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8 Simple Tips to Cut Wedding Expenses

Couponing 101

Your wedding can be one of the most wonderful days of your life, but it can also be one of the most expensive. And who can fully enjoy wedded bliss if they’re still paying off a thick stack of wedding bills? Weddings can be memorable, unique, and romantic without breaking the bank. Be Flexible. Do Some DIY.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

My wedding dress, thrifted! My dad taught my mom how to drive manual, my uncle taught my aunt, my fiancĂ© even taught his ex how to drive manual. I think your wedding dress is lovely! Do you plan to wear it regularly even after the wedding? Tell us a little about yourself I’m Andrea, I’m in my 20s.

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Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My fiance and I are hosting Christmas this year, which for me means that my mom and stepdad are driving from my home town to spend the week with us, and my aunt is coming from about an hour away to feast. Sometimes my close friend will join us for the holidays, and sometimes she stays behind. Asking Guests to Bring Something. Go Frugal'

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Freebie Friday 4/13

Saving In Akron

Aunt Jane's Hero by Elizabeth Prentiss. Wedding Invitation Samples. Easy Amish Recipes. 16 Family Fun Craft Ideas. 10 People Every Christian Should Know by Warren W. Australian Lamb For All Seasons Cookbook. Let's Play Ball by Linda Gould. Amazon Free Music. Lacoste Fragrances. Fiber Choice Sample. Baby Shower Gift Printables.

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The “Friendship Tax”.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Perhaps this is why I’ve struggled so much with friendship and the wedding industry. The only thing I see winning is the material culture of the wedding industry. For instance, my aunt never got married nor did she have any children. She has spent her life attending weddings, baby showers, and other celebrations of life events.

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10 FREE (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. I realize not everyone has family heirlooms to give away, but my grandmother has been downsizing and gifting her grandchildren pieces from her Fostoria Glass collection that were my grandparents wedding gifts back in 1945. Baked Goods.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

I realize not everyone has family heirlooms to give away, but my grandmother was downsizing and gifted her grandchildren pieces from her Fostoria Glass collection that were my grandparents’ wedding gifts back in 1945. As our wedding gift, my cousin wrote the addresses on our 150 wedding invitations (years ago).

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