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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I save tape and paper and old paint drop sheets. I had to part with $35 to buy one of those paint masks to even be able to apply it. I won’t run the dishwasher unless it is completely full. It typically takes us three days to fill the dishwasher. Help me out, am I being cheap or just smart about money?

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step. Most of what he did was to hose down the outdoor filter – and write us a bill for upwards of $100. Dealing With Government Entities.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill. I even made the kid’s play dough and finger paint. Has your grocery bill been getting some attention? We changed our own oil and rotated our own tires.

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