Cheapo Groovo

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool.   All service stations have their storag
   

   Gas-prices
   e tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. 
2. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full, because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm.
3. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings: slow, medium and high.  You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered.  If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapor, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your money

The kit consists of two hybrid electric motors with rare earth permanent magnets that are mounted on the outside of the vehicle, which are tied to a 72V 120Ah Deep Cycle Lead Acid battery pack on the inside. According to Poulsen, once installed, the system effectively turns a front-wheel drive car into an all-wheel drive car, and results in a driving "effect" that is " equivalent to freewheeling down a 3% grade," with the accelerator needing to be depressed less or not at all to keep the car moving

Poulsen intends to make its kit available to the general public in the not to distant future, and for the relatively bargain price of $3,300, no less (add an extra $600 to that if you don't think you're up to installing it yourself).

Poulsen-hybrid

clipped from www.readwriteweb.com What Nielson found by analyzing the data in the study was that although people spend more time on pages with more words and more information, they only spend 4.4 seconds more for each additional 100 words. By calculating reading rates, he concluded that when you add more verbiage to a page, people will only read 18% of it. Some other interesting findings include: On an average visit, users read half the information only on those pages with 111 words or less. People spend some of their time understanding the page layout and navigation features, as well as looking at the images. People don't read during every single second of a page visit. On average, users will have time to read 28% of the words if they devote all of their time to reading. More realistically, users will read about 20% of the text on the average page

If you have saved money or made money because of this blog, tip me. For $3 you get to download my seminars. They teach you how to save $130,000 over your lifetime by smarter spending, how to make an 11% return on your investments every year, and how to earn $800 a month in your spare time!

I'm adding a site to the list below and I'm making it bold so you know it is new.

I'm not a big fan of coupons simply because of the time involved - finding them, clipping them, remembering them; but I'm sure many readers use them.

So here is what I have found and I'm looking for your comments on the "best sites"

Coupon Ninja             thousands of coupon codes, promo codes, price discounts and free shipping offers      
Retail Me Not              A great source for coupon codes
Deal Taker                  Organized by store and categories
Cents Off                    Has had mainstream media coverage
The Geek Next Door    Seems like they have good daily deals
Ebates                       Just like the name says
Clipfire                        A coupon search engine
Bargain Share            Coupon discussion board

From http://www.larynandjanel.com/blog/my_experience_with_microstock_sites_so_far_istock_shutterstock_dreamstime_bigstock__canstock.html

“I started uploading images to a handful of microstock sites in February of 2005 as a test to see how it would go. These sites allow people to upload images, which are then sold cheaply for royalty free use, with a certain percentage of the sale going to the photographer. “

Here is a screen shot of his results

Microstock

These are from Slave Mart (Wal-Mart)

Crystal Light, Kool-Aid and Country Time On The Go Drink Mixes

Ban Mini Sticks

Syrian

The Seed Exchange provides a place where users can offer seeds for trade and make requests for seeds they are seeking. Items for sale are not permitted.

You may want to check the FAQ Page before posting a question and please read both the Special Instructions for the Exchange and the more general Forum Instructions.

Many people at various discussions boards have claimed the only thing they lose by signing up for a utility budget plan is the interest. I can’t argue with that, but let’s do some math and see how much you lose over the long term. Based on my earlier post, the difference was $43 over 12 months. An annuity of $43 at 11% (my rate of return) for 30 years is $1477. Now lets take the “I only lose the interest” another step – improper tax withholding. Lets use $40 as your annual refund. An annuity of $40 at 11% for 30 years is $1374. Finally, lets take the “I only lose the interest” one last step – not sweeping idle cash balances into a money market. Assume an average cash balance of  $500 at 4% for 30 years. That comes to $600.

Grand total =  $3451. WOW!  :-))

If you have saved money or made money because of this blog, tip me. For $3 you get to download my seminars. They teach you how to save $130,000 over your lifetime by smarter spending, how to make an 11% return on your investments every year, and how to earn $800 a month in your spare time!

Many Americans are feeling pinched - lower housing values, soaring energy/food prices, and endless taxes & fees.

Here is my philosophy in today's environment: beat inflation, avoid taxes, and create livable alternatives to wage slavery.

One way to do all of these is to invest in the stock market. I know what you're thinking - the market is down this year - but with the right portfolio - it's a cash cow!

Since repositioning my portfolio last year, I'm consistently earning 11% a month through dividends and distributions. In terms of paper gains, I've posted a 4-22 -08 screen shot below. I also avoid payroll taxes since investing is passive income! I spend about 10-15 minutes a day now that my initial buys are done.

4-22-08_portfolio

But this blog isn't about me. It's about you getting a jump start from all my previous failures. Cheapo Groovo is a scientific system of frugal living, matched with practical alternative income streams, and topped off by having money work for you.

So take time to tip me whatever you can afford. Information is not free, and I provide downloadable seminars that save you money and make you money. Aren't you curious about how I've dome it?

Freeconomy

Freeconomy is manifesting the solution to our broken system. It is an implementation of sustainable lifestyle. It is the antithesis to the Story of Stuff.

There are four main ways in which you can share in the community:

1. Skillshare is about sharing the skills you have learnt throughout your life and learning those you haven't.
2. Toolshare is an initiative that enables members to have access to every tool under the sun without it costing the earth.
3. Spaceshare is ideal for people who haven't got enough time or money to support projects they really believe in, but who have got some space to offer.
4. Landshare asks the question 'Have you got more land than you need or can physically deal with?' If the answer is yes, then join Landshare and give some of it up to the local community as allotments and become part of a local food revolution.