Couponing 101

JANUARY 17, 2019

You can always donate your freebies! This way there is no confusion over whether your total meets the $/$$ requirements and you also can make sure your total is high enough to use your ECBs effectively. The post CVS 101 – How to Shop and Save Money at CVS appeared first on Couponing 101. CVS Coupons.

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Saving Money CVS Money Shopping 81

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. The post Meet a Reader | Biker Liz appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. How did you get interested in saving money? What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? I figure I may not be “earning” money, but I can earn by saving.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In a previous Meet a Reader post, we met MB in MN. How did you get interested in saving money? I think I’ve always liked to save money. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Why do I want to save money? Know what’s funny? Here’s MB: 1. 😉 10.

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2012

I started this site as a way of meeting some new people and having some interesting conversations and it has transformed into something much more than that. The most enjoyable part of this whole thing though has been meeting all of you. I am still in shock. I cannot believe I started this blog just over two years ago.

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Prizes Personal Finance Finance Giveaway 274

For the Mommas

APRIL 28, 2015

Meet Cheyanne and Fenix… “And then what happened… ” “Read me another story please…” You already know that Dollar General is a convenient place to save money on your favorite Purina pet products such as Alpo, Friskies and Dog Chow.

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Purina Tidy Cat Cat Food Donation 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Before throwing away old clothing, I snip the buttons off and remove working zippers (unless I’m donating the item). Old clothing parts.

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Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

The pattern seems to be that will have the initial conversation with the person (usually a co-worker, family member, friend, or acquaintance), and then I will see them again shortly thereafter; in one of my meetings with them after, there tends to be something said or done that makes a lightbulb go off in my head about why they may be struggling.

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Budgeting Budget May Lunch 245

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

Meet Krystal. When my husband and I got married, we were making hardly any money. working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money. ” So I protected.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Once we made the decisions to get rid of a lot of our possessions (we donated them to the thrift shop), we also decided to be careful about the amount of clutter we brought back in to the house. My husband recently realized that there were certain meetings that stressed him out, and took him away from other important things.

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Finance Money Goals Donation 218

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2012, I'm holding a viral meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. On with the meeting.

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February Club Christmas Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Barry worked extra side carpentry jobs and we put all that money toward debt. I taught coupon and frugal living workshops and put any donated money toward the mortgage. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. And it saves on gas too.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100