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Cheap Space-Saving Tips for Your Garden

Posted on 05/29/2012 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Food | Home & Family | Money & SavingsGardening is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise, and – depending on what you grow – maybe even save on your grocery bill. But what if your green thumb is bigger than the space you have available to plant the garden of your dreams this summer? Consider these options for getting a maximum harvest from a minimum amount of space. Container Gardens: Whether it’s fancy store-bought flowerpots or simply repurposing cans and other containers you might otherwise …

Garage Sale Tips and Yard Sale Finds: Take Our Week 2 Challenge

Posted on 04/9/2012 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Home & Family | Money & Savings | Your LifeBest time for Finds Out of all the seasons, Spring time is prime time for shopping at thrift stores, along with garage and yard sales. With spring cleaning on everybody’s to-do list, this is the time of year when people sort through their unwanted items and either donate them to thrift stores or try to make a few extra bucks by selling them at a yard or garage sale. Fun Factor with Surprise Element Not only can you save a …

Take the “Don’t Throw That Away!” Challenge

Posted on 03/30/2012 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & Savings | Your LifeEvery day the average American generates about 4.5 pounds of garbage, a portion of which is – thankfully – recycled. But there are all kinds of things that we throw away that can instead be creatively reused for another purpose around the house. Like: lemon rinds to shine copper pots and pans; a boot without a mate becomes a flower vase; an old tire makes a great kiddie swing; and don’t even get me started about all of ways to …

3 Gas Savings Tips You Should Try

Posted on 03/19/2012 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & Savings | Travel | Your LifeWith a gallon of gas now costing more than a gallon of milk in most parts of the country, everybody’s looking for ways to get more miles to the gallon and keep more money in their wallets. Of course we’ve all heard the list of these gas-saving tips that can really help cut your fuel expenses: drive less by consolidating trips whenever possible; keep your car tuned up and your tires properly inflated; slow down and avoid sudden starts and …

5 Bargains to Avoid

Posted on 02/27/2012 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & Savings | Your LifeWith everybody interested in saving a buck (or 20) these days, “bargains,” “sales,” and “special money saving offers” are popping up everywhere. Check your newspaper, smartphone, computer screen, or even the advertisements for cut-rate car insurance plastered on the toll booths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I just saw those for the first time this past weekend. Sure, there are a lot of true bargains out there. But the consumer landscape during these tough times is also rife with “deals” that …

Tax Time Is “What the Heck Was I Thinking? Audit” Time

Posted on 01/23/2012 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & SavingsYou always know when it’s tax season at the House of Yeager, because I set up the card table in the middle of living room and pile it high with boxes of receipts, copies of our previous tax returns going back to the Carter Administration, and every unopened envelope we’ve received during the past year marked “Important Tax Information Enclosed! Open Immediately!” Since you need to pull together your financial records at tax time, it’s a great chance to take …