Today ‘s frugal tip is to start considering the store brand- especially if the name brand is not on sale or you don’t have a coupon. Why? Well, it could be cheaper and you may find you like it just as well or better. Make sure you don’t assume that simply because it is a store brand that it is lower quality. Remember- you don’t eat the label!! If you have a frugal tip email it to FFD. We would {Read More}
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Yes- this is a hard one sometimes, but did you know for every 10 mph slower you drive it increases your vehicle’s fuel economy by about 4 mpg- and that adds up!! Everything I read said you get the best gas mileage by drive 55 mph.. but I don’t now if I can swing that one 🙂 But with gas over $4 a gallon here I may just have too!! If you have a frugal tip email it to FFD. {Read More}
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Last week we cleaned out our office.. it was pretty scary. I don’t know what yours is like.. but ours is scary. We took almost everything out of the office and put it in the living room. We had 3 boxes to sort stuff in: throw away, keep and recycle. Most of it actually went in the garbage. I am amazed at how much I do get rid of on a daily basis but yet how much is left and {Read More}
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My husband is not the saver in this family.. we have been together a long time (since high school) so he has improved but he still likes to spend money a lot 🙂 It’s ok with me.. because it’s a balance. If it were just me I would probably hoard it all and we would never do anything..lol. I am pretty sure God knew what He was doing went he put us together. Yesterday he took our oldest daughter out {Read More}
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Renting movies really is the frugal way to go. Movies from Redbox and Blockbuster Express are only around $1 (and you can almost always get a free code if you want). Going out to one is pretty much going to cost you an arm and a leg- so if you have a little patience you can keep all your appendages :). Splurge on dinner out- then bring a movie back home. If you have a frugal tip email it to {Read More}
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Most of you know that packing a lunch can save you money, but I always think being reminded of these little savings is a good thing. I think you could save quite a bit more than $54.79 a month by packing a lunch, but prices vary. Lunches out could range from a few dollars at a fast food place or $10 or more at a nicer restaurant. The lunch you pack is probably going to cost in the range of {Read More}
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