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Scared to paint? Here’s a pep talk!

The Frugal Girl

In 2007 or so, though, I got a nightstand from Freecycle, and I decided to try painting it. Zoe still uses this freecycle nightstand that I painted for her in 2008 And now I have eleventy zillion furniture painting projects under my belt. And even if you don’t, it’s no big deal! But no furniture!

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

If you use $10 in coupons on a grocery purchase, add $10 to a sinking fund. Did you find something on Freecycle that you were planning to purchase? As a full-time work-at-home, homeschooling mom, she runs Life Your Way and Jungle Deals & Steals and consults for a variety of websites and brands. can be downright overwhelming.