10 Simple Ways to Save Money

10 Simple Ways to Save Money

1. Bank online

a. schedule your bill payments and avoid late fees

b. online bill pay cuts out the cost of checks

c. eliminate the cost of stamps

bonus: reduce paper waste

2. Sell the TV (Keep the Computer)

a. Get free entertainment online (see online videos at specific networks or try hulu)

b. Try Netflix or some service like it

c. Borrow friends' DVDs

3. Cook at home

a. Get recipes to try out at home from the web

b. Make enough dinner to cover lunch for work the next day

c. Live healthier

4. Buy in bulk the things you use

a. household items: sponges, dish soap, laundry detergent, etc.

b. body care items: vitamins, razors, soap, toothpaste, etc.

c. food stuffs: juice, cereal, meats & fish, canned goods, etc.

5. Do you really still have a house phone?

6. Stop buying water

7. Love what you have

8. Stop buying paper napkins & paper towels - Use cloth

9. Fix what's broke

a. Fix leaks

b. Mend clothes

c. Oil the squeaky wheel

10. Take stock & Use it up

Happy New Year! Now what?

"2010 was full but 2011 will be free" is my mantra of late. In what areas and how will it be free?

Home: By instituting the 50 item/week purge, I am taking action to create space for abundance - however it may present itself.

Family/Relationships: I have in the back of my head the question "How can I love you more?" to remind myself to express my care and affection more frequently and fully.

Business (EKP): I am standing by my promise to "capture the love & energy of the good life" even if that means I have to go out and find those living the good life myself! I see some very fun shoots with friends in the near future!

Community: I am going to finally realize a project long in coming that looks at bipolar disorder and the friends and family of loved ones who have it

Spirituality: I am practicing gratitude for gifts: large and small, requested and unrequited, sweet and sour.

Health: Attending to my health includes exercise, the idea that most things can be resolved through nutrition and a daily dose of the outdoors.

This will be an amazing year - made lighter and brighter in more ways than one.

Cheers to you and yours!

1,000 Items

I completed the 1,000 item purge on Dec 31 and it was awesome! I ended by going through the last decade's worth of journals. I sifted through them for their irresistible bits then burned them in a fire. To revisit certain periods of my life was a little burdensome but the final effort was entirely cathartic. The purge was such a rush that I've instituted a new ongoing purge: 50 items/week. The goal for this purge is to keep the flow moving, moving, moving!