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The man in question is my Dad. As I have documented on my blog before, my Dad is one of the more frugal people I know. He was up last week visiting us here in Redding, CA. He lives about a 5 hour car ride to the south of us in Watsonville, California. With the high price of […]

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We are getting a really nice taste of Spring here in northern California. Today it is in the low 70’s and crystal clear. I finally have my office window open and am getting some nice fresh air! Days like today get me excited to get out and work in the yard and also to to […]

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I have recently stumbled across some great blogs written by women with tips to make life a little easier and a little less expensive. As a father of 3 children and living on a budget, I read these blogs and other to get some great tips on making our paycheck go a little bit further. It […]

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What is the fine for going 120 in a 55 mph zone? I was driving down a road near my home last week and looked down and the speedometer on my truck read 120! Since an old lady on a Rascal actually passed me, I knew I had a problem. Yeah, finally get to take advantage […]

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Volume I - Hot Spoon Edition

Have you ever been so mad that you wanted to heat up a spoon on the stove top, and stick it on somebody’s face?
No. Really? Am I the only one?
Flashback 20-something years ago. I was around 11 years old. There I was standing in our family kitchen heating up the spoon on our electric […]

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I stumbled across an article in the Chicago Tribune titled There’s smartly frugal … and then there’s just cheap, where the author discusses some folks who are not only cheap, but complete jerks. People who I believe will have karma come back too bite them in the butt! Here is an excerpt from the article about […]

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To quote the great Homer Simpson, “How come things that happen to stupid people keep happening to me?”  I have done some pretty stupid things over the course of my life. Some call them mental lapses, I call them brain farts! They often happen to me when I am shopping or buying something for some reason. […]

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I participated in only one carnival this week, the famed Festival of Frugality, which was hosted by Mighty Bargain Hunter. Well done MBH with the President’s Day theme! My post 5 Best and 5 Worst Costco Buys was included under the Thomas Jefferson section. Here are a few articles from the festival that I really enjoyed.

The […]

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Last week I got tagged by Melissa at A Penny Closer for the ever growing ‘Book Meme’. I think it is a cool one. Here is how it works:
Grab the nearest book that has at least 123 pages, open it to page 123, and count down 5 sentences. Then, type the next three sentences here.
This […]

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I love Costco, I hate Costco. You can score some great deals, no doubt about that. But if you are not careful it is very easy to over buy and end up with food that will go bad before you actually consume it. The huge jar of Best Foods mayo. The frozen foods that become freezer burnt […]

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