Spending

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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Are you “just”ifying your future away?

You know what I realized the other day?  The word “JUST” is an evil word we use to excuse everything.  Seriously.  When someone makes a hurtful comment and you call them on it, what’s the standard reply? “I was JUST kidding, jeez.” What about when you’re in the middle of working hard on something and [...]

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Frugal Thanksgiving: Make Due or Don’t Make It At All

It’s going to happen.  You know it is.  You’re going to be up to your elbows in cooking dinner tomorrow and realize you forgot that key ingredient to a dish on your menu.  Ut oh!  Time to send someone on  a mad dash to the corner store, Wal-Mart, or whatever is open on Thanksgiving day.  [...]

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Dragon*Con Weekend 2009! – Cheapskate Con Tips

Last year, I shared that Mark and I LOVE to attend Science Fiction conventions.  However, any of you that attend fan type conventions know that it gets REALLY expensive REALLY fast.  While we aren’t Old Hat at this yet, this is our 5th convention (But FIRST Dragon*Con!!!) and we’ve learned about Convention Going on the [...]

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The Magic of a Spending Log

There is something to be said for the almost magical powers of keeping a written record. Grab a small notebook (or start a list on your PDA or iPhone or Crackberry) and write down every single penny that leaves your hands every day. That’s it. It’s not complicated at all. Stop at the gas station [...]

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