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Year End To Do List For 2008 2008-12-31 11:56:24 The end of 2008 has finally arrived and we’re poised to welcome 2009. Hopefully, the new year will bring an end to (or at least a reduction of) all the financial problems we’ve all been dealing with lately. With that in mind, the Frumps put together a year end to do list for 2008. Beware [...]
Save Big And Buy Cheap Prescription Glasses Online 2008-12-29 11:14:16 A new trend recently covered by some major news media outlets has consumers doing a bit of hands-on window shopping at eye glasses stores, but then waiting to make their purchases online.
The reason for this phenomenon is the savings offered by online vendors.
For years the more Internet-savvy have been buying cheap prescription glasses frames online, [...] Read more:Cheap
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Saving On Daily Expenses - The Daily Dollar 2008-12-27 10:56:19 From the Tightwad Gazette - “Most people think for a good bit of time about buying a car or a house. Most people spend little time thinking about expenses that come up every day. It’s the little expenses that matter most. There are a lot more of them and they come up more frequently.”
This is [...] Read more:Daily
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The Return Right 2008-12-26 12:05:35 Planning to return any holiday gifts? Gear up. It won’t be easy.
You need receipts. If it’s electronic make sure the box is sealed—that means not opened, not tested, not used—in its original packaging. Clothing? Better have the tags attached and not even a hint that any items have been worn.
And for goodness sake, watch the [...] Read more:Return
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Frugal Dieting Tips 2008-12-26 10:35:02 It’s that time of year again when most of us plan to begin dieting! We’ve been stuffing ourselves since Halloween and it’s time to get rid of the extra weight we put on.
But do you HAVE to spend your hard earned dollars on programs, pills and packaged meals?
Not necessarily. If you want to live frugally [...] Read more:Dieting
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Save On Wedding Costs 2008-12-21 16:52:15 Weddings are one of the most expensive events any couple can undertake - but - the truth is, it doesn’t have to be. When my husband and I got married, we knew that we wanted an amazing honeymoon and we wanted to spend the majority of our money on that. So, the game began on [...] Read more:Costs
Frugal Living Is All About The Little Things 2008-12-17 09:07:13 Frugal living doesn’t mean that you live like Scrooge - sitting in front of a fireplace with one log in the fire and a small bowl of oatmeal for dinner! But, I think, that’s what most people think of when they hear the word “frugal”.
Far from it!!
Frugal living is all about the little things [...] Read more:Frugal
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Money Saving Ideas For Dinner - Crock Pots 2008-12-15 20:07:21 Most of us are harried and don’t have enough time in the day. So, when dinner time rolls around, we scramble to come up with something edible or, worse yet, we run off to the nearest restaurant or fast-food place to eat. This doesn’t increase our wallet size, it only increases our waist size!
The Frumps [...] Read more:Crock
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Frugal Health - How to Spend Less and Feel Great Doing It 2008-12-15 15:10:13
Let’s face it - these days most of us are having trouble making ends meet, and caring for our health is the last thing on our minds, at least until we get sick. With the cost of modern medical care rising to levels that make it nearly out of reach of the average person, getting [...] Read more:Frugal
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The Frugal Gardener 2008-12-15 15:09:12
Gardening can be expensive. When you’re on a tight budget, garden projects seem to fall way to the bottom of your list of spending priorities.
I love the outdoors. And I love spending time at home in our yard. We’ve never been able to spend the kind of money I’d like to for landscaping, but over [...] Read more:Frugal