Category: reader tips

More Creative Ways My Clever Readers Save Time and Money

Sometimes, I wonder how “Everyday Cheapskate” readers discover their handy ideas. I mean, who would have thought something that cleans brake parts would also remove stains from clothes? Cleans More Than Brakes I have found that using my husband’s brake parts spray cleaner, Brakleen, works really well for getting out grease stains. It doesn’t affect…


Great Reader Tips: From Luxury Taxes to Quick Scissor-Sharpening

Over the years, I’ve noticed something. People who live comfortably do not do so because they are particularly wealthy. It’s because they are disciplined. They possess financial maturity. They live according to principles and rules they impose upon themselves. I have a feeling that Jane, today’s first tipster, is one of those people—quietly disciplined and…


Great Tips From My Great Readers!

With the cost of feeding a family so high, it’s no wonder that so many tips readers submit are geared to help us save money and time in the supermarket and kitchen—with plenty more for all around the house and garage, too. Rethink Cheap My tip might seem like a contradiction to “cheapskate” but it…


Saving Time at the Airport and Other Reader Tips

Any time I can eliminate or lower my stress level when traveling, I’m a happy camper. I am always on the lookout for travel tips and tricks. Now I can’t wait for my next flight so I can try today’s first great reader tip! Arrivals For Departures Dear Mary: I travel a lot, and sometimes…


Calculating the True Cost and Other Reader Tips

Have you ever figured how many hours you’ll have to work to pay for the new car of your dreams or fancy restaurant meal? Perhaps you should, suggests one of my readers who starts out today’s batch of clever reader tips: Curb The Urge My husband and I have finally found a way to curb…


Meat Markdown and Other Clever Reader-Submitted Tips

Meat Markdown In my state, by law, all ground beef must be sold by noon on the day following the date it was ground, or it must be discarded. Most grocery stores will mark ground beef down to a fraction of the original price first thing the following morning so it will be gone by…


Dreamwash Your Mind to Reach Your Goals, and Other Reader Tips

In today’s offering of tips from your fellow readers, you’re going to get a bonus: a new vocabulary word. Read on. My dream is to own a second home in Sweden, and to be able to purchase it without a long-term mortgage. I found a picture of the home I dream of and hung it…


Readers Share Creative Solutions for Chains, Stains, Sprains and More

I call it my mailbag, but in truth its my email inbox and lately, it’s been loading up with creative tips from you, my clever readers! Creative Gifting My teenage grandchildren don’t want “stuff” anymore — they want cash! And I understand; being a teenager can be expensive. But I don’t want to just hand…