Save Money Frugal Tips

A collection of the very best tips and tricks for stretching the family dollar from celebrity thrifters.

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It catches your eye every time you head out to the garage to start the car. You remember happy journeys on your 10-speed bicycle, and make plans to start biking again. But your busy life goes on, and your old bicycle collects dust. Before it falls into disrepair, why not go online and sell the bicycle to someone who can use it? Craigslist, the online classifieds website, is a perfect place to sell a bicycle.

Since it is very unlikely you want to ship your bicycle across the country, begin by finding the Craigslist page closest to your hometown. Amid the job offerings and personals, you will find a “For Sale” section with many categories of different types of merchandise. Pick the one that covers bicycles

Start your craiglist ad with a catchy headline. Do not bother with ampersands and asteriks in an attempt to attract attention. People searching for a good bicycle to buy won’t be impressed. Instead, post exactly what you are selling: the make and model of the bike if applicable, the measurement, any special features, and the condition. Be honest, but feel free to put a more positive spin on the bicycle by focusing on its benefits. Something catchy like “Save Gas!” could be an attention getter.

The next thing you need to successfully sell a bicycle on Craigslist is a quality photo of the bike. Leave the computer and head out to the garage. Take some time to wash and shine your old bicycle so it looks its best. Stand the bicycle in front of a plain colored wall or use the driveway as your backdrop. Take a picture that shows the entire bicycle from the side and one from the front. If the bike has any special features such as speedometer or a light, take a close up shot of that section.

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Top Three Excuses People Make to NOT Be Frugal

The most common thing that married couples complain about it money. And single people worry about finances as well. Still, adopting a completely frugal lifestyle is not as popular as you might think. The excuses people make to not be frugal range from convenience and quality to perceptions of societal acceptance. The following five excuses people make to not be frugal are common, and really quite silly if your goal is to spend less and save more.

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A large part of saving more money is making more money. That may seem either ridiculous, or really really basic. It took me quite a while to wholeheartedly embrace the ‘a penny saved is a penny earned’ philosophy. Now I am a die-hard Pinch the Penny cultist.

If you are having trouble making ends meet, or are trying to pay off debt or save up for a car, vacation, new couch, whatever, figuring out a way to make more money – even just a tiny bit more money – can be really helpful.

There are tons of fun places online where you can make money. Check out Get Paid Lots Online Income and Home Business Resource. While it is still under construction, you can find lots of ideas there already.

Most importantly, change your viewpoint about small sums of money. $5.00? Change a sarcastic “whoop-de-do, what good is that?” to an enthusiastic “I can save tons of money on interest by paying more on my bill this month.”

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