February 6th, 2009 by Esswi

Excerpted from The AARP Magazine January/February 2009 edition written by Jeff Yeager who wrote The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road to True Riches (Broadway, 2008).  www.ultimatecheapskate.com

TIMING IS EVERYTHING:

• Hire business when their services aren’t in demand-in exchange for a discount
• Make a midweek appointment with your auto mechanic
• Hire a tree-care service to trim your trees in winter
• Get married between the months of November and April
• Schedule exterior home-repair jobs in the fall and winter, and interior jobs during the spring and summer sessions
• Ask your accountant for a break on fees by offering to file for an extension on your taxes
• Bargain down weekend rates at business and midweek rates at resort hotels and retreats
• Have your lawn mower tuned up in the winter and your chimney swept in the summer

Financial Blessings,

Nisha E.