Tag: internet
Use The Internet For Free Music
April 14, 2014
As part of Free Stuff Category, and in case you missed it, there are multiple ways you can listen to your favorite music for free on the web.
Perhaps the most used are Pandora Radio, Spotify, Grooveshark and Slacker. Continue Reading
Free Stuff – Audio Books
April 7, 2014
Visiting your library for free books, CD’s and DVDs is a great way to entertain and hopefully educate yourself. For listening to audiobooks I have recently found two sites that look great in this regard, by providing downloads for free: Continue Reading
The Library, An Oasis of Frugality
April 2, 2014
In reading this blog I hope to help you graduate with honors in the life skill of Frugality, in spite of the huge temptation to work paycheck to paycheck. Aiding us in the lands of consumer culture are major outposts of frugality that can be found in virtually every town, which are in the guise of the public library.
Why do libraries promote frugality? Continue Reading
Free Credit Report # 3 – Credit Sesame
March 27, 2014
Creditkarma and Discover card can both give you your credit score based on tracking your TransUnion credit report. However, you can also sign up to another free service, Credit Sesame, which will instead monitor your Experian credit report daily, and send you an email alert if changes occur with this. (This site also seems like a good place to get offers for credit cards, home mortgages, etc, etc). Continue Reading
Learn a Language for Free
March 21, 2014
Learning a language can be a lot of fun, apparently is good for keeping your brain healthy, through helping prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It can also be an enjoyable and frugal hobby.
I have started learning Spanish, which I am pretty terrible at, but hopefully I’ll improve rapidly. You can start learning the language for free from a couple of sites that I have found so far. Continue Reading
Minted
February 8, 2014
I have been using mint.com for just over a year and have found it a very useful way to track my finances.It allows you to easily keep track of any accounts such as credit cards, bank balances and loans. This is in addition to including investments and property. Tracking your spending habits from short to long term can be completed with just a click of a mouse Continue Reading