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Cooking on a Tight Budget is Easy – Learn from the Best!

When I started to do some research on cash-saving ways to cook I stumbled across an amazing resource that I needed to share with you guys: The 99 Cent Chef [http://the99centchef.blogspot.com/] As his name suggests, every ingredient that goes into his cooking costs less than $1. His blog is loaded with tasty recipes, great cooking tips, and techniques for finding the freshest and best deals around. He lives in LA, but the tips can be taken to any neighbourhood you want. Whether you want to be a

LifeHacker Tells Us The Best Times to Buy

Here is a great article from the good people at LifeHacker about optimizing your calendar of shopping. I’m not saying you should be spending your way through the entire year, but if you’ve got some purchases planned, you should definitely check out this link and the info in it: http://lifehacker.com/5736625/the-best-times-to-buy-anything-in-2011 They profiled a lot of customer data, sales trends and major chain discount cycles to come up with the best times of year for buying… well… pretty much

Top 3 Smart Spending Articles From 2010

We posted 100+ original smart spending articles on our blog in 2010. We understand that personal finance isn’t the most exciting thing around and you’re busy so we always tried to keep it simple, quick and fun! Here are the 3 most read smart spending articles from this year: 1.Winter Car Care Savings Tips [http://bog.mogo.ca/?p=1353] 2.Three Expenses You Will Never Miss! [http://bog.mogo.ca/?p=1042] 3.How I Saved Over $220 On My Cable/Internet Bill [http://bog.mogo.ca/?p=1097] Click here [h

Halloween Ideas That Are Cheap & Fun

October 31st doesn’t have to be the scariest time of year for your wallet. Getting into the Halloween spirit can be as cheap as it is fun. That means more money for tricks, treats and Halloween parties – instead of wasted cash on an outfit you’re going to only wear once. Without being lame, there are some great ways to save around this spooky season and get into the SMART SPENDING mode that we love at the Mogo Blog. We already took a look at what you can do to be cash-savvy with your kids’ cos