The Stretching a Buck series
Our "Stretching a Buck" series offers advice on saving in nearly every area of life -- from food shopping and dining out, to cheap dates, mortgage payments, furnace maintenance, clothing, athletic gear and pet care.
Readers have also shared their own money-saving tips.
Read the full series and reader tips below.
Stretching a buck - Day 1
- How can you stretch a buck? Try living like the Bennetts ...
- Or try living like those who survived the Depression
- Lessons learned from the Depression
- Living frugally
- Audio: Listen to your elders
- Reader tips: Stretching a buck
Driving - Day 2
Utilities - Day 3
Entertaining - Day 4
- Economical alternatives fill up summer guests for less
- Reader tips: Save money on entertaining guests
Bartering - Day 5
Amusement parks - Day 6
- Abundance of deals makes amusement parks less scary
- Top 10 ways to squeeze a bargain from amusement parks
- Reader tips: Save money at amusement parks
Entertainment deals - Day 7
Coupons - Day 8
Housing costs - Day 8
Free attractions - Day 8
Budgeting - Day 9
Thrift shopping - Day 10
Pet care - Day 11
- Ray Stein commentary: Best care far cheaper than treatment for ailing dogs
- Reader tips: Save money on pet care
Dining out - Day 12
Home improvement - Day 13
Buying a car - Day 14
Groceries - Day 15
Home maintenance - Day 15
Cell phones - Day 16
Movie theaters - Day 17
- Comparison reveals best deals on tickets for movies
- Popcorn better when price is right
- Reader tips: Save money at the movies
Work expenses - Day 18
Clothing - Day 19
- Bargain bingeing
- Thrill of finding incredible deals makes hunt worthwhile
- Reader tips: Save money on clothing
Car Maintenance - Day 20
Insurance - Day 21
Sports equipment - Day 21
Communication costs - Day 22
Travel promotions - Day 22
Buying in bulk - Day 23
Nontraditional buying and selling - Day 24
- Garage-sale deals on foot, online
- Reader tips: Save or make money by purchasing or selling in nontraditional ways
Healthy foods - Day 25
Beauty bargains - Day 26
Rewards programs - Day 27
- Used wisely, cards offering cash back or points can pay off big
- Reader tips: Save money with reward programs
Heating - Day 28
Back-to-school shopping - Day 29
- Parents' smarts pay off in stores
- Wardrobe 101 update
- Reader tips: Save money on back-to-school shopping
Health care - Day 30
Transportation - Day 31
Legal services - Day 32
The mindset of saving - Day 33
Stretching a buck: Holiday edition
Your tips on saving money
We're returning with some additions to our "Stretching a Buck" series of stories on saving money in your everyday life.
The new stories in the series are aimed at helping you save as you navigate the holidays, when our hearts are often bigger than our wallets.
We'll publish stories daily between Friday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Dec. 5, and we'll publish stories occasionally between then and Christmas.
Stories to date
- Entertainment: Frugal, festive not mutually exclusive (Dec. 4)
- Creating an inexpensive gift that someone will cherish (Dec. 3)
- How to save when shopping online (Dec. 2)
- PC means price cut (Dec. 1)
- Green Christmas: Keeping Earth healthy at holidays helps wallets, too (Nov. 30)
- Gift cards still good, just buy with care (Nov. 29)
- What to do when you want to take stuff back (Nov. 28)
- Try this household budget calculator from the Associated Press
- Americans' buying impulse has dimmed, at least for now (Nov. 23)
- Benjamin J. Marrison commentary: We're back with more thrifty tips (Nov. 23)
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