Sounds promising…right? But the article by the AARP is just a bunch of chin music with little application in real life. Here are a few of the 99 cut and pasted verbatim:
- 15. Comparison shop for vacation homes.
- 23. Learn your wiper blades.
- 26. Use your door to fill your tires.
- 36. Reverse your ceiling fan in the winter.
- 70. Request a lower credit card interest rate …
- 87. Buy pre-owned Eveningwear.
And the hits just keep on coming! With dynamic tips like these a family struggling to put food on the table will soon be standing in line for a new Tesla! Here are a few real ideas taken from my new best-selling book “Avoiding the Collection Plate” Available on line $19.95 from Vanity Self-Publishing, LLC. :
- Change your phone number and don’t tell anyone.
- Greet callers that get through with the phrase “The answer is no.”
- Organic? I’ll pass! The health benefits of pesticides they don’t want you know!
- Paying for porn? What are you, crazy?
- Drop in to see friends and family at meal time, unannounced. (This is a temporary fix as you may see your pool of friends dry up).
- Limit charitable giving to organizations where most of the money goes to the needy and not to employees and fundraisers (Good Luck finding one).
- 12 bills you can pay late without penalty. (This one alone is worth the price of the book!)
At the end of the day it’s all about being of service to humanity…and sticking it to “The Man!”