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Our house is a little over 2600 square feet, single level, with a kid in each bedroom that needs heat. I have discovered some frugal ways to keep our home warm all winter long. Took me about 5 years to figure out some of these tips, what can I say, I am a slow learner, but they […]

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Got tagged by my online coupons buddy, Andrew, over at his blog Everybody Loves Coupons with a meme about going back to school and picking 5 classes to fix my sorry existence. Apparently the rules go like this, “Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life. It’s more fun to be in […]

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I have a friend who thinks the more expensive an item is, the better it must be. Her perceived value is forged by advertisers and marketers and it is kinda sad to watch. She is the type who will shop at the grocery store and pick the most expensive jar of peanut butter because she […]

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Melissa over at A Penny Closer sucker punched, err, tagged me again on a meme. This one started at DebtFREE-Revolution and she asked:
If I Were Debt Free I Would….
As one who cannot handle success very well I am going to take a contrarian approach to this one. Here are the 5 things I would do upon becoming […]

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If you are one to get your Christmas shopping done early this free shipping coupon at Lands End.com may be useful. They typically only offer free shipping a couple times a year so I thought I would pass this coupon along.Lands End.com
Free Shipping on your ENTIRE order thru Monday
Coupon Code: See Site For Details
Expiration: 10/29/07
If you […]

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Part 4 - Define Your Goals. My friend, ‘The Wealthy Janitor’, and I, always end of talking about investing and retirement savings as I love to pick his brain about this stuff. He always talks about the importance of defining your goals and what retirement means to you.
Why Define Your Retirement Goals?
He has told me to define what I actually […]

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Over the past 24 hours I have done some staring off into space in search of answers. Frugal answers of course. Here is what I need help with, as the staring off into space has only given me drool spots on my shirt collar.

Kill the ants NOW. How can I kill the ants that are […]

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On the heels of my expensive family outing to the local harvest farm I have come up with some tips on keeping Halloween fun but not at the expense of your wallet. Some of these tips we have used and some I have seen done by friends and family. Please leave your tips in the comments […]

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So on Sunday my wife and I rounded up our three kids and headed to Hawes Farm, a local harvest farm, pumpkin patch, corn maze, hay ride, $3 bottle of water, $6 pumpkin, kinda place. I knew my wallet was in for a beating when I stepped up to the window to pay and was told each […]

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I once read a study that people that complain about their health are those with more health problems. Over the past couple years, I have been trying to complain less and instead focus on what I do have in my life and not what I do not have. To me, this is a major essence of frugal living. Since […]

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