The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
We live on the side of a small mountain in a quiet, rural town, but we’re less than 20 miles from a city of about 25,000 people and its shopping and dining opportunities. I can’t even imagine how many repair bills from plumbers, electricians, appliance techs, and auto mechanics he has saved us over the years.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.
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Saving In Akron
APRIL 8, 2011
Get a FREE sample of John Frieda Frizz Easy Smooth Start Repairing Shampoo & Conditioner. Changs will give you a 15% discount off your food order on both dine-in and carry-out out orders on April 18th (alcohol and happy hour excluded). I want spring already. And this rain today – enough already.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2021
And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. How would you pay for an unexpected car repair? And when dining out, at least follow these 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out. Can you fix a repair yourself?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 4, 2011
262,032 Food Preparation. is based on a Billshrink.com article – Dining on a budget. By using generic or store brand groceries instead of name brand, you can save 3.7 % of your food budget each month (per the Journal of Economic Perspectives article: Consumer Shopping Behavior, How Much Do Consumer’s Save ).
Coupons Do Work
AUGUST 29, 2016
School is in session ; and that means time to get your school supplies, supply for the classes and as a teacher, as much as you all do for teaching our precious kids, we want to help out as much as we can — including many stores that offer discount travel, school supplies, clothes, or food, these stores get extra credit with teachers.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 9, 2015
She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. When dining out, Olivia always used a coupon and/or went to places where kids dine free. The interviewees also found that cutting their food spending freed up quite a bit of money to apply towards debt.
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