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Could You Give Up Sugar?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Of course, once people have diabetes, they are more susceptible to other health issues such as heart disease and stroke as well as blindness. Could You Give Up Sugar for a Year? Giving up desserts and sugary snacks is hard enough in our culture that is filled with them. According to the CDC , “11.3%

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Give to Charity and Help Your Finances

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many financial gurus extoll the virtues of giving, and even indicate that giving is part of successful finances. At first glance, it seems counter-intuitive to think that your financial situation can be improved when you give your money away. Giving pulls you out of yourself, and lets you see how much you really have.

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Thankful Thursday | 80%

The Frugal Girl

for our cats Because, of course! And of course, I’ve already paid for my student uniforms and the other various required supplies. And of course, I love that the sun is setting later (5:35 pm today!) By the end of February, sunset will be at 5:58, giving us 11 hours and 19 minutes of daylight. Who’s counting?

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Five Frugal Things | free Starbucks for me!

The Frugal Girl

And of course, I used a gift card from my Erie YourTurn rewards to pay for the remaining 50%, so this was $0 out of pocket. I give the revamp a 10/10. And I packed a lunch (in reusable containers of course). Sooo, I walked to the nearest one in the airport, opened my app, and oooh, there was a coupon for 50% off a coffee.

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Four Frugal Things (and one not-so-frugal)

The Frugal Girl

I disposed of that idea after giving it multiple tries. and you can share a fail if you want too, of course.) In it, I shared that I was planning to add three frugal cooking skills to my list: croutons granola crackers And she pointed out that 2/3 of those are in my regular rotation now (the croutons and the granola.)

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Five Frugal Things | a viral Snoopy flip

The Frugal Girl

I listed it at noon yesterday, had several offers come in over the course of the afternoon, and sold it for $39.99 Of course, I will be packaging Snoopy up in packing materials I have saved from my own purchases.) and also one to sell on eBay. before dinner. So, I more than paid for my little Snoopy. ?

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Craftsy – New Craft Site w/ Online Courses and Daily Deals!

Saving In Akron

Craftsy is a new craft site that offers online courses about all of your favorite crafty topics – taught by amazing instructors. Give Craftsy a try! Plus, they offer daily deals on crafting supplies too!

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