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Is Credit Card Debt your Ghost of Christmas Past?

Here we are again, 10 days until Christmas. You’re filled with stress and dread. It’s not like you just have money to toss around. What you DO have is an arm long list of people counting on you to deliver on the 25th. Every single time you think about cutting back [...]

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23 Frugal or Homemade Christmas and Hanukkah Ideas

This is officially my favorite time of year!!!!!  I love the baking and the family time and the carols!  I love the sappy movies and even sappier commercials on TV.  I love the excitement of the children.  The holidays mean family to me… and this year will be no different.
To get us started on the [...]

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What’s on your shopping list?

A few weeks ago, trying to get a jump on the season, I asked all of the children for their Christmas gift wish lists.  I’m always astounded in the LITTLE ways that our children show their differences.
13 year old Moonbeam immediately left the room, went to her sister’s book case, pulled down a book and [...]

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Frugal Women Aren’t Normal

That’s right.  I said it.  We’re just plain weird.
Frugal women just don’t view gift giving the same way the rest of the world does… much to the confusion of our men.  Don’t get me wrong.  Frugal women enjoy nice things.  We like to dress up, look good, and feel appreciated and cared for.  We just [...]

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Forgotten Goodies

I’m thinking that my stockpile of goodies needs to be a little more closely tracked. Since the week after Christmas last year, I’ve been gathering things a bit at a time for gifting. I picked up a few things on insanely cheap clearance at Wal-Mart. I’ve received new items in the mail [...]

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