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Five Frugal Things | free Starbucks for me!

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been letting the points sit there, so when I got an email from Citi letting me know about a points sale, I logged on to see what I could snag. I made a use-it-up dinner I haven’t done a proper grocery shop since I got home from Hawaii, so I have been scrounging a bit. but at least I got the ball rolling.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

Family Balance Sheet

I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. Over the years, I have found money through rebates, refunds, and online sales. In the grand scheme of college funding, $200 is a drop in the bucket, but I always appreciate free money.

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10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores

Family Balance Sheet

GIANT Food Stores of PA has been part of my weekly grocery shopping routine for years. In fact, their corporate buying office is in my hometown and I worked there while I was in college. I am very familiar with the store, its pricing strategy, its setup, and how to save and stretch my grocery budget dollars.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. When you do need something, shop with a friend that won’t let you go overboard. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. Related posts: How to Graduate College Without Being Broke. If you think you need it, attend shopoholics anonymous.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

Family Balance Sheet

Ryan is a high school math teacher and also officiates college basketball (November thru March). We skipped Baby Step #5 (college funding) because we didn’t have kids at the time. We’re now on Baby Step #7 (building wealth, which includes college funding). I also blog at Snyders Tell All. How much debt did you pay off?

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Holiday Travel Gift List 2023

Shereen Travels Cheap

Buy this for the college kid off to see the world alone. I chose this stone color, but it also comes in black (which is on sale for Black Friday). for a set of two There are a lot of places who no longer have shopping bags when you travel. It fits over the lock inside the door jamb.

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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

I grew up in the mid-state, went to college in the western part of the state and took my first job out of college in eastern PA. The Oakes Museum of Natural History is located at Messiah College, just outside of Harrisburg. Arlington, Texas — Grocery Shop For FREE. R – W.