Category: 52 Ways To Live Richly Reasonable
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Home Spa: Save Sanity and Money!
In my humble opinion, there is absolutely nothing more relaxing and rejuvenating than a day spent at a spa. There is something magical in getting a massage and forgetting all of your cares for an hour or so. But, the joys of going to the spa are not solely to be found in getting a…
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Your Friend the Secondary Market – Part 1
Ahh, shopping. For some it is a relaxing past time. For others, it might as well be Dante’s tenth circle of Hell. For the savvy shopper, shopping can be both fun and stressful. It’s a good time when we exercise our wit and get a great deal on something. At the same time, trying to…
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Hang Up the Telephone Bill
In scouring over my monthly bills, trying to figure out ways to save money on them, one bill seems to stick out month after month like a sore thumb. My telephone bill. Ever since I got married, my husband and I have ditched the landline and survived with only cell phones. It didn’t seem to…
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52 Ways to Live Richly Reasonable: Make-up, Part 1
I love MAC make-up. There. I said it. And now you know. MAC make-up is my one beauty product weakness. Although I’m pretty specific about what I use on my face and body, I’ve found some relatively inexpensive drug store brands that are just as effective as the expensive brands. But I cannot, and will…
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52 Ways to Live Richly Reasonable: Manicures
When a woman announces that she’s attempting to get out of debt and she itemizes her expenses for others to examine, one of the first lines that is scoffed at is that of the weekly or bi-monthly manicure/pedicure. I understand this. Manicures and pedicures can be expensive. While this is dependent on things like their…
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Five Skills to Save You $$$: Auto Mechanic Skills
Is there anyone more infamous than the shady car mechanic? You know the stereotypical story, you bring your car in for an oil change and by the time you walk out, you have been convinced that your car “needed” thousands of dollars in repairs to issues you never knew existed. Unfortunately for us, this stereotype…