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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 5 Nov 21

My new (refurbished) Chromebook arrived in the mail yesterday! Woo Hoo! Yay! I have been working as I can finally be rest-assured that I have the right amount of words with the best spelling. My writing was at a standstill...

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A Very Frugal Recipe Discussion: Peanut Butter Rice

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 29 Mar 21

Low on grocery money? Do you have peanut butter and rice in your pantry? If so, you are set! If not, simply get the peanut butter and rice from Dollar Tree for a total of $2.00! Very filling and nutritious! I am going to...

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Do You Like Potatoes?

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 12 Dec 20

This morning, I got these recipes in my email. I thought I would pass on to you! 17 potato soup recipes all for the Crock-Pot! A bag of potatoes is cheap. Potatoes are nutritious. Potatoes are comfort food, especially in the...

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Thirsty For Southern Sweet Tea

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 11 Dec 20

Tonight, I am craving Southern Sweet Tea! Although preparing takes forever, it is worth the effort. I like to use cheap tea bags, as opposed to expensive. Just as good and saves you money. I even think the cheap tea bags...

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What's for dinner tonight?

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Aug 20

I decided to try somethinng different for dinner tonight, based on the stew meat and zucchini dish I made in Montana. I bought some "stir fry" beef (from Safeway) and made some "instant" mashed potatoes on the side. To celebrate...

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Searching High and Low

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 11 Jan 20

We are searching high and low for a reasonably priced car insurance. we have gone online to see what's there but everybody wants some pretty private information and I do not feel comfortable sharing this online. Now we have...

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Question For Today- Favorite Dollar and Specialty Store Items

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 9 Jun 19

I am a frequenter of these convenience stores which sell everyday items for very cheap prices. It's like going to a treasure hunt. You never know what stores like Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Five Below and others might have in...

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I decided to buy everything offered in my SPAM folder!

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Dec 18

Sometimes I get tired of being a cynic. Yesterday, rather than delete my SPAM, I decided to buy everything offered there. No, I did not fall for any African Prince scams, but I did buy every product that was offered at a...

memories of late night tv

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What's on your lunch menu for this sunny Sunday?

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Sep 18

I always keep some kind of meat around the house. Sometimes it's lox. Sometimes it's sliced chicken. Sometimes it's just classic hot dogs from Safeway. I had some baked beans from Trade Joe's that I wanted to try, so I scored...

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I love discussing food--have you noticed? LOL

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 19 Aug 18

I wrote the following in a discussion about Padrino's, a Cuban restaurant, as we were talking about other restaurants back in February: "Today I went to one of my favorite restaurants--Cabo Blanco on NE 62nd street (had been to...

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shrimp

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Treating yourself

Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop) @sprite1950 (30461) • Corsham, England 22 Apr 18

When I am feeling a bit low I like to go out and buy a little something just to cheer myself up a bit. It doesn't have to be anything expensive, just a little treat to lift my spirits. Yesterday I bought a new car! Yes I know...

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car

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Got Chicken?

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 6 Mar 18

Nothing is more crispy and tasty than that good old Texas style fried chicken. CHICKEN for lunch today. YUM YUM The way they do it up at Church's is flavorful, hot and reasonably priced, unlike that place around the corner that...

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Frugal Ways To Show Hospitality

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 20 Oct 17

I recently did an article on this subject. I thought I would share some of the tips... Serve homemade iced tea ---booze is expensive. Throw a potluck ---share the responsibilty Assemble a coffee bar ---serve hot or iced Use...

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I Finally Got A Camera

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 19 Jul 17

I finally broke down and bough myself another camera. I have been going through everything trying to find my camera that actually works well to no avail. I found two cameras that don't seem to want to cooperate so I finally...

camera

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easy to use

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Glass Insulators, one of my collections

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 18 Jul 16

I've seen several posts about the collections that some of us have. People tend to collect things they love, or things they can easily get, or things that are difficult to find. Some people have expensive collections, others...

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Cheap Stuff

Cali Smith @supercalifredge (606) • United States 18 Mar 16

I'm going to head off to college in the fall, so I've started looking for deals on towels and dorm stuff. Since I know a lot of people on here are pretty thrifty, does anyone know of a good place to buy stuff for college for not...

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college supplies

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Low calories treats for a office Christmas party

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 3 Dec 12

I need some suggestions on some low calorie treats that I can bring to an office Christmas party. It also needs to travel well because I will need to take a bus there and it is a 15 mile trip so it may get bounced around some. It...

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frugal: sweet deal at shoppers drug mart!

monkmano @monkmano (585) • Canada 29 Jul 12

every year during back to school you can find these awesome 'teen packs' at shoppers drug mart. and dont worry, you dont have to actually be a teen to buy it. theyre only 10$CAD (for here) and in it you get shower gel, lip balm,...

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Worry About High Costs of Stuff in Store

Graceekwenx @Graceekwenx (3160) • Philippines 14 Jul 12

Due to economic crisis, people would want to buy inexpensive stuff. I sometimes worry about the rates that i mark on the things that i sell. I couldnt mark it down because i believe in its craftsmanship and durability. Still, it...

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What have you done to save money?

Brooke @o2bnocn (2992) • United States 29 Aug 11

Anyone have any tips for me to save money? Would love to hear what people from mylot do to save money? Anything would help at this point. There is probably a lot of things that I haven't thought of.

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