New program aims to help Delawareans save smarter.
Posted by darkroom7 on February 3rd, 2008From AARP DELAWARE NEWS March 15 2007
Here are five quick savings tips from First State Saves that you can start today.
- Save your loose change. Putting aside fifty cents a day over the course of a year will allow you to save nearly 40 percent of a $500 emergency fund.
- Substitute coffee for expensive coffee drinks. The $2 a day you could well save by buying a coffee rather than a cappucino or latte would allow you, over the course of a year, to completely fund a $500 emergency fund.
- Ask your physician to consider prescribing generic drugs. Generic drugs can cost several hundred dollars less to purchase annually than brand-name drugs.
- Shop around for gas. Comparing prices at different stations and using the lowest octane (recommended by the car owner’s manual) can save you hundreds of dollars a year.
- Borrow books rather than purchasing them. Borrowing books and reading magazines at your local library, rather than purchasing reading material, can save you hundreds of dollars a year.
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