Making Your Splurge Expenses Cheaper

Sure, you have to watch your budget a lot more carefully these days, but plenty of people think they still deserve to live a little. Yahoo came up with some useful tips on how to save money on your splurges so you can have some fun without completely blowing the budget:

• Internet service: Rather than canceling your internet service to save money, shop around to see what the prices are at the competitor - then see if you can negotiate a better deal with your current provider.
• Cell phone service: Make sure you are not paying for a larger plan than you actually need. If you’re not consistently using all the talk time or messaging services that your plan includes, then downgrade to a cheaper monthly rate.
• Cable service: Try to bundle your cable subscription with another service like your cell phone - these days you’ll often get a better deal if you use the same provider for more than one service.
• Dining out: Always high on the hit list when we think about cutting back on spending, just find ways to make it cheaper and you can still go out sometimes - for example, buying an Entertainment Book for your city, or using sites like DinnerBroker.com where you can get 30% off your meal just for making a reservation ahead of time.