Friday’s Random Saving Tips…

1. Time your stay for the best hotel deals. Plan the timing of your stay according to the type of place you visit. Hotels in cities are usually cheaper on the weekends, when business travelers aren’t staying there, but hotels in resort areas or other places that are popular with leisure travelers are often cheaper during the week.

2. Eat right and exercise daily. As your mom and doctor will tell you – eat your fruits and veggies, and work out on a regular basis. Not only will you feel better, you will have more energy, be able to earn more, reduce health costs, be skinnier and be happpier. Talk about the ultimate Win-Win situation.

3. Observe speed limits. You’ll save money on gas and avoid costly speeding tickets and the resulting increase in insurance rates.

4. Use the bus to get to school or work. You might even meet some interesting people.

5. Carpool with co-workers. If you have a long ride, it will also lessen the boredom of the ride alone – and allow you to rest more since you are only driving half the time.

6. Bring an empty water bottle with you to the airport. Bottled water at airports is expensive. While you can’t bring any liquids past security, you can bring an empty bottle. Put it in your carry on and fill it up as soon as you get past security.

7. Buy an Entertainment book. The initial investment is about $20, but there’s hundreds of dollars in entertainment savings in it.

8. Stay at a college dorm room when traveling. Many universities rent out dorm rooms at a decent price during the summer. I once went to an online show in Philadelphia – and called my old University – and they rented us a nice apartment for ½ the price of a hotel room – plus we got to check out our old haunts.

9. Take advantage of your local university. Colleges often have free entertainment events, great lectures from world renowned speakers and you get the chance to relive your college days a bit.

10. Join the library. I happen to buy books non-stop, but whenever I visit my mother in Florida, she has a book or two out from the library. If you read a lot, this can save you hundreds a year.

Have a great weekend
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