28 Ways to Stop Wasting Money

It's a pretty good bet that you have leaks in your budget—car insurance that costs too much, bank account fees, home-energy wasters or mutual funds with high expense ratios.

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It's a pretty good bet that you have leaks in your budget—car insurance that costs too much, bank account fees, home-energy wasters or mutual funds with high expense ratios. Each of those leaks in isolation won't damage your finances, but all of the drips can quickly add up to big bucks—maybe even thousands of dollars a year—going down the drain. We identify typical leaks and show you how to fix them so you can keep more money in your pocket.

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