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From the monthly archives:
I’ve added two new ad widgets to my site (Travel Deals & Shop). I hope it provides some useful deals for you, and (if I’m being honest) maybe a little revenue for me. I put a lot of hard work and a little bit of money into this site, and every little bit of revenue [...]
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Note: This should have been published on Friday morning. But I just realized that I saved it instead of publishing it. Doh. So here’s my Friday round up … two days late. Sorry! Spring has definitely arrived. The flowers are blooming, the leaves have returned to the trees, and it’s going to be another 70-degree [...]
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Since the economy tanked, it’s become a little easier to live a frugal lifestyle without facing judgment. No matter how bad the recession gets, though, we still face people who just don’t get it. We’re constantly answering rude questions about how we choose to live our lives. “Why are you throwing your money away on [...]
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When we first started saving money, it was overwhelming. We’d been living off savings for months with barely enough money to pay our bills, let alone save. I didn’t feel like we had any room to breathe, let alone save money. Then we got married and I was hired full time. Suddenly our monthly income [...]
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Photo by snapapicture This may seem premature depending on what part of the country you live, but it’s already time for us to start thinking about summer cooling costs. The temperature here over the weekend was a beautiful 75-80 degrees. However, because we live on the third floor, a balmy 80 degrees outside usually means [...]
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Yesterday was a much needed paid holiday, but unfortunately I spent the morning quite ill. I’m feeling a lot better now, and I’m finally ready to tackle my round up. But first, some housekeeping. I have been meaning to update my category situation for some time. I somehow ended up with over 40 categories. That [...]
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Now that I’m frugal, it’s hard not to look back on the choices I made in the past with regret. Luckily, I came to my senses pretty early in life. I could have done a lot more damage throughout my 20s if we hadn’t decided to change our lifestyle before we got married. But I’d [...]
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Every afternoon around 4 pm, I start craving something sweet. There are always treats hanging around my office, but none that I want to eat since I’ve been trying to lose weight. At the grocery store over the weekend, I decided it might be nice to bring sugar-free Jello snack packs. They’re sweet, and at [...]
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