Steve Economides

Used Car Buying Checklist: 7 Easy Things to Do When Buying from a Private Seller

Use Car Buying Checklist

We created this used car buying checklist to help our young adult kids evaluate their next car purchase. With the recent rise in the cost of used cars, it’s more important now to carefully evaluate the car you want to buy. It’s more important now to carefully evaluate the car you want to buy. We’ve always bought used cars from private sellers in Arizona. Our state doesn’t charge sales tax on cars purchased from individuals and this saves us …

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Expired Meat: How Long Is Meat Good For After Expiration Date?

Is Expired Meat Safe to eat or will it make you sick?

Are you concerned about food expiration dates on meat? Want to see people question your sanity? Just mention that you often purchase expired meat or meat that is going out of code. “Code” refers to the date placed by a grocer or manufacturer on a grocery item revealing its use-by, sell-by, or freeze-by date. We did an interview on ABC’s 20/20 with Elizabeth Vargas. When she saw a video clip of Steve selecting some discounted ham in a grocery …

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Surviving Grocery Inflation! How to Shop Smarter and Save When Prices Skyrocket

What you can do about Grocery Price Inflation

The price of groceries is constantly changing. But how do you survive when grocery inflation drives the price of groceries in your area through the roof? Or how do you adjust when you have changes in your family size? A Reader Asks about Grocery Inflation and Our Grocery Budget I have all three of your books, and in your grocery book, you said that your grocery budget was around $350 per month. But as I’ve listened to interviews and your videos …

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6 Cheap Vacation Ideas: How to Travel on a Shoe String Budget

Camping in the Forest - Vaction on a shoe string budget

Are you looking for some inexpensive vacation ideas? Have you heard of bloggers who travel on a shoestring budget and have lots of fun? Have you ever thought about great vacations with limited funds? If you’re thinking you can’t take a vacation, think again. We’ve got lots of frugal and cheap tips to make your vacation memorable on a shoestring budget. If your only option is to travel on a shoestring budget, you still create a fun and enjoyable …

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Save Money on Prescriptions: 13 Ways to Get Pharmacy Drugs and Medications for Less

Prescription drugs spilling out of a medication bottle onto money.

Are you looking to get save on medications and get prescriptions cheaper? There are tons of ways to quickly and legally get discounts on your medication prescriptions. Is the cost of prescription drugs making you choke? According to the Center for Disease Control, 48% of Americans take at least one prescription drug, and 21 percent take 3 or more prescription drugs. Legal, prescribed drug use in our country, and around the world is at all-time highs. It’s true that …

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Couponing for Beginners: How to Find & Start Using Coupons

Couponing for Beginners - how to save lots of money on groceries by using coupons

Are you looking for tips on couponing for beginners? Have you ever wondered how to start couponing so you can begin saving some money? Or are you just a beginner in couponing and want to up your coupon game to save even more money? Learning how to maximize the use of coupons is a great skill. Because the retail landscape is always changing – learning about coupons will be an unending journey. Couponing for Beginners Quick View There are …

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Buying Used Stuff: 7 Reasons We Love Buying To Save & Make Money

The bonuses of buying used stuff

If you buy used stuff, it’s a great way to keep money in your pocket. It also increases your buying power further than you imagined. And it can also be a great way to make money. Buying used things is a great benefit to you, your budget and the environment. We’ll share why we love buying used things, and where we find the best deals. We’ll also share how we sell used things we no longer need … and …

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Head of Lettuce – What is the Best Price, Weight & Nutrition

Get the Best Price on a Head of Lettuce

Leaf or Iceberg Lettuce . . . do you know which type of lettuce costs more? Have you ever tried to calculate the best price for lettuce? Do you know which type of lettuce is the most nutritious? We answer all of these questions in this blog. There are several ways to save money when buying lettuce. We outline a couple of our tricks on this page. Finding the Best Deal on Lettuce is More Complex Than You Might Think! …

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How to Get Ink out of Upholstery Fabric: 3 Easy Solutions That Work

Before and after picture if ink stains on upholstery

Do you have an ink stain on fabric or upholstery? There are several inexpensive ways to get the stain out of fabric. We had a microfiber ottoman that was given to us. It had blue and black ink scribbles on it. In the video on this page, we show the steps we used to return the ottoman fabric to like-new condition. In this post, we’ll share several options and show you the two that worked best for us. Step …

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Veterans: How to get Free Event Tickets with VetTix!

Free Family Fun for Veterans, Active Military and first responders! VetTix and 1stTix

VetTix is an organization that shows appreciation to our Veterans, active duty military, and, First Responders by providing free event tickets. And this blog will tell you all about how both VetTix and 1stTix work, and how to sign up for either one. A Concert Deal for Military A few months ago a friend of ours sat with his wife in the audience at Symphony Hall in Phoenix. They came to enjoy the orchestra which was accompanied by Phoenix …

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