Boost Your Savings Simply

Make a fair trade with a friend or neighbor. We all like to make the most of our money and time, but be fair about it, don’t haggle be fair. Swap, offer your personal skills in return for amazing savings. The swaps are countless, the savings can be considerable.

If you are good at mechanical repairs offer them in trade for other things you have no time for nor are not quite as good at. Learn the language of DIY (Do It Yourself), you can learn to do or make most anything from books or the internet. You can always trade with a friend to learn a new skill they are good at. For example: your friend is great at building book cases of many styles. See if you can swap your skills at room painting for their knowledge and help in  building a simple book case.

Enormous savings can be had by learning to do simple things in the kitchen with food. Bake your own bread, many easy recipes are available in cook books or online. Maybe your friends and neighbors would love some home baked bread weekly or for special occasions. See if a local resturant or bistro would purchase home baked goods for cash or free meals. Baking cakes and special holiday foods can boost income quickly.

Get together with friends and neighbors for swapping of household goods such as furniture, clothing, and kitchen items. There is also the endless supplies of reading materials, DVD’s, games, video or other types.

Swap your cleaning skills for items or child care time, help friends and neighbors with lawn care or building projects for cash or other incentives, such as an updated resume. Organize a friends house or apartment for cleaning services or child care for several days.

Money Games

Cash in your spare change, stash a dollar in a jar or can everytime you do laundry, wash the car, mow the lawn. Save all you $5.00, $10.00, or $20.00 bills in a shoe box or other container easily hidden. You will be suprised how fast you can accumulate savings for your bank account or to purchase large needed items for cash, or maybe that expensive trip you have always dreamed of taking.