Frugal Living
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011// Have you joined in on the new trend? Saving money with coupons? For some people coupons have become a way of life. Coupons free up money for other necessities. Coupons use to be available everywhere. Now you have to work for them a little more. If you use your time wisely it will pay [...]
Thrift Store vs Consignment Store
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010There has been some debates on what is the difference in a Thrift Store and a Consignment Store. The major difference is the price. Thrift stores take donations, consignment stores sell for individuals. If you think about it consignment stores add a middleman that wants to make his or her profit on the goods that [...]
Frugal living in 2011, You can do it!!!
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Being frugal is something I learned from my mother. I’ve always been amazed how she could walk in to a CVS and walk out with $50+ worth of merchandise for less than on average $5 – $10. Why would you pay more, when you can pay less, sometimes nothing? In 2011, its time to tighten [...]
Cheap easy draft proofing for winter months $20 or less
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010No doubt the temperature has definitely taken a dive in the past few days. If you live in a 20 + year old house you can definitely tell a difference in the temperature. Why? you may ask. Back in the day the contractors didn’t insulate homes like they do today, or if they did they [...]
Cars are money pits!!
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Don’t believe me? How much gas do you put in your tank each week? Multiply that by 52. I almost guarantee your number is $2000 or more, add in your yearly vacation fuel plus seasonal trips, you probably looking at around $3000. Add oil changes every 2-3 months $25-$75 each depending on what type of [...]
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