Category Archives: Ideas to Reduce Expenses
Eliminate Energy Bills – This Referral Program Cuts You Monthly Checks
This post is a follow up on my investigation into Ambit Energy‘s potential to reduce your energy bill. They show the lowest natural gas cost per therm in Northern California: $0.41 per therm commercial and $0.45 per therm residential. As of May … Continue reading
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Using the Aladdin Factor to Reduce Expenses
Progress Report: I’ve only created $30 of monthly savings so far. This is a long ways away from my goal to reduce expenses by $100 per month, but I am moving in the right direction. I would love to brag … Continue reading
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Our First Winner of the $100 Expense Reduction Challenge
Deborah B. is the first winner in the $100 Expense Reduction Challenge! She did it by fine-tuning her insurance policies then converting them from Replacement Cost Value (RCV) to Actual Cash Value (ACV). The cost-cutting scheme saved her over $200 … Continue reading
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A Referral Program Could Lower Your Natural Gas Bill
As your faithful research assistant, I’ll go to the edge to collect expense reducing ideas for you. Over the next month I’m going to add to my series on ways to reduce your natural gas bill. This series started by … Continue reading
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Floating Vinyl Plank Flooring – $100 Expense Reduction Challenge
The $100 Expense Reduction Challenge is underway! Are you going to step up to cut down your expenses? Keep the money in your pocket! Click HERE for a list of equity-boosting cost cutting ideas. Here’s an Idea Install floating vinyl plank … Continue reading
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$100 Expense Reduction Challenge – Win a Home Depot Gift Card
We are in the mist of the $100 per month expense reduction challenge. I’m hanging my creative problem solving credentials on the fact that I can figure out how to shave $100 off my month expenses without creating more work for myself. … Continue reading
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Landlords Can Reduce Their Natural Gas Bill
Let’s dive deep into the natural gas bill to see what type of savings can be had. I’m continuing on with the $100 Expense Reduction Challenge and no rock is to be left unturned. As the figure shows, you can break the bill … Continue reading
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$100 Savings Challenge – Let’s Get It Started
In a recent subscriber survey, you told me you wanted to know more about how to reduce monthly expenses. So, I’m starting a new challenge. The goal is to come up with ways to reduce my monthly expenses by $100 per … Continue reading
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StoveTop FireStop Might Reduce Insurance Premium
I got a tip that this StoveTop FireStop device might shave some money off our landlord insurance premiums, so I had to investigate. What I found was an easy to install device that sells for less than $60. Take a look at … Continue reading
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Grow Rental Income Streams with Groupon-Like Thinking
We’ve been discussing how to grow your rental income stream by coordinating tenants and neighbors to create new savings. This isn’t a novel idea, but I want to take it to the extreme – that is, after all, how we do it … Continue reading
