A few days ago, I posted a link to Suze Orman’s new website, MoneyMindedMoms.com, with a brief description of the site, and a note that the site was offering a free download to “5 Simple Ways to Save $500″ when you signed up for a newsletter. I hadn’t downloaded it at the time, but since then, I have received a couple of emails and a comment that having to sign up for the email newsletter was “the catch”, in order to get the free download, and they were not sure it was worth the trouble.
Since I had brought it to their attention, and for those who decided not to deal with hassle of signing up for Suze’s newsletter, I thought I might give the download of “5 Simple Ways to Save $500″ a quick look see and share my thoughts with you guys.
The download is 7 pages long, with 5 categories where you can save money-each one contains 3 to 5 tips, for a total of about 20 money saving tips spread across the 5 categories. Below are the 5 categories, along with my favorite tip from each- they’re OK in general, nothing earth-shattering, but sometimes being reminded of money saving tips you may have already heard isn’t a bad thing- there were a few I hadn’t thought of or hear before.
1.) Face the Facts- Saving money on looking good, i.e., hair, face etc. Tip- Go a week longer between haircuts, which seems quite doable and probably wouldn’t be noticed by too many people.
2.) Drive in to Big Savings- Saving money on your car. Tip- Look into increasing your car insurance deductible to save money- this is one I have been meaning to take care of myself, but haven’t done so yet on my 9 yr. old car- I need to get on this!
3.) Food for Thought- Tip- Focus on using leftovers. This one can be difficult at times (spaghetti again!), but it can definitely cut down on your food waste, and save money in the process.
4.) Party and Pleasure for less- Save on parties and fun. One interesting tip here is to start requesting that friends not bring gifts to your kids birthday parties, (only family would give your kids gifts), in order to start a precedent for kids your child is friends with. Now depending on the age, they may get quite mad at you for starting this, but I do agree- kids get WAY too many gifts these days, and it seems like trying to stop the madness, so to speak, would be good. I just don’t want to have to be the 1st one to tell my kid he’s not getting gifts from his friends at his b-day party- maybe I can talk my wife into it 
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5.) Home-in on Savings- Saving around the house. Tip Reduce your cell phone or cable plan by one “level” of service, in order to save money. This sounds like something most people could probably do without much effort or pain.
Overall, it wasn’t too bad- it’s a short 7 page download, with somewhat good tips- it may not be your cup of tea, but if you want to download it, you can sign up for the newsletter and do so here. As a side note, you can always unsubscribe at the bottom of the email newsletters if you decide it’s not for you- it only takes a few clicks to unsubscribe.
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I think its interesting that she talks about haircuts. A lot of people really don’t realize how expensive that becomes, especially for women. A straight haircut might be $20, but add layers and coloring and you are looking at an expensive bill plus tip.
Another beauty area I think is worth mentioning is salons. Manis, pedis, and any kind of fake nails are really expensive, especially if you keep going back to get them redone. Paint your own nails, tweeze your own eyebrows, and get your boyfriend to give you a foot massage.