‘Simple Savings’ Review

By FutureNestEgg | July 12, 2008

Fiona Lippey runs a very popular and a highly informative website called SimpleSavings. If you are after tips and hints on how to save money and where to save money then SimpleSavings is the place to go.

On the website there is a section called ‘Save-O-Meter’. This section tells you how much the members of SimpleSavings have save so far – at the time of writing this post, the total savings was $4,363,78 – Wow !!!

Here is a list of some of the information/benefits of this website:

Memberships

The website offers free and paid memberships. For the paid membership, you have to pay an initial fee of $47 and a yearly fee of $17. If you recommend a friend for a paid membership then you get three months of free membership. You already have to be a paid member to access this benefit. Penny also has a ‘no questions asked’ refund policy.

What You Get With Free Membership

* Hint Newsletter One money saving tip will be emailed to you every week.

* Newsletter Access to monthly newsletter – lots of money saving information. You can view the archives of the newsletters on the website.

* Wealthy Habits Calendar This calendar will help you save money 365 days of the year…I think the free membership is worth just for this calendar alone – especially if you are struggling with saving money or budgeting.

* Downloads Heaps of well written and step by step tools, tips and books…example: bill payment system, freezer tips, beginner’s guide to Aldi etc etc…All the guides are easy to read and easy to use.

What You Get With Paid Membership

All the benefits of free membership.

* Access to Savings Vault The Vault contains product reviews, savings hints, bargain hunting tips, online discounts and saving stories.

* Discussion Forum You get help from others, share your stories with others…A good forum to get motivated and inspired…Lots of help and support from like minded people.

* Access to Penny’s blog

* More Printable Downloads

* Access to Save-O-Meter This will help you determine how much you can save by changing a few simple habits.

SimpleSavings is a wonderful resource. If you are not ready for paid membership, sign up for the free membership – it is definitely worth your time.