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How to Save $3500 in 2012

Posted by Just Heather on January 5th, 2012 at 9:00 am

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Whether you want to save money for a vacation, pay off debt or just stop living paycheck to paycheck, you’re going to need to readjust your spending habits. It doesn’t have to mean reducing your daily menu to rice and beans or giving up all the things you love. You can make a few small changes that will make a big impact on your budget, without cutting anything from your life.

Here are 10 simple ways to save up to $3,500 this year:

01 How to Save $3500 in 2012

Cut the cable: $720
I've said it before, and I'll say it over & over. Cutting the cable was one of our best financial decisions. The $60 per month bill is out of our lives, but we still watch sports through our HD antennae, and our favorite television shows can be viewed on Hulu or the station's own website for free. With an Internet connection, that means all the television you want, none of the cable bills! Even if you pay for a streaming service like Netflix or Amazon, the money saved is unbelievable.
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What would you do with an extra $3500 this year?

 

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These tips were absolutely no help to me at all….I already do all of what you said because it makes sense, not because I want to save money.

Mary commented on Jan 06 12 at 9:31 am

Articles such as these arae never meant to be new and improved. That is great you already do all of these. I to have done the above for many years bcz I have to keep 2 kids in private school and these are ways i choose to save. Per haps you have additional ways to save that you have found to be successful?

Ruthann commented on Jan 07 12 at 8:07 am

Useless “tips” — come on, Babble, try a little harder instead of recycling the same tired advice!

Lia commented on Jan 09 12 at 10:42 am

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