http://watchmesavemoney.com Easy, Pragmatic Ways for Anyone to Save Money Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:38:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summer is almost over and children across the world are driving their parents crazy already because they are ‘bored’. You have already taken the summer vacation and parents have either run out of ideas or run out of money and have resorted to letting their children watch TV or play ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/23/14-ways-to-keep-kids-busy-and-save-money/ We have been hearing a lot about emergency funds in recent months because of the state of our economy; saving money has become the new black. I think it is great that people are finally getting serious about building and emergency fund and I honestly don’t understand how people can ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/23/emergency-fund-to-the-rescue/ 1st let me say that my husband works for Bank of America, but I promise that my opinion about this program is completely unbiased. Bank of America offers a program called Keep the Change which has to be the easiest way EVER to save money. It basically functions as your electronic penny jar. ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/22/keep-the-change/ This past weekend my family and I went to an outdoor mall in our area. They were having a custom motorcycle show and also had live entertainment. As we were strolling through the streets, we stopped at one stand that had a bean bag toss. My 9 year old was ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/20/checking-account-with-4-00-ap/ I think it is safe to say that most Americans are aware of the $15,000 tax credit for people who purchase their 1st home in 2009. I don’t have the statistics on how effective this incentive has been in driving up home sales, but I know several friends who are ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/14/green-tax-savings-to-increase-your-2009-tax-return/ To keep cable or not to keep cable has been a battle in my household for maybe the past 6 months.  I am all about saving money; therefore, it would not be hard to me to get rid of cable. And the majority of the shows I watch are on ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/10/my-husband-will-not-give-up-cable/ I just read an article from Single Guy Money stating that credit card issuers are losing a ton of money and therefore are closing down credit cards that are not regularly used. I know it sounds like they would not be able to do that, but the article states that ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/07/06/unused-credit-card-might-be-cancelled/ For the past two years, I have been doing the bulk of my summer shopping for the children, especially the older boys, at Macy’s. When my boys were babies and toddlers, I would shop at Once Upon A Child, a thrift store for children’s items only. I love this store ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/06/30/save-money-macys-one-day-sale/ In efforts to reduce our consumption of meat and reduce our grocery bill, I am looking for vegetarian recipes that are quick, easy and affordable. I try to cook a vegetarian meal once a week and my family does not like beans as much as I do, so I needed ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/06/23/save-money-10-minute-meal-for-only-5/ Mommy guilt rears its ugly face in several different ways. I don’t experience mommy guilt when I am completely stressed, lose control and yell at my children because I know that I make mistakes and I always apologize afterwards. I don’t get mommy guilt when I truly don’t feel like ... http://watchmesavemoney.com/2009/06/16/mommy-guilt-is-saving-me-money/