Category Archives: Frugality

Possum Living

Possum Living is one of those books that, as soon as I heard about it, I HAD to read. Unable to find it in the library system (which would have been true Possum style), I ordered the book from Amazon … Continue reading

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How Not To Spend Too Much at Starbucks

photo credit: CesarCardoso Step One. Buy Starbucks Mocha Powder so you can make mochas at home. Step Two. Find a copycat recipe for those amazing Pumpkin Cream Cheese muffins. Step Three. Buy a like new espresso maker at the consignment … Continue reading

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Top Ten Tuesday: Financial Peace

Today (actually, last night, but the beauty of WordPress is that if you forget to do Top Ten Tuesday until Wednesday, you can backdate the post and noone will be the wiser) was our 3rd week since beginning Dave Ramsey’s … Continue reading

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How To Afford Cloth Diapers

Unfortunately, I eliminated my cloth diaper stash after my youngest child potty trained. (She was, after all, going to be my “last baby” right?) Yesterday I got my first batch of cloth diapers in the mail. I’ve enjoyed fondling them … Continue reading

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A Simple and Frugal Holiday

photo credit: Rev Stan Well, Halloween is over and the Thanksgiving Holiday just can’t wait to get here. After Thanksgiving, Christmas will creep in sooner than you think and then it’s time to celebrate the New Year. With the holidays … Continue reading

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Falling Income: How To Deal

Many families are in a situation where they’re dealing with job loss or reduced income due to less work. For many, budgets are getting tighter and tighter. Even if the current economic situation hasn’t much affected you personally, you may … Continue reading

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Save Money While Shopping Green

I’ve mentioned Ecobunga before on the site. I get awesome coupons for organic stuff from them all the time. Karen Schiff, the co-founder of Ecobunga, just sent me this guest post to share with you. SAVING MONEY WHILE SHOPPING GREEN … Continue reading

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Cheap Eats

What kinds of things are you doing lately to save money on groceries? Lately I’ve tried to expand my repertoire of frugal meals for my menu planning. I’ll share some of my strategies and feel free to tell me about … Continue reading

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No Spend Month, Week Three and Four

I’ve been a bad girl. A very, very bad girl. Well, not so much. I did go WAY over my $10 non essentials budget. But I also earned far more than I spent selling off some clutter on eBay. And … Continue reading

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No Spend Month, Week Two

I started No Spent Month on August 4, so the first week went from the 4th to the 11th, and week two was from the 12th to the 18th. I came in under budget the first week: No Spend Month, … Continue reading

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