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Churches That Help With Rent, Bills, Food & More

The Budget Diet

And even in today's modern world, there are still numerous churches that help with rent, food, bills, clothing, and all sorts of needs. We're covering some of the most popular types of church assistance programs, Read more The post Churches That Help With Rent, Bills, Food & More appeared first on The Budget Diet.

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Should you wash your clothes inside out?

The Frugal Girl

Should you wash your clothes inside out? We frugal people are very interested in making our clothes last as long as possible, so I thought you’d like this Lifehacker article about the pros and cons of washing your clothing inside out. I just had to enter my email address and a few other things to read the article for free.)

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Before kids, I spent my free-time volunteering at a stray rescue shelter for dogs. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. This doesn’t include the many free in-library activities we’ve enjoyed over the years. The same goes for things like clothes.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. For the clothes and shoes for my kids, I look for sales. I haven’t bought my kids new clothes in 2 years. I wait for the good sale.

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There’s No Such Thing As Cheap Food

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well, there is in terms of initial outlay of cash from your wallet, but if food is cheap it’s not for good reason. For the most part, cheap food is bad food, and any “savings” one realizes by purchasing it quickly disappears once a little time passes. Cheap food is a myth. The same goes for our food. Condiments?

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I also will pay more for some specialty food items, as I have several food allergies to deal with, and we eat a no-sugar diet. I also splurge on our cat’s special allergen-reducing food, which makes it possible for Ms. Makeup, nail polish, and clothes. But I had to SHOP for clothes. Cloth diapering.

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

We really didn’t have much money to spend, all my clothes were hand-me-downs (mostly from my older boy-cousin, not fun when you are a teenage girl, and you have to wear boys’ clothes!). Taxi rides, tailored clothes, and massages, just to name a few. And then there is the great nature which is free to enjoy.