10 Ways to Avoid Shopping Traps and Spend Less Money
By Jennifer Robinson, FTMQuarterly Writer
Stores spend billions on the science of getting you to spend your hard-earned cash on their products. They understand how your brain works and then use this knowledge against you. Below are several tools you can use to combat the Consumption Trap and spend less when you go shopping.
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On today’s show, Jay answers some listener questions. Want answers? You’ll want to listen to today’s show.
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by Jennifer Robinson
FTMDaily Staff Writer
As you are on your path to Financial Freedom, I want to offer you some tips on how to stop wasting your hard-earned money. Why keep giving your money away to the corporations who are so desperate to reach into your wallet, when you could be saving this money for yourself?
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In Level One, Jerry explains the importance of being prepared. One of the steps that you will undertake in Level One is to create an emergency kit that could sustain you for the first critical 72 hours if disaster were to strike, thus enabling you to evacuate at a moment’s notice. This is a protected post. Learn more about becoming an FTM Insider.
Experts say that most burglars spend six minutes or less in a home during a robbery. When hiding cash, and any other valuables for that matter, you should avoid the most obvious places, like under the mattress! Here’s a sampling of some of the places that our readers tell us that they are hiding their cash. This is a protected post. Learn more about becoming an FTM Insider.
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An excerpt from Follow the Money Weekly Radio with Jerry Robinson – 1/15/11 To hear the entire program, click here. by John Bearss Transcript Hi Jerry. Last week we talked about Life triggering events that could create a need for financial advice and we also talked about the importance of establishing a budget. Today we [...]
Download the “Go” Bag Master List One of the first action steps of starting your financial gameplan is to create a “go” bag. What exactly is a “go” bag? A “go” bag is any bag, like a backpack or duffel bag, that is light enough to carry, yet large enough to contain all of life’s [...]
Having access to clean water is something that is easy to take for granted. Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast, a hiker, a backpacker, an international traveler, or just someone who wants to be prepared, having a portable and effective water filtration system is vital. For those who are seeking to prepare for the worst by building a food and water supply for themselves and their families, I highly recommend the Katadyn Pocket Water Filter.
On this week’s radio show, I discussed the importance of having a emergency stockpile of food and water in addition to having a financial reserve. Click the following link to download an Emergency Stockpile List. http://www.jrmi.org/JRMI-Emergency-Stockpile-List.pdf
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett are asking the nation’s billionaires to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity, in their lifetimes or at death. If their campaign succeeds, it could change the face of philanthropy. By Carol J. Loomis, senior editor-at-large FORTUNE — Just over a year ago, in [...]
