Index of Resources for Spending Less, Getting Out of Debt, Saving More, and Growing Your Wealth

read and submit comments for this post! send me your links to add! more links added Jan 16 2010!

This post is intended to be an index to my DearPennyPinchingMom posts and to resources on other blogs and the web, plus seminars and events, that help you spend less, get out of debt, save more, and grow your wealth.

DearPinchy says "Let's Beat the Recession!"

SPEND LESS: PINCH YOUR PENNIES
Dear Pinchy Advice:
Pinchy's Overall Guide to Cutting Your Expenses
How Not to Buy Everything Your Kids Want
Adjust Your Thermostat to Save Money
Save Money with Cold Water Wash
Penny Pinching Diva
Be a Customer Service Ninja
Cash for Your Gold Jewelry
Negotiate with Your Landlord to Lower Your Rent
Find Your Missing Money
Lower Your Credit Card Interest
Save Money by Cooking with What's in Your Pantry and Fridge
Angel Food Ministries Helps You Feed Your Family Great Food
Ten Tips for Saving Money in Your Social Life
Ten Tips for Saving Money on Recreation
Perfume, Beauty, and Tea Freebies
Get Another Free $5 Gift Card from Target
Ten Tips for Saving Money around the House

Info On the Internet:
All Things Frugal
Angel Food Ministries
Being Frugal
Cell Phone Recommendations
Cheap By Choice
Frugal Zeitgeist
Huddler's Green Home Blog
Hypermiling.com
The Conscious Consumer
Shopping Links
The Thrift Shopper



SPEND LESS: FREEBIES AND DEALS
(Please note that freebies do expire, so apologies if some of these are gone before you get there!)

Dear Pinchy Tips:
Get a Free $100 Gift Card from Verizon
Freebie Finds
Get a Free $5 Target Gift Card
Bank of America Launches Add It Up
Sweet Free Stuff

Info on the Internet:
CouponMom.com
Darlene's Link City
Free Leaf Free Tea Samples
SwagGrabber
What It Costs


GET OUT OF DEBT

Dear Pinchy Tips:
Pay Down Credit Card Debt

Info on the Internet:
TamarianG went from more than $60,000 in debt to financial security. She tells her story on the Fool message boards:
Part I: I owe HOW much?!
Part II: Budgeting in real life
Part III: LBYMs as a friend
Part IV: Getting those rates lowered
Part V: Getting back in the kitchen again
Part VI: Don't mourn, organize!
Part VII: Stop, Think, Plan, DO!





SAVE MORE
(links coming soon)

GROW YOUR WEALTH
Dear Pinchy Tutorials:
What is a Mutual Fund? The Basics
The Difference Between Load and No-Load Mutual Funds

Info on the Internet:
Ten Things the IRS Won't Tell You
The Motley Fool


FORUMS
(links coming soon)

SEMINARS, EVENTS
(links coming soon)

COMMENT PLEASE!
Did you find this helpful? Other resources you'd like to see added? Want to trade links? Drop a comment to DearPinchy and let me know!