Spending way too much at the pump?
Are the costs of car repair adding up?
Is the trade-in value of your vehicle dropping as the odometer rises?
All things considered, you could be talking big bucks!
Here’s a simple savings tip: Carpool! Continue reading
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average household dedicates about 6% of its energy budget to lighting.
It’s an easy budget to start trimming, and here are tips to get you started: Continue reading
You’ve spent the whole summer saving money with our Summer Savings Tips – and even as the summer winds down, our tips continue!
Back to school preparation is always costly, but we want you to hang on to that money you’ve worked so hard to save this summer. Continue reading
To stay or to go this summer? The great American spirit urges us to hit the road, but we suggest you fight that urge and “go local” to save money.
One day-trip at a time you can rediscover all the amazing things our own region has to offer. You might just fall in love with home…all over again. Continue reading
The temperature has skyrocketed and you can’t wait to get out of the heat. Time to head home and crank up the air conditioning.
But do you know how to keep your energy costs low when the temperature is high?
Let’s face it, heading out to the local restaurant, sub shop or pizza parlor every work day can be a budget buster. Don’t believe it?
Take a typical lunch tab, multiply it by 5 and then by the number of weeks you work each year. Sit back and marvel at the total! Then imagine whittling that number down, down and down — and imagine the savings if you brought your lunch to work. You could be talking $1,000, $2,000 or even $3,000 a year! Continue reading
What’s your coffee count? How many cups do you drink in a day? In a week, a month, a year?
CBS News says that more than 50 percent of Americans drink coffee every day. And not just one cup, but three to four cups.
That’s a lot of caffeine — and a lot of cash out of your pocket. That caffeine jolt could easily be costing you $1,000 a year or more depending on your coffee destination and what you order once you’re there.
There are ways to trim down your coffee expenses without quitting cold turkey or cutting your consumption dramatically. Here are a few: Continue reading
For many of us, summer means vacation time, and road trips.
But before you hit the road, there are some simple ways you can save money, and help the environment, by using less fuel when traveling: Continue reading
You’ve decided to save money this summer – good for you! Community Bank of Tri-County is here with support. Be on the lookout for our Summer Saving Tips series, starting with this simple, money saving tip – clip coupons!
From blogs, to TV shows and classes couponing has gone from an act reserved for Sunday morning with the newspaper to T.V. entertainment and an obsession for people across the country. We are excited about all the attention saving money is getting, because it’s a smart thing to do – through good economic times and bad.
Ready to clip? Consider these tips: Continue reading
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