Save Money All Year Long

Movies

For a family of four, going to the movies even just once a month can be a big expense. Cut your costs by buying corporate bulk tickets, like those offered by Regal Entertainment Group, the biggest theater chain in the country. Regal sells blocks of 50 “VIP Super Saver” tickets that let you see films that have been showing for at least 12 days. At $6 each, these tickets are up to 40 percent less than regular tickets (depending on the region). You can also find price breaks through Working Advantage, which offers discounts of up to 46 percent on movie tickets and DVD rentals through more than 4,000 companies and organizations, or through Entertainment, which charges $25 to $51 for books of coupons for movies and live events.
 
 

Directory Assistance

At up to $2.50 each, calls to directory assistance can really inflate a telephone bill. To stop throwing away that money, try looking up numbers in the phone book (store a magnifying glass next to it if you have trouble reading the tiny type) or on free websites, such as WhitePages.com and SuperPages.com, that provide U.S. business and residential numbers. Not near a phone book or a computer? Both Google and UpSNAP offer free directory assistance that replies within a minute to a text-messaged request sent from a mobile phone.