Frugal eating: Ways to lower that grocery bill

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If you haven’t noticed, food has been on my mind a lot this week. I have a good reason for that though. When I was doing my end of month tallying of my spending tracking spreadsheets I noticed that I spent less on food than in previous months and began looking back to see what […]

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Carnival of Personal Finance linkage

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Many thanks to Greener Pastures for including me in the Carnival of Personal Finance this week. Be sure to head on over and check out this week’s carnival.

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Summer vacation money making ideas for teens

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With summer in full swing, it is not too late to start thinking about how your teens will spend their summer. If you do not want them sitting in front of the television or playing video games for three months then why not spur a little entrepreneurial spirit and get your kids started on some […]

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Make extra money - start a part-time business

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If you are working to pay off some debt or even if you just want to build up some cash so that you can tell your job to ‘eff off’ then there is something I would suggest doing. I suggest starting a part-time business while you are still working. In fact, I was doing […]

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I’m a star!

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

Okay, well, not really. But you can catch my Looking for a discount pays off, but so does waiting post in this week’s Money Hacks Carnival over at Mrs Nespy’s Frugal World. Many thanks to Mrs.  Nespy for including me.
Be sure to check out all of the other great entries in this week’s carnival!

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The seductive lure of coupons

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

As someone that tries to stick to a budget each month, I like to use coupons when I can. I used to go out every Sunday to get a paper for the coupons. But these days I just stick to getting my coupons online. I do this to prevent myself from falling prey to the […]

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Looking for a discount pays off, but so does waiting

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

I have been wanting to make the move from a PC to a Mac for some time now. I have been hesitant though because of the price of a Mac. So, for the past six months I have been watching prices on Macs.
Recently I discovered that Amazon was offering a $75 rebate on a MacBook […]

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Save money by covering your windows

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The side of my apartment building that I happen to live on gets the afternoon sun streaming into the windows as it sets each day. In the winter, this is great as it warms up the apartment without the expense of the gas heat. However, in the summer it means that it heats it up […]

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Save money by using eBay

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I know what you are thinking. You can’t save money by using eBay. Except that you can. Sure, eBay can be a little bit addictive. You can end up spending and buying more than you meant to. But you can also score some awesome deals that will save you some money in the long run.
Something […]

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Getting over charged at the grocery store

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

Now that I am not working a “normal” job I like to do my grocery shopping early in the morning during the week. Typically there are only a couple of other cars in the parking lot when I pull up which is just awesome. I hate going to the grocery store in the evenings or […]

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