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Becoming Frugal

Guest Post : Using the Envelope System

I wish I could be more strict with myself and only take the amount of money I want to spend with me. If I did, whenever we went shopping or we went out to eat, we’d never overspend. Maybe someday. I’m always afraid of not having enough money or maybe I’ll find something I need [...]

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Frugal Plan for Holiday Shopping – Start in January!

I’ve been inspired by so many people to be even more frugal this year especially when it comes to the holidays and special occasions. There are so many ways we can save and still get so much. I was very happy with all the great deals I got this past Christmas on presents. I could [...]

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Guest Post : Three Peas in a Pod Part 2

Part 2 of my guest post at Three Peas in a Pod “The Art of being Frugal” was posted yesterday. I’ve been so busy getting the house ready for our Thanksgiving company I forgot to mention it yesterday. If you didn’t check out Tiffanie’s blog last week be sure to stop by and say hi [...]

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A Frugal Night Away

My husband and I have been together for 10 years December 1st and we’ve been married 7 years. We have 2 small children so we don’t really get much time together, especially since my mother is the only one we’ll leave them with and she has a life so she can’t babysit all the time. [...]

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Guest Post over at Three Peas in a Pod

I did my first Guest Post today, “The Art of Being Frugal”, on Three Peas In A Pod. It’s a two part post about using coupons to save money. Last week when Tiffanie emailed me asking if I would do a guest post I was over the moon elated! It just made me happy to [...]

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Frugal Holiday Gift Ideas!!

The Holidays are approaching and if you’ve been in just about any store by now, then you know that the Christmas stuff is already out! It’s amazing how fast they get the Halloween stuff out and the Christmas stuff in! For one of my giveaways a few weeks back for a $10 CVS gift card, [...]

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Building a Stock Pile / Buying in Bulk

I began buying items in bulk about a year ago. I never thought I’d become a stockpiler, but I have. My first exposure to a stockpile was at my mother’s house a few years ago. I didn’t realize at the time that is what she was doing, I just thought she was crazy. When Stop [...]

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Saving Money Online with Rebates

Shopping Online is becoming more and more popular these days. It’s just so easy to do and you can do it whenever you have free time. Most stores offer great discounts when you shop online but you can even earn money on top of that. Here are a few websites that offer you Rebates when [...]

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Buy/Trade Coupons

Frugality In the Making has a GREAT post about Buying and Trading coupons to help you save even more money. Buying in bulk and making a stock pile of items helps you to NOT EVER have to pay full price for some things again……..and you can probably get a lot of them free with the [...]

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Hot Coupon World

A little over a year ago, my best friend told me about a message board she read about where people were posting all sorts of ways to save money at CVS, one of my favorite stores. I read a ton of posts and told her, these people are crazy! I couldn’t believe the things they [...]

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