Eat out less often. By making dinner at home and eating there instead of at various restaurants, you can save quite a bit of money. Restaurants charge quite a bit, and you can have the same thing at home for a lot less money and a lot less calories.

By having online banking, we can monitor our account balance easily. This gives us more control over our budgeting plan (see this post about controlling main expenses). For example, I can now how many should I spend for the rest of the month by looking at the online statement. So, I don't have to wait for monthly bank statement which sometimes will not be posted at all (I am currently using National Bank as my primary bank and have not received my bank statements for the last 2 months).

The great news is that the PayPal website is very user friendly. The right hand side of the page provides tips and ideas on what type of button works best with different website types. Once you select one, you will then create a name for your button. The name should be related to the product or service and will also have a price and currency area for your to complete.

Use your credit responsibly. Did you know that households with credit card debt have an average debt burden of $15,418? credit cards are the third biggest source of household debt after mortgages and student debt. So avoid using your credit card for needless and trivial expenses.

You are requested to go to a screen and update your personal banking details, otherwise your bank will freeze your account! If you pass your mouse over the link you will see that it does not go to your bank, or to any bank. It will go to a website where you are able give up your identity so that they can steal from your bank account. Most real banks warn that they never ask customers to login via an email.

Coupons from respected companies - Verify that it is a true-blue coupon from the company - I had one coupon sent to my email address from what I thought was Staples. Verified it with Staples - not a coupon honored by Staples. When on the Internet - if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it still may not be a duck!

Traditionally newspapers offered various types of coupons from perishables and frozen foods to fast food discount coupons. With today's' technology, internet sites such as "All Solutions Network" offers savings in nearly every area including food. Consider the savings to a family of 5 when traveling if they have a couple of "buy one and get one free" coupons for different restaurant.

We strive to bring you the latest and most accurate data possible from the home sites of the financial institutions we name. Always remember, the bigger the risk, the larger the reward or loss. Invest with caution.