Poor Man's Recessionomics

Clicking for Dollars

Selected for your consideration...a sampling of valuable free resources from our

weekly Bulletin and Blog. If you have something to submit, send an email to:

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...In no particular order

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Overlooked supermarket savings – look for items with a peel-off sticker right on the product…60% of folks forget to use it. Also, another source for savings and to find what’s on sale before you leave home and visit your local stores – enter your zip code at:

www.MyGroceryDeals.com

No longer believe in the tooth fairy or the shattered illusion of job security-Get this

FREE report - 31 pages called How to Have a Great Life and a Great Business (Especially if You're not the "Business" Type) and is part of a new program that Brian Clark has put together called Lateral Action

http://lateralaction.com/smart-business/

FIND a carpool buddy

Click ‘Find-a-Ride’ to reply to or to post a listing at”

www.RideSearch.com

Find a Green Job

http://green.yahoo.com/livi...

Where & How to Reuse Stuff

http://green.yahoo.com/living

Avoid speed traps (every state and city is on the hunt for more revenue) by going to these sites before you begin your road trip.

www.SpeedTrap.org

www.Trapster.com

www.Njection.com

Debt Settlement: Fraudulent, Abusive, and Deceptive Practices Pose Risk to Consumers. PDF report to Congress from the GAO
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-593T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10593thigh.pdf

Goldline Research offers a consumer database of top service providers located throughout the US in many areas (Credit & Debt Providers, Executive Search firms and more…) Search by zip code.

http://www.leadingproviders...

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Recondition Batteries How-to

Whether you want a stand alone system, or grid tie (you still should have a backup), we want you to be prepared.

Did you know that you can actually recondition used batteries and bring them back to useable life, and best of all the process is really inexpensive.

You can Learn more about batteries and reconditioning batteries at the link below

An Introduction to Batteries and Battery Reconditioning (click here) http://www.reconditioningbatteries.com

Become a Frugal Cook-Free 4-week Course

http://frugalliving.about.com

Dropbox is a free backup software that allows me to easily and securely backup the most important files on my computer to an external disk somewhere else on the internet. They offer 2GB of secured online storage for free. If you need more space than that, they have an account with 50GB of storage for $9.99 per month and another with 100GB of storage for $19.99 per month. www.dropbox.com

Terrific site for resources and green, eco-friendly goods
http://www.growandmake.com?ref=71

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5 Myths About Going Green-Video
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/5-myths-about-going-green.aspx

Free Colleges
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/26/college-for-free-yes-free/

How to Go Green in Your Kitchen Video
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/personal-finance/video-saving-green-by-going-green-kitchen.aspx

Alternative Energy, Green Jobs Resource & News
http://www.alternativeenergy.com/

How To Make A Rain Barrel…good for the garden
http://www.naturalrainwater.com/make_rainbarrel.htm

Safer, Smarter, Fuel Efficient Driving™
FuelClinic™ software will show you how to improve your gas mileage and get 10% to 20% better MPG (sometimes more) using the vehicle that you already own, while helping improve road safety, reducing traffic congestion, and saving you money.
http://www.fuelclinic.com/

Terrific site for resources and green, eco-friendly goods
http://www.growandmake.com?ref=71

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5 Myths About Going Green-Video
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/5-myths-about-going-green.aspx

Free Colleges
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/26/college-for-free-yes-free/

Here are three steps you can take to join the freecycling movement.

1. Find a freecycling group near you at Recycling Group Finder. If you can't find a group near you, consider starting one, either on your own or through organizations like the ReUseIt Network, FreeMesa.org, The Freeuse Network, FreeSharing.org, Sharing Is Giving or The Freecycle Network. Freecycling works best when the group members live geographically close because it's more convenient and uses less energy when stuff is exchanged.

2. Each freecycle group will have its own rules, so learn and abide by those rules. But commonly there are four kinds of posts: Wanted is you searching for an item; Found is telling others that you got what you were searching for; Offer is letting the group know what item you have to give away; and Taken is informing the group that you found a person who needed the item offered.

3. Before buying something, check to see if any one in your group is looking to get rid of the item you need. Before throwing an item in the trash, post an offer for the item to see if any one needs that item.

The Best Free Software of 2010
Get what you DON'T pay for: Here are 196 programs that cost nothing but will make your computing life richer—all while keeping your wallet fat.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361876,00.asp?KC=PCMA033010

Safer, Smarter, Fuel Efficient Driving™
FuelClinic™ software will show you how to improve your gas mileage and get 10% to 20% better MPG (sometimes more) using the vehicle that you already own, while helping improve road safety, reducing traffic congestion, and saving you money.
http://www.fuelclinic.com/

How to End Long-Term Contracts

It’s not always easy to get out of auto leases, cell phone, gym club contracts.

Most will allow you to transfer your contract to another party without fees. Try posting ads on Craigslist.org or go to a paid site such as:

Cell phones – www.celltradeusa.com

Gym Membership – www.transfermymembership.com

Car lease – www.TakeMyPayments.com

The newest trend in couponing include bigger payouts, especially from brand name manufacturers. Average increase is about 2- cents BUT watch out, many have faster expiration dates. Redemption of coupons printed from your home computer are rising so in addition to checking retail sites and reputable sites including:

www.coupons.com

www.RedPlum.com

Be Generous for less…

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