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Winter Activities to Escape the Cold

Shereen Travels Cheap

Winter is right around the corner and some places have gotten colder already, which can make doing activities outside not that fun. Any vendor who makes and/or sells Scandinavian goods in Oregon and Washington come to help folks with their holiday shopping lists and decorate their home.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

The PA governor has shut down all non-essential businesses indefinitely and we’ve now been ordered to stay at home unless traveling to essential jobs, needed supplies, or outdoor exercise as long as we practice social distancing. 2 – Start stockpiling food. Post-coronavirus, not so much!

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. Hot Work at Home Jobs for 2015 | Holly Hanna @ The Work at Home Woman. How to Make This Year the Happiest Yet | Shambray @ Shambray.com.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

But then I look in the drawers and realize I just bought 12 pairs of pants when only 5 would do. It’s not a big splurge, but I take my kids at home out to McDonald’s for lunch once a week. (I’ve I’ve been doing it for 28 years now?) I also hate mending – which is not frugal at all. 😉 10.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. We had a coal stove at home, but my brother and my shared bedroom was just a few feet from the stove. Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!”

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