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CN :|.. CUT YOUR SPENDING BY$5OO AMONTH In today's tight economy, whodoesn't wantto free up some cash? Here are 103ways to trim the fat but not the fun from your budget. BY CAROLYN BIGDA, DAVID FUTRELLE. AMANDA GENGtER. ISMATSARAH MANGLA, AND GEORGE MANNES

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CUT YOURSPENDINGBY $5OOAMONTH

In today'stight economy,who doesn't

want to free upsome cash?

Here are103 ways to trim

the fat butnot the fun from

your budget.

BY CAROLYN BIGDA,DAVID FUTRELLE.

AMANDA GENGtER.ISMAT SARAHMANGLA, AND

GEORGE MANNES

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SLASH YOUR GROCERY BILLShop once a week. The more trips you make to the store, thelikelier you are to buy on impulse because you see more temptingitems. About two-thirds of purchases are unplanned; cut thatin half to save $143 a month (if you spend $100 a week on groceries).

Give up the bottle. Stop drinking bottled water and instead buya filter for your faucet (about $34, plus $25 for replacements).If your family consumes 12 gallons a month, you'll save about $15.

Eat what's ripe. Out-of-season produce costs 20% to 50%o more thanit does when it's in season. For a list of what's in season when, goto fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org. Estimated savings: $7 a month.

Differentiate between clean and dirty. Organic produce costs

$l to $2 more than the conventional kind. Cut your pesticide intakeby going organic on the dirtiest produce (apples, lettuce) andconventional on the cleanest ftiwi. tomatoes). For a list of clean anddirby fruits and veggies, go to foodnews.org. Sarings: $18 a month.

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Savings for annual operating costs only: insurance ($4.992); gas ($2,218);maintenance ($734); assumes 5,000 extra miles on remaining car (2008AcuraTL),plus four weekly bus passes. Trade-in is even exchange for a 2010 CamryXLE.

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TRIII/| COLLIGIE)(PENSESTuit ion is the largest singlebil l you' l l pay for Junior toget a degree from Bleed YouDry U. But other costs addup fast. Slash these three:Books Nix Bdef Principlesof Macroeconomics from thecollege bookstore ($140);rent it from Chegg.com orCampusBookRentals.com,which carries the introecon text for $68 a semester.Meals Go for a seven- or 14-meal plan, not a ful l one. Yo_urkid wil l be up late partying,er, studying, and skipptngbreakfast a few days a week.And no one eats in thecafeteria on Saturday night.Travel For trips home,buy a Student Advantagediscount card($20) to save15% on trainand busfares,10olooff selectedf l ights.

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Ran Kivetz. The regret in turncan tempt you to splurge onsomething big in an effort to feelbetter. Also recognize that you

have only so much willpowerto spare, according to a study byFlorida State Universitypsychologist Roy Baumeister andmarketing professor KathleenVohs at the University of Minnesota.If you're trying to, say, quit

smoking ondcut back on spendinggive yourself a little slack on thespending front. Quitting smokingwill save you so much money-on cigarettes now and yourhealth-care costs later-that you

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Do an energy audit. Get a free check ofyour home for energy leaksif your utility company offers one. Or do it yourself using the guideat energystar.gov. Savings: up to $40 a month (after improvements).

Automate heating and cooling. Set a programmable thermostat($50) to automatically lower the heat aft,er bedtime and warm up thehouse before the alarm clock rings. Savings: $15 a month.

Go fluorescent. A compact fluorescent bulb uses 75%o less energyand Iasts 10 times as long as an incandescent one. You'll make backits higher cost ($3.50 vs. 50€) in six months. Savings: g7 a month.

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Want high end without thehigh prices? These strategiescan save you75o/o or moreon a variety of luxury goods.

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You don't have to shop Fifth Avenue stores or pay Fifth Avenue pricesto buy designer clothes,jewelry or home goods. You can go online tograb high-end products at deep discounts-fyou know where to look.

Shop the online clearance binsFor years fashion designers haveheld sample sales to clean outinventory pricing end-of-seasonstragglers at a deep discount.But you had to be in cities like NewYork or Los Angeles to benefit.

Not anymore.Over the past year or two, at

least a half-dozen sites have beenlaunched that bring the designersample sale concept online,as recession-challenged luxurymarketers search for a broaderaudience. While sites such asBluefly.com and Yoox.com havebeen around for years, the new

i breed-sites such as Gilt.com,i EditorsCloset.com,Hautelooki .com, and Ruelal,a.com-: offer limited-time sales buti for deeper discounts (5070 toi 75o/o off retail vs. a more typicalt 4oo/o atthe older sites). The: deals can be stunning: Hautelook; recently sold a stainless-steeli men's Movado watch for $429,, ?1olo less than the $1195 price tag, in stores.: In addition to clothes for men,I women, and children, many ofr the sites handle jewelry and other

accessories (handbags, shoes,sunglasses). But to get the bargain,you have to become a memberofthe site, either by invitation(say, from a friend who's enrolled)

or by simply signing up (somesites may have a short waitlist). You also have to time it right.Sales typically run for 36 to48 hours only, with many itemsselling out in the first hour.

Scour home-goods salesThe sample-sale concept isexpandingto high-end home deco4,such as pottery from interiordesigner Jonathan Adleq, Odegardrugs, and glassware from ItalianmakerLuigi Bormioli. Some of thefashion sites, like Hautelookand Gilt, now sell home goods. Butyou will find more variety atsites such as OneKingslane.com,which deal exclusively in homedesign. There, a Staub cast-ironpan recently sold for $99 vs.$200 in stores.

Use a free personal shopperLove the luxe sales but can't shopwhile you're at work? Sign up foralerts letting you know when yourfavorite designers go on sale atretailers such as Nordstrom andBloomingdale's by creatingan account with ShopltToMe.com.The site acts like a virtualpersonal shoppe4, scouring onlinedeals for you. You'll see resultsonly for the brands and sizes youchoose, rounded up and sentin an e-mail once a day or oncea week (1'our preference).

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Listen to aspiring musicians. Exchange your subscription to thePhilharmonic ($736 for two prime orchestra seats for fourperformances ofthe San Francisco Symphony) for one to your localuniversity's orchestra (an introductory package with similarseating for the Berkeley Syrnphony Orchestra: $240).

Watch the early show. In place of an evening at the multiplex, catcha midday matinee. Better yet, make it brealdast and a movie.Theater chains discount generously on shows that start before noon:You might pay $4.25 a ticket vs. $8.50 for the same film at night.

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