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Saving Money Painlessly–Sharing Expenses

September 22, 2009
My mom had a sudden loss of income two years ago, so she had to find some creative ways to make her dollars stretch further. One of the ways she made a painless cut in her budget was to share resources. She...
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Do You Check Your Receipts?

September 10, 2009 in coupons, frugal activites, Grocery Shopping, saving, spending challenges
When I had my No Spending Month back in June, I started looking very carefully at my receipts. (Every penny counts!)
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A New Set of Monthly Goals

September 1, 2009 in monthly goals, saving
I am now back to work full-time and expect to keep my job until at least April. These are the new goals I am working on to help my dream of being a stay-at-home mom a reality.
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How I Plan To Survive My Return To Work–Part II

August 11, 2009 in frugal activites, saving, time management
I don’t officially return to work until August 24th, but I have already been spending roughly 15 hours a week at work updating all...
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On Not Keeping Up with the Joneses

August 4, 2009 in monthly goals, on wanting, saving
I had a very good friend in graduate school (10 years ago!) that I lost touch with soon after grad school. When I...
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Interview with a Frugal Mom–Part One

June 23, 2009 in frugal activites, interview with a frugal mom, saving
I have mentioned before that one of my favorite discussion boards is FrugalMom.net. I have been involved in a dialogue with Mandi, and some of her tips were so good, I decided to share some...
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Just Ask

June 9, 2009 in Budget, saving
As I mentioned earlier, we are living off of savings right now, and one of my guilty pleasures is our very limited cable (consisting of...
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