HubMob Weekly Topic: Best tips for economizing

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   Princessaposted 13 years ago

   
   
   Hello Hubbers, Welcome to a new month full of new challenges. After a very busy April with The HubMob Greatest hits and the HubPages contest we are entering May full of new ideas to keep making the most of our Hubs.
   
   This week we are going to be sharing tips about an evergreen topic: Saving money. In a world where every day we see prices climbing up and salaries remaining stable, economizing is a very important issue regardless of what country you are based in. This is why this week the HubMob team is prompting you to share your economizing tips. Whether you have a special way to make your money go longer with your weekly shopping, tips to travel in style without spending a fortune, financial advice to make your savings work for you, energy saving tips to run a more energy efficient home, this is the week to share your knowledge about living frugally.
   
   To join in this week's HubMob please follow the following instructions:
   
   1)    Click here and follow the link to answer this question clicking on the Make a hub about it option. 
   2)    Create good quality original content that hasn't been covered before.
   3)      Add the HubMob graphic http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19 … mizing.jpg created for the topic by  wyanjen
   4)    Add this week's RSS feed to your hub clicking on the following link  http://hubpages.com/question/121752/hub … mizing?rss
   5)    Categorize your hub according to your topic. 
   6)    After you publish your HubMob Hub, come back to the forum and post a link to your hub with a brief description of what you wrote about and why.
   
   Have fun writing your hubs, remember that this week sharing your saving tips can make you money !

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      CJ Andrewsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Here is a great way to get out and see zoos for little to no cost, i.e. free.  I hope you enjoy Visit a Zoo FREE.
      
      If you would be kind enough to leave comments about anything - if you like/dislike, didn't know about this, how I could improve my writing etc.

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      ForYourInfoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Nice topic you have posted since then. Thanks.

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      HikeGuyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Excuse me if this has been covered somewhere else -- I've been away from HP a long time and I've never done the Hubmob topic before.
      
      Is there a deadline for this specific top? Are there length requirements or other guidelines I should know about? Thanks.

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         cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         No guidelines except that your hub needs to be on the topic given.  It runs through the week (Sunday night).  You add the hubmob graphic and the rss feed to your hub.  The exact steps are at the top of the page!  It's just great fun to create a hub about a specific topic.  Sometimes it helps with that pesky writer's block. 

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            HikeGuyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks -- that helps. Yes, having a deadline often gets things moving. I'm getting hung up about post-Panda topic selection.

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      CyclingFitnessposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Have just published my economising hub on how cyclists can save money while still enjoying the sport
      http://hubpages.com/hub/Money-Saving-Tips-for-Cyclists
      Happy reading

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      bgamallposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I so wish Hubpages would stop guiding people to writing redundent hubs on the same topic. I think Panda is killing this behavior.

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         kafsoaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I think this topic is not to be killed yet, new ideas are not bad and I like saving money

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      kafsoaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hey every body, Here is the link to my hub as the last link is broken:)
      http://hubpages.com/_1fmid2lwhgk2v/hub/ … detergents
      I hope this one will work fine.
      My hub is about saving money on bubbles by making all soapy things you need at home for laundry, dishwashing, brushing teeth, hair shampoo and many other stuff like that. This will make you save around $150 per month.

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      cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Do we have a new topic for this week or are we continuing with this one?

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         wyanjenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Hello
         
         
         HubMob Central is having a slight scheduling problem today.
         
         We are going to continue with Best Tips for Economizing for a second week.
         Happy Hubbing!

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            cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks!

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      ForYourInfoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Nice topic you have posted. Truly, if we digitalize our writing papers then it will do a lot of good to us & even it will save trees.

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      almasiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      This is the link to my hub
      http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Best-Way-To … ey-On-Food
      
      I wrote on how you can save a lot of money by just buying a food flask and carrying your food around.

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         zulueta19posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks so much for sharing this awesome tips.  Bringing food/drinks to work with this food flask is cost efficient.  Love it....

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       dariashaktiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hi, this is my first time to join the challenge. I'm new to Hubpages, but looking forward to getting to know all of you. Suggestions and comments welcome. I wrote about how you can use local online, newspaper and magazine calendars to find free activities and expand your horizons. Here's the link, enjoy...
       http://hubpages.com/hub/Expanding-Your- … r-Spending

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          wyanjenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Welcome to HubPages
          
          You did a great job with your hub. Just be sure to add the HubMob RSS feed (step 4 in Princessa's first post.)

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             dariashaktiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Thanks, I appreciate your support. I clicked on that RSS feed link and my hub appeared there. Not sure what I did wrong....help welcome since this is my first time through this.

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                wyanjenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                All the hubs from each weekly topic are included in the RSS feed automatically.
                
                You havent done anything wrong, you just need to add a capsule to your hub that displays the feed.
                
                Read through this:
                http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Write-a-HubMob-Hub
                
                
                

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             dariashaktiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Thank you for the very helpful link! I've added the RSS feed to my page.

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       jennysbusposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I have a hub I did on direct Selling that shows the facts and figures. People around the world are starting their own business as a way to make extra money to add to the family budget and help pay the bills.
       http://hubpages.com/t/203dc7

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Is this topic still current?  I thought there was a new one each week...perhaps I was mistaken? 
       If this is still the current topic, I may write a second article.

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          cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          I asked the same question a couple of days ago.  They are extending it for another week! 

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             DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Ah--ok--I see that,now--that's what I get for posting prior to being fully awake! 

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       tirelesstravelerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Can we still mob on this topic?

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   earnerposted 13 years ago

   Here it is. (Is here the right place?)
   
   http://hubpages.com/hub/Economising-on-Haircuts
   
   Economising on haircuts.  I just had mine done at the weekend, so it was fresh in my mind.

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      Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You're quick!     Good topic.

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         earnerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         You have to be first at least once in your life.  That was mine.
         I can rest now
         

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            Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             

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            Princessaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Well done being the first one with a hub for this week's HubMob.  Great sub topic

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   CyclingFitnessposted 13 years ago

   Such a shame I posted this hub as a newbie prior to finding out about this competition =-( will have to keep my eyes peeled for the next Hubmod.
   
   http://hubpages.com/hub/Topcashback-Fre … lick-links
   
   If anyone has any advice, tips or feedback it'd be greatly appreciated.

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   earnerposted 13 years ago

   With the holiday season just starting, many people are looking for a budget holiday, yet they don't wish to compromise on quality.
   
   My hub Book Holiday Caravans Direct With Owners provides a list of websites where you can book a holiday caravan direct with the owner - saving yourself £100-200 over booking through the holiday park.
   
   Economise on the cost of your holiday, not the quality, by booking a holiday caravan direct with the owners!

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   Howard S.posted 13 years ago

   The RSS capsule broke (apparently) sometime before last Thursday. HubMobsters, go back and look at your hub after publishing it and you won't see the the RSS feed you saved. This has been reported in the forums, but I have not yet seen any staff reply. I'd like to know how HubMob is going to work without it!

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      earnerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If the hubs are created .... that's a plus.  If the rss feeds show up one day, that's great too.  In the meantime, as it's been reported, I'll carry on "mobbing" just to create hubs

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      Princessaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Where is that?  As far as I can see all the RSS feeds are working in my hubs and in any other ones I've checked.

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         Howard S.posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yesterday Jason acknowledged it as a bug and submitted it to an engineer. It has now apparently been fixed (see the one by calicoaster). But check some HubMobs published the last half of last week through early Monday. Pick authors who definitely know how to do it--it will look like they didn't. You personally did not publish during the affected time.
         
         For Hubs published during the affected time period: The RSS capsule is still there, but the url you inserted was removed when you saved it. You need to go back in and re-add it. Any other parameters you set in that capsule were saved.
         
         The RSS capsule needs to be re-edited for hubs published between the following times, as best I could determine:
         -It broke Monday, 25 April, after L.L.Woodard and before emilgen.
         -It was repaired Monday 2 May between 8 pm and 11 pm Pacific time.

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            Princessaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I wasn't aware of all that... Thanks for the explanation.

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years ago

   Hi, Mobsters!  ;-)
    
     Here's my hub on saving money when it looks like you have nothing left to cut.
     It's not about saving for retirment, or other such things...it's savings for those at the bottom of the barrel, for whom retirement savings, or even any savings account is not even in the budget.
   
   http://hubpages.com/hub/Saving-Money-Wh … eft-to-Cut

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years ago

   So, as someone said, the RSS feed capsule does, indeed, seem to be broken.
   
   What about putting the feed link into a LINKS capsule instead?  Would that work?

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      Austinstarposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Sometimes the RSS feed has to "percolate" before it appears in the capsules. Wait 24 hours and check it again.

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         DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Someone previously had posted that it was not working,  prior to my publishing my hub.  It is still not working.  I've never experienced any delay before--it always came right up as soon as I published.
         
         Oh, well.

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   Austinstarposted 13 years ago

   http://hubpages.com/hub/save-by-paintin … n-pictures
   I could never afford good art for my walls, so I created my own! Then I created this hub to share how to do it with others.

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      Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Cool! 

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   calicoasterposted 13 years ago

   My hub for this hubmob topic:
   
   25 Tips to Save Money on Food Bills
   
   The article gives some easy-to-do tips that can help you save more while doing regular grocery and food shopping.

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      blessingyouposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      May I even add that many people before this economic crisis in this country used to eat organic products as well as use natural body care products. Now they are forced to save and what a nice article you posted. There is a website that I came across that make natural skin/body products for those on a budget. In fact they specialize in keeping their prices low. So see for yourself and visit www.omosebathbodyproducts.com

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    cindyvineposted 13 years ago

    My first hubmob in probably a year!  Working to a budget http://hubpages.com/hub/Working-to-a-budget.  My internet too slow today to check what the hub came out like, I clicked publish then kept getting error messages saying timed-out, but it must have published because I got an email saying I had comments on it.  Strange I can go to My Account, Feed and Forums, but I can't open any hub including my own!

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       Princessaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Welcome back
       
       You had a bad link there.  Here is the right link for your hub http://hubpages.com/hub/Working-to-a-budget
       
       Very happy to see you here again.

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years ago

    I published this hub yesterday, but I've done some tweaking and made some additions: 
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Saving-Money-Wh … eft-to-Cut
    
    I hope that is allowed..also, it is ok to do more than one hub on the topic?  I've come up with another angle, and don't want to stuff the points into my original article.

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       Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Read it and voted it up. It was great. 

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    Just Ask Susanposted 13 years ago

    Mine is on the costs of eating at home to save money.
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Being-Frugal-By-Eating-At-Home

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    calicoasterposted 13 years ago

    My second hub for this hubmob:
    
    Tips to Save Money on HealthCare Services
    
    The hub gives some essential tips that can be kept in mind while availing healthcare services to receive the maximum benefits out of them, while saving money at the same time.

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    adelawangposted 13 years ago

    Good topic. On the weekend I stay at home to watch some free movies.

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    cardeleanposted 13 years ago

    http://hubpages.com/hub/Potluck-Playdat … -Your-Kids
    
    Potluck play dates.  Cheap fun and food for kids and families.

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    calicoasterposted 13 years ago

    My third hub for this hubmob:
    
    Tips to save money on household expenses
    
    The hub gives some tips on how to keep a check on the energy utilization of your house, followed by listing of certain ways to optimize it well.Saving more energy definitely saves more money.

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    Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

    Here's mine: 
    
    Cost saving tips for gasoline usage:
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Gasoline-Saving … omize?done

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       cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Good tips!

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          Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks

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    cameciobposted 13 years ago

    http://hubpages.com/hub/Economy-budget- … ed-savings
    
    - A hub about little known ways to save money on new clothing for kids

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       Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       REad it - it's wonderful.  Great tips!

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    Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

    My 2nd hubmob hub on economical tips:  Eating well for less
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Soup-For-the-Wr … Save-Money

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    Jane Bovaryposted 13 years ago

    Well I can't say economizing is my favourite topic but I had a go at it:
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Saving-Money-and-Living-Cheaply

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    Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

    This hub is a virtual trip around the country meeting other hubbers-it is the most economical way to vacation!
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Economical-Vaca … ay-at-Home

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       cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       VERY fun hub!

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          Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks! 

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    kafsoaposted 13 years ago

    Hi guys, I know I'm late,  but I had to have a try here, especially that there are nice things and good hubbers sharing here.
    By they way, I made a silly mistake "you'll discover when you visit the question page )"
    
    I want to tell you that I wrote a topic that might enable someone in less than 90 minutes to save around $140 WOW!!!
    Is that strange? No it's really not
    
    Some people spend time watching the TV or chatting just to kill time and some of hard working people "like us " spend hours and hours to write hubs and blogs and do marketing to get some dollars "may be 10 or more or less".
    
    Why don't we use our time to save money instead of getting more money!!! Good idea, isn't it!!!
    
    If you're interested to read more visit my hub here
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Make-your-own-s … detergents
    
    I know comptition here is very difficult as great hubbers are joining this, but I'm trying to give ideas that might be useful to some people. Thanks for reading

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    apStumboposted 13 years ago

    Here it is!
    Save money by Gardening!

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       Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       So true! Good one.

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          tirelesstravelerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          I did it! A hub in almost record speed.
          
          http://hubpages.com/hub/bicycle-riding-and-saving-money

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             Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             How long did it take you?

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    Purple Perlposted 13 years ago

    Cutting meal costs while on vacation
    Budget Travel: How To Cut Down On Your Meal Bills While On A Vacation
    http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Cut-Down … A-Vacation

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    cardeleanposted 13 years ago

    Wondering how to cut costs on all of those summer activities with the kids?  Here are some ideas.
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheap-and-Fun-S … s-for-Kids

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    MarloByDesignposted 13 years ago

    Can someone please explain HubMob again? Thanks so much fellow Hubbers! Can we post (here) our previous money saving Hubs. I have written a few on "Money saving tips for dog owners in 2011" and "How to save money now in 2011". Thanks for your feedback.

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    SaMcNuttposted 13 years ago

    I went for a three lesson hub: Savings, Debt, and Financial Freedom. I tried to take these often discussed topics and put my own personal spin on them. In all, I hope they help someone.
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Piggy-Bank-I-Love-You

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    Docmoposted 13 years ago

    Hope y'all enjoy the Subtle Art of Haggling!
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Subtle-Art-of-Haggling
    
    Some useful tips and tricks on getting good bargains and negotiating a favourable deal.
    
    x
    
    Docmo

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    Patty Inglish, MSposted 13 years ago

    I forgot to put mine in the thread here...
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Dont-Buy-the-Mo … d-Services
    
    (About grocery stores and pet ownership)
    
    Cheers!

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    CJ Andrewsposted 13 years ago

    A lot of great ideas.  I am impressed with all the hubs so far.

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    baocaiposted 13 years ago

    I went to three lessons hub: savings deposits, debt and financial freedom. I tried to discuss runescape gold these issues often put their own personal rs gold spin. In short, I hope they help others.

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    Pamela99posted 13 years ago

    I wrote about the rising cost of groceries and fuel with some statistics. The hub has tips to cut expenses, organize your grocery shopping, know when to look for particular sales and of course, using grocery coupons.
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Budget-Grocery-Money-Tips

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    Kevin Peterposted 13 years ago

    Best Tips for Saving Money with Solar Power
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Tips-for-S … olar-Power

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    wyanjenposted 13 years ago

    Yes
    
    There will be a new topic on Monday.

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    Karandaposted 13 years ago

    So glad the topic was kept open for two weeks. It took me a while but finally got one together called '5 Good Reasons Not to Buy in Bulk
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/5-Good-Reasons- … conomizing

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    speaseposted 13 years ago

    My entry in this topic is how to work out at home and save lots of money working out at home.
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-save-mon … ut-at-home

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    Princessaposted 13 years ago

    Hello, coming shortly with this week's topic

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    Rose Westposted 13 years ago

    A bit late, but here's my hub on saving money when you live in Hawaii:
    
    How to Live in Hawaii on a Budget
    http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Save-Money-in-Hawaii

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    Kevin Peterposted 13 years ago

    Sorry for being late ...
    
    Save Money by Using Other Methods to Reach Destination, instead of Driving Car
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Give-up-your-Car-and-Save-Money
    
    
    more hubs also coming ...

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