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Getting Back to Frugal

Hello. My name is Ida and I am a frugal fraud. There. I said it. When our family was going through its tightest financial times, I was a cost cutting, value adding, coupon clipping, laundry detergent making (ok so I still do this!) picture of frugality. I swore that our family would be that way [...]

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Walmart’s NEW Coupon Policy

I have to admit that I’ve been out of the loop with my couponing for a while. Life got busy… schedules were hectic… blah blah blah… I got lazy. I hadn’t realized that so many coupon policies are changing at major retailers! Wal-Mart, for instance, has never been a store I’ve recommended for shopping with [...]

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Buying Prescriptions at Costco – How Much Can You REALLY Save?

I’ve written a lot about my love affair with Publix. Their stores and sales matched with my coupons make me feel like a conqueror every time I hit the checkout line. Since we’re there at least once a week anyway, when it came to prescriptions we’ve just always gone to Publix. I mean… I’ve been [...]

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Two Words: Panda Converse

Last week, I told you that I did the unthinkable and patched my daughter’s shoes with cardboard until we could shop for a suitable replacement pair. Sierra and I set out on Saturday morning to do just that. On our way out the door, Mark asked if she was going to get another pair like [...]

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Is it still being cheap if it isn’t about the money?

My husband officially thinks I’ve gone “Too Far” on my quest to save a buck.  And really, if it was to save money, I’d have to agree.  But this time, my skinflint ways are not about money at all. Two days ago, Sierra (who is now 15) came to me to tell me that her [...]

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