Money Saving Tips from FreeShipping.org

Have you ever longed to quit your first career and start a second one as an entrepreneur? Few of us actually get to live out that fantasy. To help you along, we offer some of the easiest start ups for those who'd like to follow their dreams.

Don't let a fun weekend getaway to the ballpark break your bank account. When you prepare ahead of time, there are many steps you can take to cut down on costs. To get you started on the path to saving money, here are seven tips to make baseball games more affordable.

With the job market so tight, teens find it particularly difficult to find summer work. We urge you to think outside the box and consider our suggested 11 possibile opportunities.

Restaurant menus may look innocuous, but they're subtly designed to entice diners into spending more. Little tricks like using red ink to stimulate your appetite and careful placement of expensive dishes on the menu can boost your final bill.

Trade schools may look cheaper than a traditional college, but are you really getting a decent return on your investment? Guest blogger Emily THomas looks at the situation.

It's time for New Years resolutions again. This economy may force us more into promises about maintaining a healthy budget than losing weight, so we offer you 10 tips on becoming financially balanced in 2011.

Merchants look forward to Black Friday all year long as the day when their ledgers will, hopefully, tilt into the profit column. While Cyber Monday and Free Shipping Day have removed much of the clout from this shopping extravaganza, many consumers still look forward to the holiday tradition.

"The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket." --Frank Hubbard
Do you reconsider a purchase when you have to pay for it in cash? Research has repeatedly shown we feel more pain when forking over the greenbacks than when using plastic. That’s why the old envelope system works so well.

Here’s how it goes: After you’ve paid your online bills and transferred a percentage of earnings into savings and investments, figure out how much you can afford to spend on entertainment, gas, etc. Withdraw enough cash to cover these “wants” and place the designated amount in envelopes labeled for each purpose. When the cash from a particular envelope is depleted, that’s it...No soup for you!

Wisdom doesn't necessarily have to come down through the ages. Our frugal quotes for this week come from a Greek writer and philosopher born in 1883 and an American feminist born in 1934. Read on for details.

"How simple and frugal a thing is happiness: A glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea...All that is required to feel that here and now is happiness is a simple, frugal heart." --Nikos Kazantzakis
Cutting back your entertainment budget doesn’t mean you have to forgo all pleasures. As Kazantzakis implies, money doesn’t necessarily lead to happiness. If it did, many rich people would be a lot happier. For a few ideas, check out our blog post “11 Tips to Maximize Your Entertainment Dollar

In an effort to avoid "the doom of reliving the past," we'll take a look each Monday at frugal-related quotes from history and how they relate to America's present financial situation. Here's our first helping.