Comments on: Got Five Minutes? Thirteen Five Minute Tools to Help You Save Money http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/ Learning about frugality Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lori Annhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2634 Lori Ann Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:29:17 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2634 This is a great list! Adding to delicious to read more later & to link to if it comes up! <abbr><em>Lori Ann´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.simplemakes.com/2008/10/travel-tumble.html" rel="nofollow">Travel & Tumble</a></abbr></em> This is a great list! Adding to delicious to read more later & to link to if it comes up!

Lori Ann´s last blog post..Travel & Tumble

]]> By: Jenniferhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2176 Jennifer Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:46:25 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2176 Great list! I can't believe I haven't found your blog before, this is great. Great list! I can't believe I haven't found your blog before, this is great.

]]> By: neimanmarxisthttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2171 neimanmarxist Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:04:21 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2171 great post! i like your idea of spending five minutes prepping tomorrow's dinner. as an aside to "plan three meals right now" i would say that a great way to save money in five minutes is to pick five meals to make next week based on what is in your pantry and what is in season. I do this each week, then write out my grocery list. at the store, i only buy what is on the list (ingredients relevant to the meals, plus household items that have gone empty, like bleach.) We have halved our food and household spending with this technique. great post! i like your idea of spending five minutes prepping tomorrow's dinner. as an aside to "plan three meals right now" i would say that a great way to save money in five minutes is to pick five meals to make next week based on what is in your pantry and what is in season. I do this each week, then write out my grocery list. at the store, i only buy what is on the list (ingredients relevant to the meals, plus household items that have gone empty, like bleach.) We have halved our food and household spending with this technique.

]]> By: Dana @ Letters to Elhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2169 Dana @ Letters to El Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:05:00 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2169 Great post! I made hard boiled last night! Great cheap protein. Great post! I made hard boiled last night! Great cheap protein.

]]> By: Denisehttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2168 Denise Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:33:54 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2168 this is a really good list and I do quite a few of them now yet it is always good to have the reminder. this is a really good list and I do quite a few of them now yet it is always good to have the reminder.

]]> By: Amy @ My Daily Dollarshttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2161 Amy @ My Daily Dollars Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:02:31 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2161 Thanks for the mention! Hope you like the breakfast bars. Thanks for the mention! Hope you like the breakfast bars.

]]> By: Fabulously Brokehttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2156 Fabulously Broke Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:30:07 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2156 What a great list. AM linking this! What a great list. AM linking this!

]]> By: dawnhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/08/got-five-minutes-thirteen-five-minute-tools-to-help-you-save-money/#comment-2155 dawn Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:19:30 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1482#comment-2155 Terrific list of very doable items! I'd also like to add a couple of five minute items that I'm trying to work on this month. The first one being ... take a look at your monthly saving & spending budget, because it might need to be adjusted. A budget isn't meant to be static - and I know that circumstances in my life change from time to time. Therefore I need to adapt my budget accordingly. The second one being ... take some time to start rounding up all your health care related expense receipts, to turn in for reimbursement from your HSA. The end of the year is sneaking up on us ... and you don't want to lose any money from your health savings account! Terrific list of very doable items!
I’d also like to add a couple of five minute items that I’m trying to work on this month.
The first one being … take a look at your monthly saving & spending budget, because it might need to be adjusted. A budget isn’t meant to be static – and I know that circumstances in my life change from time to time. Therefore I need to adapt my budget accordingly.
The second one being … take some time to start rounding up all your health care related expense receipts, to turn in for reimbursement from your HSA. The end of the year is sneaking up on us … and you don’t want to lose any money from your health savings account!

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