9 New Cost-Cutting Websites!

Most of the “challenges” I hear about are either a Discovery Health “National Body Challenge” related to losing weight or the “We Can Solve It” environmental “green” challenge that seems to part of everyone’s public relations strategy these days.There is another campaign that I wish was more visible and we could all be part of—–a true “Cost-Cutting Challenge” designed to help bring about sustainable frugal behavior.

Not a campaign about being cheap, but a campaign about responsible spending habits that would be good to pass along to our kids. There’s so much “responsible spending habit education” needed —simple things like eating leftovers, saving a percentage of your salary, living on one income and saving the other, etc. I think Suzy Orman and the like definitely helped by bringing the discussion of finances to the forefront, but I think most of those conversations seem to go off on tangents related to stocks and mutual funds. I’m taking about responsible spending as part of everyday living.

So, I went on a hunt of sites that provided some good tips and ideas. Here are a few good ones:

1. SavingsNut.com - Ways to save all around the house.

2. Savingadvice.com - Money management advice.

3. ClarkHoward.com - Living for less, advice on how to get out of a financial hole, and how to avoid scams.

4. Livingonadime.com - Ways to save all around the home.

5. The Dollar Stretcher – More links/articles than you can imagine!

6. Frugal Village – Ways to save all around the home.

7. Frugal for Life - Day-to-day about ways to cut back and live more simply.

8. Pinching Your Pennies – Grocery savings.

9. National Youth Saving Challenge - Great for kids.

You can also refer to my old post about ways to offset gas prices by participating in the Grocery Game. I have saved hundreds a month using this system.

Enjoy–let me know if this was a helpful post. Keep coming back as I will be posting more on ways to save on a regular basis.