Despite my best efforts, I just haven't been able to come up with a decent diary for this week, so I'm tossing the floor open to anyone who has a great money saving tip they are burning to share. To get you all started, I'm posting links to five articles I've recently found that have great advice you might want to see.
It's National Consumer Protection Week. There's a whole lot of resources at that link to help educate consumers about fraud and scams.
If you are looking for ways to help you save money, I found some of these 10 Ways to Trick Yourself Into Saving to be clever and innovative.
If you work as a freelancer, or in any field where your paycheck can very widely from week to week and month to month, and if you are looking for a system to handle your finances, you may be interested in the how author Tobias Buckell handles his. Warning, the system described in The finances of freelancing: some gritty systems details for the geeky is not for everyone. It takes someone who is willing to spend a fair amount of time and energy keeping track of his finances, but for some of us, that is not work, it's fun!
If you like to buy books online, you may want to check out The Book Depository. They not only often have lower prices than either Amazon or Powells, but they also offer free shipping worldwide. You can get books not yet released in this country at a bargain or send books to your friends and relatives around the world.
If you are looking for some ways to augment your income Coupon Sherpa has a list of 24 Ways to Make Money While Unemployed. Some of these ideas may be a bit sketchy, but there maybe something there that is right up your alley.