May 2008

Carnivals and Festivals and Links, Oh My

I am participating in three blog carnivals/festivals this week! I’ve got quite a bit of reading to do. Check out the 126th Festival of Frugality at The Financial Blogger. They shared my post on No Spend Weekend Ideas. Some of the posts I can’t wait to read from here are: Survive a Recession by Gather [...]

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Weekly Grocery Shopping Results

I just got home from my weekly excursion with the grocery shopping. I have to admit that I had to work a little harder at it this week. I’ve been spoiled by the Grocery Game consistently having the Kroger list up early. This week it was running “on time” and not a day or two [...]

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Coupons – Making them work for you

There is an interesting discussion going on over at BoingBoing about coupons and how much they aren’t worth the effort. Now, the girl given in the short example post isn’t very realistic… sorry Christy. For one, she does her couponing at seven stores, primarily Publix, and even with coupons they’re often significantly more expensive than [...]

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No Spend Weekend Ideas

Around our house, the weekends are spent doing family things. Sometimes expensive family things. Over the last several months, we’ve been learning that we can have more fun and lots of time to connect as a family without spending a bundle. Here are some of our favorite frugal things to do on the weekends. 1) [...]

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10 Ways To Reduce Spending Painlessly

Where Can You Reduce Spending Without Pain? This is the first question that many people ask when they realize they need to get their financial acts together. Just like with dieting, when you drastically alter your lifestyle to reduce spending, the changes will not last. You’ll get tired of having to sacrifice and go back [...]

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