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3 Tried-and-True Tips for a Frugal Family

Saving Cents With Sense

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. If you have kids, purchasing used or discounted clothing and toys is a great way to save money. If you have kids, purchasing used or discounted clothing and toys is a great way to save money. That is not rocket science. Then you are in luck!

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We mowed the grass, made our clothes, cleaned house, cooked , and fixed broken stuff. We didn’t have a clothes dryer. Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. But there is no way you are going to give up cable, the cell phone, eating out or your gym membership. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I use my hands WAY too much for nail polish to last more than a day, and I vastly prefer a kind of “uniform” over having to make decisions about my clothes every single morning (that sounds exhausting!). days I was there – I only needed to eat out for 2 dinners during the whole trip.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. After checking and rechecking and I discover the real cost of eating out! Young Family Finance : Appropriate Tip – Find out what an appropriate tip is when you are eating out.