This is tip #7 of the Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge. Today’s tip is to set at least one day per week on your calendar when you don’t spend one dollar. Do you think you could do it? Technically, even if you don’t open your wallet, you’re still spending money on things like rent/mortgage, car insurance, subscriptions, and Christmas gifts — you just didn’t count them. But that’s even more of a reason to ...

Today is another post in the Money Diaries series, which is based off New York Magazine’s Sex Diaries. We’ve collected stories from real people about their spending habits over seven days, anonymized them, and posted them here. Today’s post is by a 28-year old woman who’s keeping an eye on her account balance while living up the nightlife in New York City. * * * DAY ONE 10:15 a.m: Decide to forgo breakfast this morning ...

Here’s another post in the Money Diaries series, which is based off New York Magazine’s Sex Diaries. We’ve collected stories from real people about their spending habits over seven days, anonymized them, and posted them here. * * * DAY 1 8am: Grab some cereal and sit down to a quiet house and pay some bills. My bills are a combination of automated and hand entered electronic bill payments. The fixed monthly costs are automated, ...

The following is a guest post written by FMF of Free Money Finance, a blog devoted to helping readers grow their net worth. FMF posts daily on a wide range of money issues including making money in a variety of different ways. Some of his successful money making ideas include maximizing your greatest asset, getting the most from cash back credit cards and turning a hobby into an extra income. These and other ideas have ...