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Frugal Dad: 75 Tips to Survive a Down Economy

Frugal Dad has this post: 75 Tips to Survive a Down Economy.

Lots of great tips – #52 particularly got my attention:

Several banks are now running “keep the change” promotions where they round up your purchases and put the difference in a savings account. Problem is, these accounts don’t pay a great interest rate, and the program encourages increased spending. Create your own program by spending only cash and dumping the change in a coin jar. Make deposits into your own high-yielding savings account at the end of the month.