Tag: money tips
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Are You Following a Frugal Trend or are You Gonna Stick Around?
Recessions are likely to motivate the masses to adopt more frugal lifestyles, but I wonder just how many of them are going to stick around. Even more, I wonder if it’s best for the economy that they don’t.
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Why are you saving?
During the quest for financial independence it’s all too easy to lose the forest for all of the trees. Every now and then it’s important to step back and remind yourself just why you are clipping coupons, why you’ve been depriving yourself of that new car, why you are living frugally. Are you hoarding money…
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Cost Per Use
Is going cheap always right? No. Does more expensive always mean more reliable? No. The correct choice is based on a little figure called cost per unit.
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Paperback Swapping: Books on a Budget
The following is a guest post from Kirsten, FSM (Fiscally Savvy Mommy). Have so many books that you can’t squeeze one more on your bookshelf? Try trading them at Paperback Swap, a book-for-a-book program, where the only cost is postage.
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What I Wouldn’t Do for Frugality
Our goals define largely how we view every single expense and our frugal mindset should be linked to these goals. It’s very possible to spend hardly any money at all. It’s even easier to spend all of your money at once. Neither would make much sense without considering how you envision your financial future.
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15 Little Budget Busters
Looking at your credit card statement 1 dollar here, 5 dollars there probably won’t jump out and grab your attention (unless it is at a questionable establishment; although, I don’t think you can use a credit card at those types of places). Some of these little expenses you won’t even see on your bill because…