Below is a list of fifty-two unique suggestions of how to improve your financial situation. Each of the suggestions links to sources of more information on how to go about it or where the suggestion has come from. They also link to posts on this blog that give the suggestion in more detail. Enjoy!

1. Get a raise

2. Get a new job or turn your hobby into money

3. Get an extra job

4. Make money from your hobby

5. Sell on Ebay

6. Sell on Craig List

7. Sell to your friends

8. Live off a budget

9. Pay off your credit cards

10. Freeze your credit cards

11. Get promotional rate on your credit card

12. Remove premium channel from your cable

13. Get a cheaper deal for your cell phone

14. Get a cheaper deal for your home phone

15. Disconnect your home phone, go wireless

16. Car pool to work

17. Commute to work

18. Bike to work

19. Cycle to work

20. Work from home

21. Remove text messaging from your phone

22. Cancel video rental

23. Join Netflix

24. Change your home lights

25. Unplug it

26. Tune up your car

27. Do not buy a new car…ever

28. Automate your savings

29. Automate your bill pays

30. Use less checks

31. Keep all your receipts

32. Register and start using MINT

33. Use free software

34. Register at your local library

34. Open high-yield savings accounts

35. Give to charity….regularly

36. Enroll in workplace retirement savings (401K,403B)

37. Save your loose change

38. Drive within the speed limit

39. Pump your tires to the optimum

40. Always leave early for appointments

41. Ask for discounts or get free stuff

42. Never renew without an incentive

43. Never carry a credit card balance

44. Spend less than you earn…always

45. Shop after the season

46. Never buy from TV infomercials and variants of Billy Mayes

47.Bundle your utilities

48. Look for grocery deals in gas stations

49. Use coupons for groceries

50. Offer frugality advice to friends

51. Follow the product not the brand

52. Always reconsider a very good deal