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Frugal Tips

Today’s Frugal Tip: Cash Only Please

March 4, 2012

Today’s frugal tip can be a bit of a hard one for many families these days. Credit cards are readily available and most of us have several. I know there has been some difficulty for us and we are not there yet, but getting there. Use cash only for your purchases. At the beginning of [...]

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Today’s Frugal Tip: Tell Your Friends You Are Into Saving Money

March 2, 2012

Today’s frugal tip is to spread the word that you are now saving money. You might be surprised at all your friends and family might do for you simply because they know this fact. They might: Save cans and bottles for you to recycle and get $$ for Save their Sunday coupon packs for you [...]

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Today’s Frugal Tip: Shop Online More

March 1, 2012

I have a confession, over the last few years my enjoyment of shopping has really gone down. I step into a store these days and I am pretty much ready to leave as soon as I got there. But shopping online is a different story.. getting good deals, saving money on gas and not having [...]

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Today’s Frugal Tip: Consider the Store Brand

February 26, 2012

Today ‘s frugal tip is to start considering the store brand- especially if the name brand is not on sale or you don’t have a coupon. Why? Well, it could be cheaper and you may find you like it just as well or better. Make sure you don’t assume that simply because it is a [...]

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Today’s Frugal Tip- Try Driving Slower

February 25, 2012

Yes- this is a hard one sometimes, but did you know for every 10 mph slower you drive it increases your vehicle’s fuel economy by about 4 mpg- and that adds up!! Everything I read said you get the best gas mileage by drive 55 mph.. but I don’t now if I can swing that [...]

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Today’s Frugal Tip: Freeze Candles to Make Them Last Longer

February 23, 2012

So this frugal tip probably is not going to save you a lot (that is, unless your family shuns electricity.. and you probably would not be reading my blog.. or you are REAL romantic and use a a lot of candles), but it is a fun tip. Did you know that frozen candles take longer [...]

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Make $54.79 (or more) Every 6 Months: Recycle

February 10, 2012

I am amazed by the amount of people who do not recycle their bottles and cans, many states will pay you for these.. don’t they know that they are just throwing away cash?? Put a box in your garage and start putting them all in there. Make sure you let your friends and family know [...]

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Save $54.79 a Month (or more): Start Shopping at the Thrift Store

February 8, 2012

Today’s frugal tip is to start shopping at the thrift store. I love thrift stores- you can pick us so many bargains. I recently picked up a pretty much new food processor for $10 and a salad spinner for $2- New these things would have been at least $40 and I picked them up for [...]

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Save $54.79 (Or More) a Month: Pack Your Own Lunch

February 6, 2012

Today’s frugal tip is to start packing your own lunch. The savings on this one is pretty obvious- you can probably pack your own lunch for under $1- and unless you are going light on the $.99 menu at McDonald’s you are most definitely going to pay more than $1 for lunch. If you were [...]

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Save $54.79 (or more) every 4 Months: Collect Your Spare Change

February 5, 2012

So the frugal tip for today is to start collecting your spare change. We have a little jelly jar in our bedroom closet where we put a lot of change and it is funny to me how it adds up to so much. Ever time we cash it in it could be a really nice [...]

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