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When you’re planning a master wedding, you  might be trying to save money in all other aspects of life so that you can have the wedding of your dreams.

Saving money in 2010 is a great goal for everyone, not just the bride-to-be.  Here are a few ways to save money and keep everyone in the family happy and on budget.

• Eat In – By dining out only on weekends, you can save as much as $500 per month!  If cooking is not your thing, then planning is very important.  If you can figure out 10 meals that you can cook (that you actually like to eat), you can stretch them out over the month.  Even if it’s PB&J, just keep your eyes on the prize and you can do it.
• Shop Around for Car Insurance – You may be over paying for car insurance! Shop around online for the best rates and you just might be able to squirrel away a couple of extra hundred dollars per month.
• Coupons – Your mother really did save money by clipping coupons and so can you.  Clip coupons from the Sunday paper to use on your regular grocery shopping day.  Since you’re planning to eat at home, you don’t want to use all that extra money you’re saving at the grocery store, so start clipping and start saving!

How are you planning to save money in 2010?

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So, I took this shopping quiz to find out what kind of shopper I am and it turns out I am a Frugal Fashionista! This comes as no great suprise to me, since I have great taste and hate to pay full price for anything.  I mean really, what do those fantastic shoes have to cost so much!?

Before you plan a wedding, you need to know what kind of shopper you are.  The kind of shopper you are says a lot about your personality.  If you are a frugal fashionista like me, you probably are a pretty realistic person.  If you find that your shopping style is like a fairy princess, you might need to keep an extra eye on the bank account – or marry a millionaire. If you’re an impulse buyer who later feels remorse, wedding planning is going to suck for you! You’ll spend your honeymoon looking for debt consolidation! It’s so important to get your spending under control before you start planning a wedding.

If you’re not planning on hiring a wedding planner, then the budgeting is going to be all up to you! Make a strict budget and stick to it! Even if you go off budget a little bit and spend an extra $200 on your cake, go into your budget and take $200 off of another category. You have to make sure that money doesn’t just continue to pile up.  A better cake might mean compromising on the party favors you had in mind. This is fine, just don’t over-do it.

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