too small for all our stuff. Or more correctly, our stuff is too big for our home.  Here’s a solution…a yard sale!

We all have too much stuff, but there's a solution...have a yard sale! Here's some tips on having a successful sale and how my yard sale went.

Frankly, all my life I have been used to a lot more living space than we have now and that had resulted in some serious space problems. I’m not sure if you will believe me, but we both still have things in the original boxes from the time we both moved into this home. Those original boxes are still taped shut and enclose some things that might be older than your kids or even you who may be reading this post! Literally, almost every square inch of our closet space is totally packed with “stuff”. I complain about it almost every day but I’ve been so lazy about it that that’s all I have done. I’m really good about complaining. Continue reading

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I Love the Internet! (Especially for Personal Finance)

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I love the internet! I mean I really, really love the net. Yes, of course I love my wife Suzanne very much, but I love the internet. Can’t I just marry it too and pledge my everlasting love and devotion?

While these days it's taken for granted, I love the internet! Here's just some of the ways it has improved personal finance, not to mention everything else.

The internet is always there when I need it (barring a power failure). I thank you batteries and Wi-Fi very much for that. Yes, I can use my laptop or smartphone and take it anywhere I go and that’s a really good thing, isn’t it? Continue reading

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Should You Get an Attorney for Traffic Tickets?

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I recently spent the day with my good friend who went to court on a traffic ticket here in my hometown…hey, I’m retired so I have a lot of free time on my hands. I was there as moral support armed with a little bit of knowledge that I have from some of the memorable and yet unpleasant experiences I have had over the years trying to fight a ticket in court.

Well, there’s some good news and some bad news here to report. The good news is, of course, you get your day in court before the judge. The bad news is that nothing I have ever experienced has really changed. You probably can appear in court until you are blue in the face, you’re more than likely to be ruled guilty as charged and you’ll have to pay a fine or worse. It may be even much worse than you think. So today I’d like to write about whether you need an attorney for traffic tickets.

Getting an attorney for traffic tickets may be the smart thing to do. Check out my experiences with traffic court and decide for yourself.

The System is Really “Big League”

If you have ever gotten a traffic ticket, like a speeding ticket, a drunken driving ticket, or a ticket related to an accident, then you probably have received from one to a dozen solicitations from lawyers who make a living representing people like you and me in traffic court. These guys practice this kind of law exclusively and sometimes handle dozens of these cases a week. Continue reading

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What is the Best-Kept Secret to Big Success?

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If you had the ability to sit down and ask a self-made millionaire, “What is the secret to your success?”…what do you think they would answer? I bet you’d be very surprised. It more than likely would be a simple and straightforward answer. My guess is this: “Dream BIG!”

Whatever your goals in life are, the secret to success is a special kind of positive thinking. Can you really think your way to success? I believe you can!

When do we dream big?

The concept of dreaming big isn’t a new one by any means. In fact, I bet that back in the Stone Age there were people who dreamed big about things like having one of the biggest caves or having the best furs to keep warm in the cold. The point is that the “dream” itself is the very first step that you must take in life, if you ever hope to make your life the best it can be. Continue reading

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Financially Savvy Saturdays #185

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Welcome to Financially Savvy Saturdays, the savviest personal finance blog hop on the planet, created specifically for personal finance writers! We welcome all things money here. Whether you’ve written anything from money based future predictions to the best way to maximize your earnings on Etsy, you’re invited to link-up.

If it ties into personal finance, we want to read it!

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This weekend I’m excited to welcome Gary from Super Savings Tips, where he writes greats tips anyone can use to save money and stretch their budget. Continue reading

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Do You Save Collectibles for Fun…or Profit?

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I have to admit that I’m a bit of a collector, and I’ve been gathering collectibles since I was a kid. I’ve also been looking around for ways to make some extra money and wondered: could my collections make me a profit?

Gathering collectibles like stamps or coins can be a fun hobby, but some people collect with the hopes of making a profit. Can it really be profitable?

As the saying goes, sometimes you have to spend money to make money, and that’s certainly true when you collect items. It is an activity that almost everyone has participated in at some time or another in their lives. I have done it and I’m betting that you have as well. It says something about you and your personality when you are a “collector” as your collection usually involves something that’s close to your heart and that you really enjoy. Continue reading

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Financial News of the Future: The News 20 Years from Now!

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Back in the late 1960’s, the classic TV show Laugh-In featured a segment that was called “News of the Future”. It was supposed to be just humor but amazingly their predictions of what would happen hit the mark quite a few times and when you look back on it you might even say “yeah, I could have seen that coming!”

Today I'm bringing you the financial news of the future, 20 years in advance! Imagine what you could do if you knew what was yet to come.

It would be so cool to actually be able to predict things in the future. First of all, you could make a living at it because just about everyone would be interested in it if you actually could deliver. But further, you could make yourself a small fortune placing your bets on things like stocks and bonds, gambling events, and sporting events, parlaying your abilities into big profits! Continue reading