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11 Tips for Frugal Living
11 Tips for Frugal Living does not include tired suggestions like, “Make espresso at home instead of buying drinks at expensive coffee shops” or extreme ideas like, “Take cold showers.” No thank you!...
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Reducing FAITH Expenses: Insurance
This is the third in a series of money saving strategies for reducing your FAITH expenses. FAITH = food, apparel, insurance, transportation, and housing. Insurance costs can really creep up if you’re...
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Reducing Transportation Expenses
This is the fourth in a series of money saving strategies for reducing your FAITH expenses. FAITH = food, apparel, insurance, transportation, and housing. Here are my top tips for saving money on...
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Reducing Housing Costs
This is the last in a series of money saving strategies for reducing your FAITH expenses. FAITH = food, apparel, insurance, transportation, and housing. Mortgage: Have a job? Refinance. It’s the...
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Smart and Simple Financial Books
This is a guest post from my husband – also known as Mr. Finance. He keeps me in check. It’s a think piece. OK, so not all of these are specifically financial (or even books) but they are great all the...
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5 Smart and Simple Ways to Save
Are you always looking for ways to save? Me, too! These are my easy ways to save – both money and resources. These hit all of my requirements – good for you, good for the environment, and good for the...
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Debt Free Isn’t for Everyone
There’s a lot of talk about being or becoming debt free. It’s usually framed as an all or nothing decision and that you must do it, at all cost. It’s a good discussion to have. However, the discussion...
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How to Budget with Sara Tetreault
When most people hear the word “budget” they cringe – I know I do. That’s because when financial experts say to set up a household budget, nobody knows where to begin. Before you can set up a budget,...
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Spend Less and Enjoy More
After one of our meetings to review our household spending over the previous months, Brad and I always end the discussion with this burning question, “How can we reduce our spending, but still have...
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Smart and Simple Back to School
According to The Wall Street Journal, parents can plan to spend around $700 on back to school costs this year. Ouch! To make matters worse, evidently kids are “demanding” cell phones and other...
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4 Reasons to Shop Without Coupons
Frugal living is usually equated with coupon clipping. People often ask about my ‘extreme couponing techniques.’ Truth is: I don’t have any. I’m not a coupon user because I don’t think spending money...
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Why Frugal Living Matters
It’s tough trying to help people see the value in frugal living. People mostly think of it as deprivation. Or that there’s sacrifice involved. We’re all trying to improve our station in life and yet...
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Healthy and Frugal Living Make a Good Pair
Do you ever read an article and think to yourself, “My thoughts exactly.” That’s what happened when I read this article from U.S. News & World Report. It’s about developing good habits – for...
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Why You Should Fill Out the FAFSA Today
Just a little light reading: college financing books We’re in the midst of college applications and financial aid forms here. If you live in the U.S. and have a high school senior (or will shortly) or...
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How to Save Money Wisely
Saving money wisely is not rocket science. It’s smart and wise but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s not – otherwise everyone would be doing it. If you think about it, saving money should be thought of...
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Save Money on Airfare with 5 Easy Tips
With the spring and summer travel season fast approaching, it’s time to think about booking airline tickets. Air travel is expensive – especially for families when you have to purchase more than one...
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How to Sleep Around Europe on a Budget
Traveling to Europe is expensive – the airfare, hotels, rental car, meals out – but it doesn’t have to cost as much if you know how to sleep around Europe on a budget. Skipping the traditional hotel...
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Sustainability for the Wallet
Everyone is using the term ‘sustainability’ these days – heck, even I’m doing it! I’ve traded the word ‘frugal‘ for sustainability. Why? Too many people think of ‘frugal’ as cheap or coupon-clipping...
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Reducing Housing Costs
This is the last in a series of money saving strategies for reducing your FAITH expenses. FAITH = food, apparel, insurance, transportation, and housing. Mortgage: Have a job? Refinance. It’s the...
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Smart and Simple Financial Books
This is a guest post from my husband – also known as Mr. Finance. He keeps me in check. It’s a think piece. OK, so not all of these are specifically financial (or even books) but they are great all the...
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