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  cher913
(13901)

Hubby and i went shopping today to take part of the great boxing day sales that were in our area (we celebrate boxing day here in Canada and it is a statuary holiday yet stores were open!)and guess...

Started by cher913 (13901) • 13 responses • Last response by ladym33 (5675) • 21 hours ago
Tags:  gifts, shopping, christmas presents, sale, reduced price
 
 

  dorannmwin
(2421)

I went to the grocery store yesterday to buy a few things to get us through until Christmas and ended up spending far more than I had intended to spend because they had several things that were...

Started by dorannmwin (2421) • 25 responses • Last response by dorannmwin (2421) • 1 hour ago
Tags:  meat, discount, markdown, food, sell by
 
 

  brothertuck
(1050)

With gas prices sky high most individuals who drive are interested in ways they can make their car more fuel efficient and save as much money as possible. While there are no fuel saving tips that...

Started by brothertuck (1050) • 4 responses • Last response by rameshkumaar57 (1817) • 7 days ago
Tags:  gas, autos, fuel, cars, money
 
 

  happythoughts
(2139)

I am a goal setter and each year I set new years resolutions. This year a big one of mine is to live on the money we were making 8 years ago. Our bills are basicly the same except for some of the...

Started by happythoughts (2139) • 24 responses • Last response by happythoughts (2139) • 3 days ago
Tags:  frugal, savings, new years, your new, household budget
 
 

  kiran8
(1142)
 

The other day I was watching one of my relatives, as she cut the pages of an old calender into neat strips and bundled them up, to use the blank side of the pages for making her daily shopping list....

Started by kiran8 (1142) • 21 responses • Last response by sid556 (10889) • 16 hours ago
Tags:  thrift, poverty, use, relative, habit
 
 

  hvedra
(233)

What are your favourite frugal books? Which books helped or inspired you the most and which had the best tips/instructions?As well as instructional books like the Tightwad Gazette, what about...

Started by hvedra (233) • 4 responses • Last response by cher913 (13901) • 4 days ago
Tags:  frugal living, frugal, frugality, inspire, favourite books
 
 

  deathspectacular
(904)

I don't think anyone posted about this (I looked, but I might have missed something), but Microsoft released the beta version of Office 2010 and you can grab a copy for free at their website....

Started by deathspectacular (904) • 2 responses • Last response by ImNotLikeYou (29) • 1 week ago
Tags:  microsoft, office, free, computer
 
 

  saundyl
(4353)

I've found lately that more and more stores are charging 5 to 10 cents per cheapie plastic bag to get your groceries in. Then they turn around and sell the reuseable bags for 1.99 to 3.99 a peice...

Started by saundyl (4353) • 8 responses • Last response by saundyl (4353) • 1 week ago
Tags:  homemade bags, reusable bags, patterns, recycle, plastic
 
 

  deathspectacular
(904)

Hopefully this is going to be useful to some of you. We all have times in our lives when we want to feel and look our best, but we may not always have the time or the money for a facial, a manicure,...

Started by deathspectacular (904) • 5 responses • Last response by my_name_is_coco (2600) • 5 days ago
Tags:  beauty, frugal, beauty tips, more clothing
 
 

  marguicha
(3633)

I have discovered that many small things I have are coveted by my daufghters and my grandchildren. On the other hand, my Christmas money is nearly zero. It is true that I always give my apricot jam...

Started by marguicha (3633) • 21 responses • Last response by TrvlArrngr (1234) • 2 weeks ago
Tags:  presents, christmas presents, christmas, giving away, great presents
 
 
 
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