LibGuides: Personal Finance: Smart Spending

Print Resources

All in Good Time by Tara Kuczykowski; Mandi Ehman
Call Number: New 640 K95a
ISBN: 9780425245163
Publication Date: 2012-01-03
The lazy couponer : how to save $25,000 per year in just 45 minutes per week with no stockpiling, no item tracking and no sales chasing! by Jamie Chase
Call Number: New 658.82 C386
Saving savvy : smart and easy ways to cut your spending in half and raise your standard of living...and giving ! by Kelly Hancock
Call Number: New 261.85 H234
Clark Howard's Living Large in Lean Times by Clark Howard; Mark Meltzer; Theo Thimou
Call Number: New 332.024 H848c
ISBN: 9781583334331
Publication Date: 2011-08-02
Cut your grocery bill in half with America's cheapest family includes so many innovative strategies you won't have to cut coupons by Steve Economides
Call Number: 640.73 E19c
Thrifty living the frugal life with style by Marjorie Harris
Call Number: 640.73 H315t
The New Frugality: how to consume less, save more, and live better by Chris Farrell
Call Number: 332.024 F245n
ISBN: 9781596916609
Publication Date: 2009-12-22
1,001 Things They Won't Tell You by Jonathan Dahl; Smart Money Editors
Call Number: 332.024 D131
ISBN: 9780761151371
Publication Date: 2009-05-13
Living rich for less create the lifestyle you want by giving, saving, and spending smart : how you can save $30,000 this year by Ellie Kay
Call Number: 332.024 K23

Saving and Smart Spending

America Save$
Sponsored by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America this site encourages households to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth.
Wise Bread: Living Large on a Small Budget
This community site written by saving savvy bloggers offers tips and news on stretching every dollar.
Coupon Mom
A comprehensive site dedicated to coupons, bargain hunting, and discounts.
Retail Me Not
View printable coupons or discount codes for online shopping. Posts multiple large retailers' discounts all in one place.
Kiplinger's Interactive Budget Worksheet
An online budget worksheet to track household income and expenses to help you reach your budget and savings goals.
How to Save for Emergencies and the Future
Worksheets and tips to help create a savings plan.

Library Resources

Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)
Reference USA is a comprehensive business directory. Use it to find business profiles for employers or search for banks, certified financial planners, or other finance professionals near you.
Consumer Reports
Direct link to Consumer Reports articles in MasterFile database. Full-text 1991 to present.
Legal Forms
Thousands of Colorado-specific and national legal forms spanning a variety of common concerns (bankruptcy, divorce, employment, landlord tenant, living wills, power of attorney, taxes, etc.).

Computer Help
The library offers free computer classes at five of our branches. Check this page for our schedule. Seats are limited - call 243-4442 to sign up.
Legal Research Guide - Financial Hardships
This page of our Legal guide has legal information, books and forms on bankruptcy and foreclosure.
Get a Library Card
Sign up for a Mesa County library card. Required to use several online sources.

EBooks

EBooks are electronic books. You can download ebooks through the library's wesbite. Visit our downloadable media page to learn more about the process. You can read ebooks on a variety of devices - you can read them off the computer, on a tablet (like iPad), an iPhone, on a smartphone (with Android), and of course, on most ereaders. Take books with you wherever you go!

Bargain Junkie by Annie Korzen

Savings in Mesa County

Comment on this page if you know of another local discount website to help us all save a buck!

Double Your Dollars
From news station KKCO, experience local business for half off. Buy $50 worth of gift certificates for $25. Offers change every week.
Military and Veterans Discounts
List of hundreds of military & veteran discounts offered by stores, services and online sites

For Android/iPhones - Mobile App

Do you love the thrill of the bargain and the discount? This app, GeoQpons, is just one of many meant to save you money. You'll find a large database of mobile coupons for national brands & local stores. (Clerks can swipe your phone or apply the code.) The app is free! Android, iPhone.