The Bargainomics Lady shows you how to stretch your dollars.
Maybe you’ve read my articles or someone else’s on how to come up with gifts on a tiny little budget and, after finishing, you’ve said, “Well, that’s great if you have a few dollars to rub together. But what if you’re talking about shopping with pocket change?” I have some suggestions for you, too:
By Wes Sass, Embracing My Journey Guest Blogger.
The news we hear every day is not promising. Unemployment is still high and most experts say a full recovery could be years away. In the meantime, those fortunate enough to have jobs in addition to those who do not still must cope with the day-to-day struggle of providing for themselves and their families. Though it seems there is not much help, there are strategies you can do to stretch the dollars you have into more!
I have spent a lifetime (or so it seems) searching for ways to save money. Here are some basic tips that I have found work the best:
A young girl stands in the center of the room. To her left is a crowd of her teachers, coaches, people of influence who have shared their lives with her. At the center of her world is her dad and his friends in military uniform all smiling warming.
To her right is another crowd, this one is filled with college students’ arms outstretched and flailing, moving slowly towards her as if in a horror movie.
The young girl dressed in her freshly pressed Girl Scout uniform looks to her left, then to her right as she clutches her one remaining box of Thanks-A-Lots(tm) cookies tightly to her chest.
