The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
I made some foolish choices shortly after graduating college, burning through my savings and running up credit card bills. What’s your best frugal win? We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 27, 2011
When the auction clock gets down to zero, the last bidder wins the item. The Better Business Bureau of Delaware warns against Bidrack – for charging new customer credit cards with a $99 fee when the customers were told the registration was free. You probably won’t win the item. Reasons To Avoid Penny Auction Sites.
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Saving Cents With Sense
AUGUST 16, 2013
Mobile Togs offer iPhone cases that have shatterproof and scratch resistant mirrors and a hidden pocket for essential cards like a driver’s license, student ID, credit card, bus pass, etc. Thanks to Mobile Togs, one lucky Saving Cents With Sense reader will win 2 iPhone cases (either iPhone 4 or 5). Bargain Babe.
Saving Cents With Sense
FEBRUARY 20, 2016
Leave the Card at Home. It’s so easy to swipe a credit card and tell ourselves that we’ll worry about it later. Instead of falling prey to that shiny card leave it at home and save yourself the temptation. Sift through your usual online shopping outlets and take your card information out. Your Utility Bill.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Her dream of becoming a college professor died when her dissertation was not accepted and she did not win the doctorate. Disappointed in herself for not winning her doctorate, recovering from an injury caused by an attack in the service and suffering from the rejection of a divorce, she could not bring herself to look for work.
Saving Cents With Sense
MARCH 7, 2015
Once you use your egg tatoos, you can submit a photo of your eggs to enter to win various Visa Gift Cards! Note: you are required to check out with a credit card or PayPal to process the order, but you will not be charged since it is FREE. ©2009-14 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
What’s your best frugal win? We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale! I have two! What’s one thing you splurge on?
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