Jeff Yeager

Biography: Jeff Yeager is AARP's resident Savings Expert and host of the AARP Savings Challenge. He spent 24 years managing national nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., before launching his current career as a freelance writer, public speaker, and media personality in 2004. Jeff is the author of, "Don't Throw That Away!", "The Cheapskate Next Door" and "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches." His website is www.UltimateCheapskate.com, and you can connect with Jeff Yeager on Facebook and Twitter.

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Cheap and Easy Gardening Tips

Posted on 05/2/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsCheck out this week’s episode of my weekly AARP web show on YouTube for some money-saving gardening tips and a chance to win a $50 gift card. Be sure to subscribe to the show (it’s FREE and easy – just click on the ”subscribe” icon and follow the prompts), that way you’ll be eligible for a shot at the prizes if you leave me your tips. Also of Interest Spring Into Gardening Season: 5 Frugal Ways to Get Your Plants and Garden Ready 9 …

Bueno, Cheapo Cinco de Mayo Crock-Pot Recipe

Posted on 04/29/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Food | Money & SavingsI took four years of Spanish classes in high school, but like most things from my high school years — and the 1970s in general — I don’t remember much of it. So I recently vowed to relearn Spanish, starting with some of the words I now use most often. To that end, I actually remembered the word for “money,” or dinero. And Spanish for “cheap” (barato) and “cheapskate” (tacano) seem easy enough to master. But the Spanish translation for …

Find Bargains, Deals at the Dollar Store

Posted on 04/25/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsDollar stores: Love ‘em or hate ‘em? This week’s episode of “The Cheap Life” looks at the deals/no deals of shopping at dollar stores. Leave me a comment telling me what you think (on the YouTube page, not here) for a chance to win a $50 gift card … and see Little Jeff scrubbing up in the bathtub!

Other Earth-Friendly Days

Posted on 04/19/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Home & Family | Money & Savings | TravelDon’t get me wrong: as a lifelong environmentalist, I think that Earth Day (April 22) serves an invaluable purpose both as a celebration of our wondrous planet and as an opportunity to draw attention to the many serious – literally “life threatening” – challenges facing our natural environment. The only problem with Earth Day is that it’s a single day once a year, while our responsibility to the environment is 24/7, every day of the year. The good news is …

Live Green and Save Money

Posted on 04/16/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsA thought-provoking little story has been circulating on the Internet recently about an elderly woman who is chastised by a young cashier at the grocery store for not bringing her own reusable grocery bags. The cashier scolds the woman – and people of her generation – for not caring as much as younger people do about the environment and the impact their actions have on the Earth. See also: How to Save $10,000 a year. The woman apologizes, then politely …

Save on Gas When You Travel This Summer

Posted on 04/9/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & Savings | TravelGas prices these days remind me of temperatures across much of the country: way up one day, down the next, then up again. See also: Take our gas savings quiz! But just as certain as the fact that summer’s heat will eventually arrive in full force is the fact that, over time, gas prices will only continue to increase. You don’t have an economist — or even a cheapskate — to figure out that petroleum is finite resource. As supplies …