Wisebread discusses some things we can do to save a bit more. They’re all great suggestions, but how many times can I hear the same iterations and expect to be thrilled (ok, point number 10 was well received, but remember that you have to pay for the meal beforehand: translation expensive!).

Here are some REALLY exciting ways to save money.

1. Join Welfare - Quit your job, receive unemployment payments, and celebrate the benefits of welfare. It’s a great way to earn a buck. Translation: Get paid for quitting.

2. Immigration - Take advantage of the illegal immigration in the country and hire illegal immigrants for any job that you can think of. Including customer service. Translation: Illegal profits.

3. Leave Iraq - The government can reduce spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, pay down the national debt, and decrease borrowing costs for the rest of us. Translation: Not until President Bush leaves.

4. National No Gas Day - That was yesterday, May 15′th. Don’t buy gas for one day. Translation: Just buy it the next day.

Drumroll please…

5. Ride a bicycle - Get rid of the car, buy a bicycle, and pedal your way around town. Translation: The American public has answered with a resounding NO! Gas prices have proven to be terribly inelastic. Unfortunately, this means that gas prices will cotinue to rise and we will see no respite in the near future.

With those parting words, I bid you a great day!