Field Guide to Money-Saving Tips for You and Your Business
(Updated February 2009)
Times are tough! Get money-saving ideas for your business and yourself and learn how to rise above the financial bad news. We've gathered the best tips, websites and e-books to help you out. (A. Siudzinski, Senior Information Specialist)
Money-Saving Tips for Your Business 
NAR helps you navigate the current economy, (www.realtor.org, 2009).
Surviving the recession, (FSB: Fortune Small Business, Feb. 2009). Q
Finance: 15 money savings tips in tough economic times, (SCORE Women's Success Blog, Jan. 15, 2009).
Small biz tip: low cost marketing strategies, (www.americasbestcompanies.com, Dec. 16, 2008).
78 ways for your small business to save money in this economy, (www.insidecrm.com, Oct. 14, 2008).
15 gas savings tips for agents, (AgentGenius, May 20, 2008).
Budget worksheets & tips, (REALTOR® Magazine, Jan. 2008).
Harvesting financial smarts, (REALTOR® Magazine, May 2006).
Money-Saving Tips for You
How to save $10,000 in 2009, (MoneyCentral MSN, Jan. 15, 2009).
Food & Finance--money-saving tips, (FN Dish, Jan. 15, 2009).
Saving money in 2009 (video), (CBS News, Jan. 6, 2009).
Resolve to try these money-saving tactics in 2009, (www.usatoday.com, Jan. 2, 2009).
Tips on saving money by going green, (Suze Orman, 2009).
Driving more efficiently, (www.fueleconomy.gov, n.d.).
100 tips for 2009, (www.bankrate.com, 2009).
New year's resolutions that save you money. Top 10 tips, (www.billeater.com, Dec. 24, 2008).
Podcast: Cutting costs in tight times, (U.S. News & World Report, Apr. 21, 2008).
Websites
Dollarstretcher.com, (www.stretcher.com, 2009).
Frugal Living, (frugalliving.about.com, 2009).
Smarterwallet, (www.thesmarterwallet.com, 2009).
Wisebread, (www.wisebread.com, 2009).
Get Rich Slowly, (www.getrichslowly.org/blog, 2009).
The Simple Dollar, (www.thesimpledollar.com, 2009).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Smart Couples Finish Rich (Adobe eReader)
Living Rich for Less (Adobe eReader)
Smart Women Finish Rich (Adobe eReader)
Smart Cookies' Guide to Making More Dough (Adobe eReader)
You're So Money (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Living well in a down economy for dummies, (New York, NY: Wiley, 2008). HG 179 B27
What you need to know: an 9-point action plan to secure your financial independence, (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2003). HG 179 Ed2w
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