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How Downsizing to an Apartment Has Saved Us Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We have a smaller place, and we use less energy to keep it comfortable. Our gas and electric bills have been smaller since we moved. On top of that, we are using less electricity in general since the apartment has numerous windows and an open floor plan. That usually translates to using fewer resources as well.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

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I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. I remember that we re-used our coffee grounds.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

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And one of the best ways to do it is to use a 529 plan.&#. posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. Rosa Wilson presents Change of Address: 10 Reasons Your Gas Bill is So High posted at Change of Address.

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Organization: The Key To Frugal Success!

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Do you ever come up one ingredient short on a meal that you’re making and have to make that extra trip to the grocery store that wastes time and gas? I used to be an extremely organized person…and I don’t use the term EXTREME lightly. Create a budget and actually use it. This helps tremendously!

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Are You Heading for Financial Disaster?

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10 Reasons Why You’re Broke If you always seem to have more month than cash, then it’s time to look at why. 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.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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This is not something I want to see, so today I have a few videos for you that will dispell credit card myths, teach you how to use them properly, how to keep them safe, and how to make sure you should be getting credit in the first place. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Read away my friends.

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10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

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Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. You also end up with a freezer full of easy to re-heat meals.