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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: tips

4 Ways to Become Rich

By Pauline

Unless you are lucky enough to marry someone wealthy or win the lottery, getting rich is not a fast process. But there are four ways to become rich if you really want to build wealth.

This is a post from Kayla of FrugalRules.com. Kayla is a personal finance blogger in her mid-20s who loves to write about money topics of all kinds. Let me know if you would like to guest post on Savvy Scot! We all want to become rich, but that doesn’t mean everyone is able to accomplish… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: tips, ways to become rich

How to Get Your Car to 500,000 Kilometers

By savvyscot

How to Get Your Car to 500,000 Kilometers

The last car I owned had nearly 500k KM when I stopped driving it. The only reason I’m not still driving it is because I was side swiped while passing through an intersection. And actually, the car still ran fine. But the insurance paid a lot more than the car was worth so I let… Read more

Filed Under: Transport Tagged With: car, tips

Why Airbnb’s Are Better Than Hotels

By savvyscot

Let’s get started counting the many reasons you should choose Airbnb next time you leave home.

This is a money blog so I’m sure you think I’m going to be raving about the savings. You’re correct! It is dramatically cheaper to go with an Airbnb than a hotel. It’s not uncommon to find a private bedroom at an Airbnb to be one-fifth of what a hotel charges. Furthermore, you get so… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: airbnb, Saving Money, tips

DIY Projects You Can Tackle with YouTube

By savvyscot

DIY Projects

Do-it-yourself projects are an amazing way to save money. If you are willing to do these projects, you’ll likely never run low of funds. That’s because most of the money you make, you can keep. You won’t be constantly paying others to manage areas of your life. You can do it yourself. The following post… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: diy, DIY easy project, DIY project, do-it-yourself, tips, youtube

Reasons for and Against Living at Home as an Adult

By savvyscot

Living at Home as an Adult

  When you look at your expenses, it’s easy to see what aspect of your life is the most expensive. Housing. Something we typically take for granted actually costs quite a lot. To any money conscious young adult, the idea of living at home beyond childhood is worth a thought. There are many good reasons… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: living at home with parens, parents, pros and cons, tips

How to Work Longer Hours in Order to Make More Money!

By savvyscot

Working Longer Hours in Order to Make More Money

  Think about it like this. It’s simple. Let’s assume most people work 40 hours per week. Most people do not really work that much but let’s still use it for our example. If you work twice as much, 80 hours per week, you will accomplish in a 6 months what takes everyone else a… Read more

Filed Under: Money Making Tagged With: make more money, tips, work longer hours

How to Find Your First Job upon Graduation

By savvyscot

Find Your First Job upon Graduation

      There’s little argument that finding your first job is the hardest. Oh, well. At least you’re getting the hardest career step out of the way first. With that said, many people have a difficult time getting into a long-term, full-time job. This blog post will share the many things to implement that… Read more

Filed Under: Money Making, Self Development Tagged With: First Job upon Graduation, graduation, tips

7 Tips to #SaveSmarter

By Pauline

savesmarter

    Last week, we talked about the different financial personalities, and how everyone saves and spends money in different ways. If you checked out yours and fall more into the spender than saver category, today I would like to show you that saving is much easier than you think. You just need to #savesmarter…. Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: savesmarter, tips

Thinking about buying a car on finance? Read this first

By Pauline

Credit   Your car is one of the biggest investments you’re likely to make. It is an essential for many of us, but people often having a hard time saving to pay upfront for a brand new car, tax and insurance all at once. That is why buying a car is one of the most… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: buying, car, car finance, Finance, guide, tips

9 Secret Tips to Attract Home Buyers

By Pauline

Attract Home Buyers

  Attracting home buyers during is the first step in the home selling process. Being the first step, it is fundamental to attract as many buyers as possible in order to increase the chances of a successful sale. What you are about to read are 9 secret tips – almost no one knows about –… Read more

Filed Under: Investing, Personal Finance Tagged With: home buyers, tips, tips for home buyers

6 Personal Finance Myths Debunked

By Pauline

  The power of the majority always rules. The following 6 myths are considered as true by most people – just ask your neighbor about any of them and you’ll see. It is time to debunk them one by one and give you the real truth about the matter. Many have fall under false premises… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: personal finance myths, tips

10 ways to Get Fit Without Going to the Gym

By Pauline

I love working out but I stopped going to the gym since last December. That is mostly because I am trying to save every penny, and I'd rather stay home to be honest, than go sweat with strangers. Recently, I noticed that I gained weight because I’m not physically active, so I decided to find 10 ways to get fit without going to the gym.

  I love working out but I stopped going to the gym since last December. That is mostly because I am trying to save every penny, and I’d rather stay home to be honest, than go sweat with strangers. Recently, I noticed that I gained weight because I’m not physically active, so I decided to… Read more

Filed Under: Fitness, Money Tagged With: Fitness, Going to the Gym, Gym, tips

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