Archive for January, 2010

Mr. Cheapies Frugal Shopping Tips


Hello. Mr. Cheapie here again with three more fantastic
I-can’t-believe-I-didn’t-think-of-that frugal shopping tips. I
already gave you my best frugal eating tips at:
http://www.thehappyguy.com/frugal-living-tip.html
Now let’s move away from food, because it is to always important
to buy the sizzle, not the steak. That’s the first tip. If the
steak was any good, why would Madison Avenue spend all [...]

Do you have any money saving tips?

I am trying to convince my parents to buy me a horse. I need to know some money saving tips when buying and keeping a horse. If you are just going to tell me to get a job or offer to do barn work, please don’t answer.

Why do Chinese cut chicken across the bone?

By this I mean, many Chinese recipes, particularly restaurants on the mainland, leave the bone in the chicken and cut the meat across the bone, so that shards and pieces of bones and cartilage are in every bite. This makes it hard to eat, even more so with chopsticks, because you have to tongue and [...]

Car Insurance Tips – the Three Biggest Money Savers


With the rising number of car accidents and the rising cost of car insurance these days you want to be sure you’re getting the best insurance at the best rate. Here are three car insurance tips that will show you how to save the most amount of money.
Car Insurance Tips
Tip #1 – Shop for quotes. [...]

How To Save Money On Gas With Credit Cards


Gas prices continue to rise. Although in recent months we have experienced a slight downturn in the price of light sweet crude, it is projected that by wintertime will be back to our high prices and those peaks may be exceeded. As of this writing some of the highest priced gasoline is in [...]

Energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs – do they use less energy if switched on for only a minute?

I heard that they use a kick of energy when you first switch them on, then use a lot less while they stay on. Is the initial amount more than, say a normal 60w bulb? If so, what is the length of time where the two use the same amount of energy? [...]

The Number One Place for Free Stuff


If you are a web surfer who is tired of looking for free goodies, then you have come across many scams which claim to offer free items in exchange for nothing. It is really hard for someone to find something which is absolutely free with just a simple search; but the fact that these items [...]

Celiac disease affects 1 in 100. But Global diagnosis is related to a country’s wealth. See the results of gluten free demand in GFP Matrix analysis


In this article gluten free research shows:
The definition of Tier 1 (very low) and Tier 3 (very high) gluten markets Outliers to the standard trend called hyper and hypo markets A linear relationship is shown between raw searches and Adjusted Celiac Searches A logarithmic relation is shown between a countries adjusted searches [...]

Simple Steps to Living Frugally


Living frugally isn’t difficult, you simply have to take a few steps. They aren’t large steps, in fact, they are baby steps. The difficult part is staying on the path.

Step One: Know your destination.

You can’t stay on the path towards your goals if you don’t even know what your goals are. Have you ever gone [...]

What did Ben Franklin say about frugality? Is that still an American trait?

Fully-worded Q-thought is this: What did Ben Franklin say about frugality? Is that still an American trait? Or has it been brainwashed out of us at a young age by advertisers?
“As to whether frugality is still “an American trait” — it’s difficult and not very accurate or meaningful to attempt paint such a large [...]