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Give Me 5 Minutes and I’ll Give You $1000

// October 24th, 2008 // Money

Its amazing how powerful a good “headline” is. It’s even more amazing when you have a good headline and you can back it up.

(A few days ago, I shared with you how I doubled my productivity by using RSS. Using RSS allows me to consume a ton of information with a short amount of time/work. This post is a direct result of being able to read so much in such a short amount of time.)

So, Today I want to share with you a few secrets that will save you at least $1000 this year (maybe even this month). So What’s the Catch? You have to Spend 5 minutes of your time reading this post and actually checking out the links.

Flights and Airfare:

• Save 80% on Airfare with this Cool Trick. (Source: Shoemoney.com)
• 5 Superb Tips for Cheaper Flights (Source: Suite101)
• 10 Rocking Tips for Getting the Cheapest Airfare (Source: MichaelBluejay.com)
• 10 Secrets of Air Travel Insiders (Source: FareCompare.com)

Favorite: My favorite tip in this section would have to be from Shoemoney.com. It’s sneaky and completely legal (A wonderful combination!).

Gas for Your Ride:

• 29 Tips to Save on Gas (Source: Open Travel info)
• Use “Cost To Drive” (Source: DrBenAdkins.com previous article)
• Also Use “Gas Buddy” (Source: DrBenAdkins.com)

Favorite: “Cost to Drive” A little “information personalization” goes a long way.

Cell Phone Tricks:

• Two Keystrokes = Cellphone Savings (Source: Lifehacker)
• Priceless Cellphone Plan Tips (Source: AskMen.com)
• Use Bill Shrink (Source: DrBenAdkins.com)

Favorite: Bill Shrink Rocks….pure..plain…and simple

Food on The Cheap:

• Bulk Food, Coupon Tricks, and More (Source: Knowledge Hound)
• The Sixty Minute Plan (Source: Get Rich Slowly)

Home Bills: Going Down….

• Electricity Bill Tricks (Source: Home Away)
• Water Saver Hack (Source: LifeHacker)
• Better Home Heating (Source: Real Simple)

Miscellaneous:

• Speeding Ticket Guide (Source: LifeHacker)
• 20 Firefox Extensions that will Save You “Bank” (Source: Saving Advice)

Okay, If you don’t save $1000 in the next year, then you have no one to blame but yourself.
What are some things that you do to save cash? Send us a comment below and let us know!

Dr. Ben

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