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I have to preface this by saying my Dad grew up on a farm in Nebraska with no running water. I think they did have electricity when he got a bit older.  Here are some of his conservation techniques:

He puts a brick in the back of the toilet tank so he does not waste water […]

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As I mentioned earlier, having 3 kids and living on a tight budget, you have to come up with some affordable ways to get out of the house during the summertime and have some fun as a family. So here are some tips that my wife and I either came up with, or were given […]

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Here are some great money saving coupons that I wanted to pass along:
JCPenney.com
Free Shipping on your $49 or more order for Labor Day Weekend
Coupon Code: WPFS4LD
Expiration: 9/05/07
Eddie Bauer.com
Save $20 Off your $100 or more order
Coupon Code: AFHO7
Expiration: 9/03/07
Finishline.com
Get 15% Taken Off your $60 or more order
Coupon Code: 140387
Expiration: 9/30/07
Shutterfly.com
Get 15% Taken Off your Photo […]

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Here is some great reading, mainly because it focuses on posts that were not written by me, but rather by some very talented bloggers. This is a new section dedicated to blogs and blog posts that I discovered this week and found to be either creative or interesting, Most have to do with money […]

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Last week I took my 5 year old son and 2 year old daughter to our local Chuck E. Cheese and we really had a great time. It is a new location and still quite clean, the old one in our town was pretty nasty and everything you touched seem to stick to your hand! So my […]

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Lower your Cable or Satellite subscription package. I have done this in the past and it can easily reduce your bill by $10 to $15 a month. Do you really need Hallmark Channel and Discovery Channel Kids?
Vending Machines. Don’t use them. Habit of a drink and snack at work everyday from the vending machine can cost […]

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My wife is a stay-at-home mom and we have 3 children ranging from 5 years old to 3 months, so I have a little experience with living on a tight budget! Over the past year or so I have found some frugal living blogs that have some great advice and I have taken a lot of information from […]

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My wife and three kids own a couple dogs, a 2 year old Basset Hound named Bo (this picture is of Bo!) and a 4 year old Golden Retriever named Annie. Annie has grown into a great family dog and is great with the kids, even our 3 month old little girl. Bo, who was […]

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Watch out for falling dollars and confused salespeople. Well, falling dollars at least. One of the best tips that I’ve been using for a few years now is to just ask for a better price. Sometimes All You Gotta Do Is Ask. Now this probably won’t work at the grocery store if you ask for […]

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While supplies last: Apple Store.com is selling a refurbished 2 GB Silver iPod Nano for only $99 + FREE Shipping. It comes with the same cool stuff: earphones, USB Cable, Dock Adapter. The Nano only weights 1.41 ounces and holds up to 500 songs and goes through Apple’s renowned refurbishment process prior to sale. They back […]

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