i use typepad for my bloggin, so i am one of those who pay for their blog. i have realized though that i have actually made money. since i spend my time now as part of the "blogosphere" writing and reading posts i never have time to waste my money on crap @ ebay. yup, i had a period impulse buy @ ebay for one piece of useless crap or another, now, i never go there so i assume i have more than made up the money i spend on ebay.
my 2nd money saver is fetchbook.info search engine to find you the cheapest price for books on the internet.