shopping tips Archives - Dr. Budgets https://drbudgets.com/tag/shopping-tips/ Spend Wisely. Live Wealthy.™ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:19:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://drbudgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-DR_Budgets_Logo_R_Final_xs4-32x32.png shopping tips Archives - Dr. Budgets https://drbudgets.com/tag/shopping-tips/ 32 32 How Canceling Amazon Prime Changed My Life https://drbudgets.com/how-canceling-amazon-prime-changed-my-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-canceling-amazon-prime-changed-my-life Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:00:26 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=1653 As the founder of Dr. Budgets, you can safely assume I have a good handle on my spending. But, even I have blind spots when it comes to my household expenses. Amazon Prime was one of those blind spots. In early 2019 we canceled our Amazon Prime subscription, and we haven’t looked back. If you have Prime, you might be asking yourself “Why would you do that?!” The simple answer is that all clutter overwhelmed […]

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]]> Do You Have a Storage Unit? https://drbudgets.com/do-you-have-a-storage-unit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-have-a-storage-unit Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:00:54 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=1549 When starting to work with clients, the first thing we do together is look for easy ways to cut spending. Since I’ve been doing this for a long time, I can quickly identify a few things we can discuss with the potential to save hundreds or thousands of dollars per year with minimal impact on their lifestyle (or sometimes no impact at all!). One category that fits into this first round of discussion is the storage […]

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]]> Can you KonMari Your Money?? https://drbudgets.com/can-you-konmari-your-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-konmari-your-money Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:04:32 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=1359 By Jeannie Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Recently, I watched the entire series of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” on Netflix (along with seemingly everyone else in the world) and I was inspired! One by one I watched as Marie Kondo helped people to transform their homes and, eventually, their relationship with stuff. I tackled organizing my daughter’s clothes and the new sight of her beautifully folded clothes brought me tremendous joy! It got me thinking… […]

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]]> 3 Steps to Plan Your Holiday Spending https://drbudgets.com/3-steps-to-plan-your-holiday-spending/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-steps-to-plan-your-holiday-spending Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:06:10 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=1313 By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets Happy Holidays! It’s that time of the year again… time for family and loved ones, time for big feasts, and time for… holiday spending. Many people spend more on gifts during the last month of the year that they did the prior 11 months combined. And, after you factor in holiday parties, wrapping paper, holiday cards, festive attire, postage, and everything else, it can all add up! Holiday spending […]

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]]> How to Spend with Intention https://drbudgets.com/how-to-spend-with-intention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-spend-with-intention Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:05:22 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=1176 By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets With Thanksgiving Day behind us and the holiday season upon us, I thought this would be a good time to write about how to spend with intention. Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful day for me to think about what I’m grateful for in my life… when I spend time thinking about what I’m grateful for, I feel really good. And for me, that is the first step on how […]

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]]> Give Wisely This Holiday Season https://drbudgets.com/give-wisely/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=give-wisely Sat, 03 Dec 2016 16:26:18 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=999 By Daniel Rodriguez | Dr. Budgets It can be easy to get caught up in the spirit of the holiday season… going into credit card debt of course! Kidding aside, it is very easy to overspend during the holidays because we are in a generous mood, and it seems like every company in the world is trying to get us to spend our hard earned money. This is probably why 37% of people said that […]

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]]> Shopping Smart: Five Ways to Save Money on Your Wardrobe https://drbudgets.com/shopping-smart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shopping-smart Sat, 05 Nov 2016 19:31:32 +0000 https://drbudgets.com/?p=990 By Jennifer Rosson for Dr. Budgets This month we  are excited to have Jennifer Rosson as a guest blogger for Dr. Budgets sharing her tips on shopping smart! She is a true expert on shopping. To learn more about Jennifer, check her out at styleyourlifeblog.com. Here are her five ways to save money on your wardrobe… 1) Take a good look at your closet before you shop! Most people tend to purchase the same type of items […]

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