The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 23, 2024

And of course, I used a gift card from my Erie YourTurn rewards to pay for the remaining 50%, so this was $0 out of pocket. I love it when I can stretch my gift cards! We shall see how long I can keep up my not-buying-food-at-college streak. ? What frugal things have you been up to lately? appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 23, 2020

They range from educational live streams, free trials to virtual tours and free food. No credit card is required. Your credit card will be charged at the end of the trial. A credit card is required, so a fter the free trial, the monthly fee is only $8.99 FREE Things to Do During the Quarantine!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 5, 2012

This constitutes food that you buy but don’t consume. If your finances are tight and you already have several credit cards with high balances, it is time to change your shopping behavior to save as much as possible. Honey and eggs are good food. Do what you can to save as much as you can on your monthly food bill.

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Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

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. I paid it all in cash (try not to pay in credit cards…). Thus no food went to waste. As for having junk food in my stockpile?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 18, 2019

Needing the Essentials: Obtaining food, water, shelter and electricity requires having money. Funding is almost as immediate as a credit card. For those that don’t know, a personal line of credit is an unsecured revolving account that comes with a variable interest rate. Credit Cards. Payday Loans.

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Couponing 101

JULY 5, 2012

Sign up for Zinio and you’ll be able to download 3 FREE digital issues of Food Network Magazine. No obligation or credit card is required. Food Network Magazine: 3 FREE Digital Issues is a post from Couponing 101. I just tried this, and it only takes a couple of minutes to sign up!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

I was an expert at this; I spent every dollar I earned and juggled multiple credit cards to pay bills and buy whatever I thought I had the money for. Of course, by using credit cards for purchases and bills, I was spending money I didn’t have and probably wouldn’t have any time soon. Minimum Payments On Credit Cards.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. The first few years after graduating, I racked up a large credit card debt and bought a new SUV that cost approximately the same as my annual salary. I’m allergic to shellfish and can’t digest certain foods like apples.

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 5, 2012

Do you love trying new foods but don’t want to commit to full-size products? Then Plum District has the deal for you: pay just $5 for a Gourmet Food Box from Love with Food (a $10 value) ! Love With Food is the easiest way to discover what’s tasty, delivered to your door! © 2012 Nicoles Nickels LLC.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. Our goal is to NOT put our Christmas purchases on a credit card.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. As you can see from a recent night, we had PLENTY of food for dinner. My Frugal Shenanigans! My Thursday dinner plan is now Clean out the Fridge Night!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I am also very curious if service people receive 100% of the tips given via credit cards and apps. The service you received was the bare minimum; just food preparation. I’m not a very fancy person, and I’m happy picking my food up from the counter. What is considered a good tip? Boy, I feel your pain here.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

That merry time of year that is filled with faith, family, food, and a little bit of shopping. Americans will spend about $900 on holiday purchases** and unfortunately, many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. Christmas is coming!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

See if you can identify with any of these statements: I spend more than I earn I don’t have a household budget I use credit cards all the time to buy everyday essentials like food, gas, transport. Avoid using store cards; they usually have excessively high interest rates and this negates any savings you might make.

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Browser Extensions Several companies like Capital One offer browser extensions that, once enabled, will do the grunt work for you of automatically applying savings if you use that particular credit card, or other extensions that will alert you to a better deal elsewhere. This material comes from Motherhood Moment.

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Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 9, 2012

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Saving Everyday

JULY 4, 2012

Register for Zinio and get a Free Mini Magazine Subscription absolutely NO obligation and NO credit card required. Choose from: 3 issues Food Network. credit (via email) that you can use towards a full year subscription, making most $5 or less. 3 Issues Spin. 3 issues Nylon. 2 issues Shape. 2 issues Esquire.

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Saving Everyday

JULY 11, 2012

Register for Zinio and get a Free Mini Magazine Subscription absolutely NO obligation and NO credit card required. Choose from: 3 issues Food Network. credit (via email) that you can use towards a full year subscription, making most $5 or less. This HOT freebie is still available! 3 Issues Spin. 3 issues Nylon.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The season of family, faith, food and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of last minute ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending. Our goal is to NOT put our Christmas purchases on a credit card.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

One in six people don’t have enough food to be healthy. freerice.com is a website where you play simple online word games to earn rice that is distributed through the United Nations World Food Program. cups of food will be donated to feed the hungry at home and overseas. They may not have the tools or the land to grow food.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food. Then, about four years ago, I found out that I as well as two of our children have food intolerances including some biggies, like dairy and gluten.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2012

Many thanks to Passive Income to Retire for including my post, The A to Z of the Top 20 Foods to Increase Brain Power in the Totally Money Carnival #51 as well as My Wealth Builder who hosted The Wealth Builder Carnival #63. Lastly, 20s Finances included Latisha’s post, The 4 Biggest Myths of The Stock Market in Carnival of Retirement #3.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 27, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: Mike runs a site for credit card reviews and talk, CreditCardForum.com. Although he does advertise things like credit card bonus offers on his site, he stresses the importance of thinking them through in advance. Nor is buying food we don’t need that just gets thrown away.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Penge Snak!:

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freestuff.tv

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Some 13 million people in the Horn of Africa are suffering due to drought and massively inflated food prices. Conflict and famine in 6 regions of Somalia is affecting communities’ access to food, water, health and education services. This great offer finishes end of November.

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How to Save Money When Traveling When it comes to traveling, the three main areas you can save are accommodations, travel, and food. Gas, food, coffee, accommodations, entertainment, and parking add up quickly, not to mention unforeseen expenses like things you may have forgotten from home. Let’s break it down.

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Couponing 101

MARCH 26, 2019

My biggest area of spending is food, but I’ll actually look at these as two separate categories: groceries and dining out. Do not use a credit or debit card! I’ve always said that it’s silly to buy in cash when I could be getting points back on my credit card purchases.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2011

Are you surprised when your credit card bill arrives at how much more you charged than you thought you had? Figure out your cost of housing and food per month. Leave your credit cards at home. You can either write your answers down or remember them in your head. Please be honest with your answers. Yes or No.

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Coupons Do Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Since I do not use a credit card anymore (and read recently that banks are in debt due to too much credit cards out there), why not start saving now, with these easy tips : Want more frugal tips/ articles/ DIY stuff? Christmas is around the corner — uh-oh! that means, money! I once saw $2 KFC on Ibotta!).

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 2, 2012

WinCo Foods has opened two locations in Phoenix and Glendale. New WinCo Locations: WinCo Foods #108 330 W Bell Road Phoenix, AZ 85023 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. WinCo Foods #109 5850 W Bell Road Glendale, AZ 85308 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. For those of you in Arizona, we now have a new grocery store to shop at!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

I have emergency supplies in the car, including blankets, food, flares, and First Aid. You may not be able to store six months of non-perishable food items in a small apartment, but you can at least get through the initial stages of a crisis with the help of a 72-hour kit and what you have on hand for the week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

First things first: Be smart about credit. Most undergrads start getting credit card applications in the mail before they’ve finished unpacking in the dorm. Credit cards are far from the glorious tools the banks want you to think they are, but they’re not all bad, either. It’s just yours.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. Consumer Boomer presents How To Be Frugal With Your Credit Card posted at Consumer Boomer , saying, “Frugal use of a credit card can actually save you money rather than cost you money!

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 21, 2013

In the past, we would have put the Thai food on the credit card. As the sausage was browning, I fried up some eggs, made some toast, and cut up some fruit. Breakfast for dinner was served. We would have paid it off at the end of the month along with the multiple other trips to restaurants.

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 7, 2015

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2012

Shipping is free, and you don’t have to enter a credit card number. Currently free for Kindle – Allergen Free in Italian Restaurants (Let’s Eat Out with Celiac / Coeliac & Food Allergies!) HAPPYBABY Organic Baby Food, Stage 1, Fresh Mango, 16 3.5-Ounce Limit one per customer. Online deals.

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