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How to Save Money with Meal Planning

How to Save Money with Meal Planning Meal planning is just what it sounds like: planning out your meals ahead of time to save time and money. For some meal planners, that means planning dinners only, but another option is to plan all meals and snacks for the week or the month. The advantages of meal planning include: Not wasting time every evening trying to…

YouTube: A Money-Saving Tool

Almost everyone uses social media in one way or another. YouTube serves as a visual search engine that covers every topic you can think of, including saving money. In fact, YouTube offers many ways to help you save money. Here are just some topics you may find helpful on YouTube: 1. Don’t pay for repairs, learn how to do it yourself. Obviously, not every issue…

5 Places You Can Turn to for a Financial Health Boost

The internet is filled with financial tips. Whether you’re browsing a major news site or just scrolling through Reddit, you’re bound to find some form of financial advice. While we offer plenty of our own guidance on the topic here at BillCutterz, we also enjoy reading what other experts have to say. Here are five places (aside from ourselves) we recommend you turn to…

Professional Tips for Choosing the Best Pet Plan

Honestly, several questions arise when it comes to discussing pet plans. In some cases, it’s hard to say what information to provide because everything depends on specific details. There is not much you have to do – only submit a claim and medical records for your pet. This enables you access to the most professional vet care. Some might find it hard to endure the…

7 Worst Budgeting Mistakes & How to Fix Them

I recently wrote about making money mistakes, and now I want to talk about dealing with budgets. Not having a budget of some kind is the biggest budgeting mistake of all, and the most obvious way to fix it is to create a budget. But there are plenty of other mistakes and all of them have a pretty simple fix. Here are what I…

Do You Care About Money?

In my experience, there are three different attitudes about money. There are people who want more because they haven’t bothered to budget, people who just want more, and people who rarely think about money. Of course, there is overlap in those three types, but I’m not going to talk about that today. Why is Money Important? I took a philosophy class a few years…

Living Within Your Means

It seems to me living within your means should be a simple thing to do. However, I struggle with it, as do many people. How can you live a frugal life without feeling deprived? I have done some research and compiled some useful tips. Start with Some Truth Before you can figure out what within your means is for you, you need to know…

Does this Summer Seem “Extra Hot” to You?

Summer bills are always higher because of the heat, but it really seems to me that this year is worse than usual. I have friends all over the country that have complained about the crazy heat lately. Nothing We Can Do About It, Right? Well, we certainly can’t control the weather. However, there are plenty of things that will help you keep your cool,…

Are Your Bills Controlling You?

When I was younger, I used to think life was going to be so much easier as an adult. I’d be free to do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted and buy anything I wanted. What I’ve learned is I can eat ice cream anytime I want, and nobody is controlling my bedtime, but the costs of being an adult sometimes control my life. …

How to Afford Your Hobbies

Have you ever heard someone joke about how much they’ve spent on a hobby? Just this morning a relative joked about how much it cost her to grow a few potatoes (about $1 each if you are wondering). She did say the boost from doing it made her very happy; isn’t that what a hobby is all about? What is Your Commitment Level? There…