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Posted: 5:44 PM Jul 29, 2008
Last Updated: 8:47 PM Jul 29, 2008
Reporter: Jason Colthorp
Email Address: jason.colthorp@wilx.com

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Spending money as fast as you make it. A problem so many people can't afford to have these days.

Author Bob Brumm offers solutions in his book "Money to Burn."

LOG YOUR DAILY SPENDING

Seeing what you actually spend money on might help you change your ways-- like $4 dollar lattes and such. Making your own flavored coffee will save you $960 bucks a year according to Brumm. Combine that with buying pop and snacks in bulk, making your lunch four days a week and looking for freebies when eating out, and you can have an extra $425 dollars at the end of the month.

LOW-COST CONSUMER GOODS

Printer cartridges for a quarter of the price can be found at printpal.com. The Dollar Store or Dollar General is a great place for everyday household items like soap and toothpaste.
And one word-- vinegar! Vinegartips.com is where the author found dozens of uses for vinegar so, for one, you can stop buying expensive household cleaners.

BE TIM "THE TOOL MAN" TAYLOR

Home improvement might be where you can save the most, but you may be taking the most risk as well. Brumm saved more than $15,000 dollars by building a roof over his deck himself. The key is finding books that teach you and then doing it yourself. You can also find discount tools at harborfreight.com and homier.com.

Bob Brumm's book and web site can be seen at savewhatyouearn.com.

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Posted by: Marvin on Aug 7, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I logged my spending for 3 days, and saw how truly wasteful i had been. Little stuff here and there quickly adds up. I try to get different tips from friends and family as often as I can. I recently saved about a thousand dollars on my sons braces after we checked out the price our original orthodontist quoted me at http://www.dentalpricecompare.com/bestprice.html/MI/Grand_Rapids/Braces/Transition_baby_teeth/Limited_Treatment. Turns out there can be up to a $2000 difference in prices for braces that i didnt know about. The internet can be a really good tool for saving money

Expert: Big 3 Failure Would Be Disaster

Posted By: Buzz: Why should the Big 3 be bailed out? GM wants to sell off our discontinue the Saturn, which is affordable but has made no mention of discontinuing the Corvette and other less affordable models. If GM wants help have them pick one particular model in each of its lines, i.e. the Lacrosse for Buick, Impala for Chevrolet and the Aura for Saturn. GM is about as impervious as the out-going President is - they just don't get it! I read and sympathize with the line workers who say they can't even afford to buy a new car from the company that they work for - that's pretty sad and certainly doesn't promote company solidarity. Like I've said before, make the Big 3 sell what's sitting at all the dealerships even if they have to take a loss before making another automobile. Why keep making what nobody wants at prices nobody wants to pay?
Posted By: Beth: The Big 3 failure would be a major disaster - I agree. However, I don't feel that the government or tax payers should bail them out until they have made the same kinds of concessions that citizens, small business, and union members have already made. Begin by severely downsizing the execs and their benefits i.e. luxuries. Times are tough and they should share in the "recession life style" is part of the reason for decreased car sales. I need a newer car badly, but it's not on my shopping list any time soon. They are flying and driving nice cars. Get real! The union members have suffered considerable cuts already including loss of workers, benefits and wages. Make equal cuts in management, wages, and benefits, then look at union members' additional concessions, and financial aide from the government.
Posted By: jon: like i said we the workers will and are getting hurt.they gain we lose
Posted By: ME: Thank you UAW, if the union would not have barganed until the big 3 couldn't afford it any more we would all be able to afford nice cars. I was in the union before and it definently isnt all peaches and cream. Sure they will fight to get you more but look what it has done.. Workers recieved more then the company could afford and now more may lose everything. Thanks again UAW. It is flat out B.S. that the government will bail out huge corporations but only give the autos a loan. Its all for the politicians gain, main street America has been hurting alot longer then wall street, but wall street affected the politicians pocket so they did something about it. Mr & Mrs politician help us out, cut your pay & benefits.......quit cutting ours.
Posted By: LegallyRad: To Explain: If the banks were not bailed out, that would have affected the big 3, and every other business that deals with the banks (show me one that doesn't). This has nothing to do with Bush. Big 3 are very poorly run, and concede too much to organized labor. The bail out will first be essentially worthless since it will amount to a drop in a bucket, and the companies just blow cash. They need to fail to preserve our American capitalistic economy. Chances are only one or two of them will go out of business, but if they properly restructure then they could be saved... restructuring means cutting labor costs and consolidating products. If you want to blame something, it's mostly due to the mortgage crisis which began with Carter and Clinton who refused to allow banks to ensure that people could actually pay for their loans because they felt it might be discrimination. Look where that policy got us. Bush just happens to be in office when their poorly built floor calapsed.
Posted By: Michele: I cannot believe that they are not going to bail out the Big 3.Ford is not even sure it is going to need the money. And why do the banks get bailouts with no questions asked but they make the Big 3 jump through hoops of fire and all they want to do is borrow the money...... Reid is an idiot, and doesn't have a clue of how manufacturing works and what the ramifications down the road will be. Including restraurant, stores, and other service industries closing and going out of business due to lack of business. Let's keep America working!
Posted By: : George Bush did not run our country in the ditch. He crash it stright into the wall at 100/mph.
Posted By: pat: this is one more reason we need to thank George Bush for running our country into the ditch!

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