Tips To Combat Rising Costs

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One shouldn’t have to take out loans just to pay for food or gas. However, the economy has everyone stretched right now and people have become more creative to reduce expenses. Other than taking out a cash advance, here are some other ways to keep going until the economy rights itself:

 Gas – Dump your SUV, if you have one. Move closer to work. Keep your car maintained to reduce gas usage. Things like a clogged air filter or poor tire pressure can add to your gas costs. Make single, instead of multiple, trips by combining errands.

 Foods – Change your diet. Some foods have become notoriously more expensive: milk and grains, for instance. Shop at local farmer’s market where the price may be fairer. Shop sales and use discount coupons.

Mortgages – Refinance any adjustable rate loans. Call your lender and negotiate terms that make it easier to pay: longer loan terms, or lower interest rate.

 

Establish Perfect Credit – When cash gets short, credit is your only option. Pay your bills on time by keeping a household budget. This will help improve your credit lending score and open lines of credit for you. Get a free credit report and then add your FICO information for a small fee (About $5). Knowing your FICO gives you negotiating power for loans. Dispute bad entries to raise the score.

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Lucky Murari a.k.a Santosh Lakshman is an aspiring entrepreneur.He is an Electrical and Electronics engineering graduate from a prestigious institute in India.He has a varied experience in the fields of web programming technologies,online marketing and blogging.

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Other

2 Comments to Tips To Combat Rising Costs

  • The biggest thing ever to help our family was reading Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. Not only did we cut our credit card bills in half each month, but we only took out half the amount of trash as we normal did, one can instead of two! Amazing how far a little effort goes. :)

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