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Save Money On Heating Your Home

It’s that time of year again, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. The weather is turning colder. As I sit here in my office, with my space heater … and my massaging foot warmer … and my sweater … and my hot tea, you’d think I was in the Arctic. But, I’m in [...]

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Can Good Parenting Save Money?

I’ve gotten caught up in this trap of wanting to provide more, better, and bigger to my kids. I look back at my childhood and think about all the things and experiences my brothers and I didn’t have, and want things to be different for our children. I’ve never met a parent who hasn’t expressed [...]

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Worried about the Economy?

I am not the first person, nor the last, to weigh in on my worries over the economy and the direction it’s heading. I watch the news and read the paper and do my best not to get caught up in the panic. I think that the economy is going into the toilet. Furthermore, I [...]

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Living Frugally Yet Well

This is the 2nd post in response to the question: “Can you explain how to save money while still raising a family and trying to keep up with what society seems to think a family needs to have?” Yesterday, I reposted Keeping up with the Joneses (AKA Society) and keeping Clothing purchases from breaking the bank. To [...]

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The Cost of Chores

When we moved into our house 3 1/2 years ago, we made a decision that the children (the 3 that live with us) would have equal parts in maintaining it. Mark and I both work outside the home, and try to cook dinner and spend family time as often as possible. In order to keep [...]

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