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Which Gas Saving Tips actually Work, and Which Don’t?

January 31, 2015

Even though gas prices have been dropping steadily over the last few weeks, gasoline still isn’t exactly cheap. If you do a lot of driving and you’re looking for the best gas saving tips, you’ve probably heard quite a few of them because, frankly, there are millions of blog ... Read more...

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Don’t know what to do with your Holiday Gift Cards? Sell them for Cash

January 3, 2015

It happens every year; you get all sorts of gift cards for Christmas, and some of them are from stores and restaurants that you simply never visit. This year, if you get  the gift of a gift card that you simply don’t want and know that you will never use, you actually have a ... Read more...

Frugality, Gifts

It’s Weird, But There Are Some Un-Frugal Behaviors I Don’t Even Consider Anymore

September 7, 2012

There are some frugal behaviors that I have to practice very, very mindfully. Like, every month, like clockwork, I get this yen to go off to my favorite nail salon and get a pedicure. And every month I have to actively fight the urge NOT to do so. It's still very unnatural for me ... Read more...

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Rediscovering My Frugality: How Am I Doing?

June 11, 2012

About two months ago (wow, time is flying!) I wrote a post about needing to rediscover my frugality. Somewhere along the way, I started to lose my frugal habits. Call it frugal fatigue or just plain laziness, but I made it a goal to cut way back in certain areas. I thought I'd ... Read more...

Frugality, Uncategorized

If the Options are Spend Money or Don’t Spend Money, Just Don’t Spend Money

April 11, 2012

Sometimes, you have no choice but to spend money. If you have no toilet paper, you have to spend money on toilet paper. If you have no food, you have to spend money on food. If rent is due, you have to write that rent check. So sometimes, you don't have any options: you ... Read more...

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Getting Back to Frugal Habits

April 10, 2012

I need a refresher course in frugality. Since paying off my car in October, I've gotten a little...well, lazy, about keeping up with my frugal ways. I've been complaining for a few months about how I'm having a hard time getting (and keeping) money in my Freedom Fund, so I've ... Read more...

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How Do You Plan a Super Cheap Weekend?

February 27, 2012

You know how sometimes you get to the end of the month (or whatever the end of your budgeting "cycle" is) and you're reallylow on discretionary cash and the weekend is coming up and you have to figure out some way to have fun, but alas, no cash….what do you do? How do you fill ... Read more...

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Free Solutions to Bothersome Problems: Love It!

June 29, 2011

I don't know about you, but sometimes I go through really frugal phases and other times I find myself in really spend-y phases. Right now I'm sort of in both at the same time. On the one hand, I desperately want to update my apartment. It feels so college! My furniture is ... Read more...

Frugality

My Mom Called Me a Name!

May 26, 2009

Over the weekend, I was talking to my mom about my ongoing TV saga, and how I'm having a hard time making a decision about which TV to buy. I told her that, no matter which way I look at it, I'm going to have to end up dropping quite a bit of money, between the TV, the TV stand, ... Read more...

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Ten Frugal Habits

March 16, 2009

Last weekend, my very best friend and college roommate S came to visit me. We had such a great time - we had lunch at a cute little cafe, saw He's Just Not That Into You (the book was our go-to dating guide in college), had coffee and champagne and appetizers at a really quaint ... Read more...

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