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Frugal Tip: How to Save 90% on Kids Clothes
How to Save 90% on Kids Clothes We’ve got a frugal tip today that will cut your budget for kids clothes by 90%. Holy thrifty savings, Batman! We take thrift store shopping a…
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9 Step Plan to Recession Proof Your Pantry and Food
Update, April 29, 2019: This article was originally posted in 2009 (yes, 10 long years ago) during the great recession in the United States. We went through every avenue, no matter how small,…
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What Would We Do if My Husband Lost His Job?
We’ve been talking about recession-proofing your family lately, and it’s mainly because we have so many readers asking this question: What will I do if my husband loses his job? (or wife, if…
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Wait – That Bottle of Cleaner Isn't Really Empty!
Don't toss that spray bottle of cleaner when it stops spraying, though. It's not really empty yet!
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Let's Hear it for Frugal Husbands!
Having the support people in our lives understand and get on board with our frugal movement is key. It makes everything easier to have the same thinking about spending less and saving more…
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Frugal Friday: What I’m Willing to Give Up
Peer pressure can work for you in some cases. I’m using the positive influence of my frugal peers to trim the fat in these lean economic times, and I’ll tell you why. The…
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Poll Results: Is Splitting Kids' Meals at Restaurants Okay?
Last week we were inspired to contemplate an ethical question about splitting up full sized meals at restaurants for your kids. Some restaurants frown on the practice, and some will even charge you…
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13 Easy Ways to Save on Groceries
A question on every homemaker’s mind at one time or another is, “How can I save money on groceries? I want to spend less on my food budget- how do I get started?”…
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5 Frugal Things I Did Today
5 Frugal Things I Did Today When you live a frugal life and you’ve been doing it for a while, you don’t seem to notice all the frugal things you do anymore! If…
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My Empty Frugal House
Today’s Frugal Friday is not a tip, exactly… at least it’s not a method of frugality I would recommend to anyone. This morning my husband left on a 2 week business trip. We…
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