beaniecat

@beaniecat (329)

United States • Age 55

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beaniecat liked this • 3 Feb 09

Most of you will agree that this is NOT being frugal...

reinydawn @reinydawn (11643) • United States 11 Jan 09

I have this pencil... It was given to me as a graduation gift 6 years ago when I got my Accounting degree. It's a Mont Blanc, which costs a couple hundred dollars - yes, for a PENCIL! Well, last Christmas, my boss bought me the...

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beaniecat liked this • 3 Feb 09

It looks like we won't be refinancing our house any time soon

reinydawn @reinydawn (11643) • United States 27 Jan 09

We really wanted to take advantage of the low interest rates going on now and refinance our house. We have a main mortgage and a home equity loan. We wanted to consolidate them and have just one loan, and a lower combined rate....

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beaniecat liked this • 20 Jan 09

Growing your own food

Raven1 @Raven1 (577) • Australia 19 Jan 09

It never fails to surprise me how few people grow their own fruit and vegetables. It's not only ridiculously easy, it can save you SO much money and it's healthier for you at the same time. Does anyone else here grow their own...

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beaniecat liked this • 20 Jan 09

how to save money during a recession

livinglegend7 @livinglegend7 (114) • United States 20 Jan 09

The best way to save money is to buy large amount of certain foods when they are on sale and use coupons as much as possible. Instead of going out to eat 5 to 10 times a month I cut it down to one time a month and I have saved a...

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beaniecat liked this • 20 Jan 09

What a deal!

saundyl @saundyl (9783) • Canada 19 Jan 09

Today i went to get some iced tea and batteries. I got those but then on the way out to my car i realized the little batteries i got were missing as was my card for movie gallery and my reciept (all in a little baggie). I ran back...

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beaniecat liked this • 18 Jan 09

is frugal living 'in'?

cher913 @cher913 (25782) • Canada 15 Jan 09

while it is a necessity for many of us, it seems like people in Hollywood are following suit. Some are trading clothes between sibling, some are lowering their shopping habits...

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thinkingoutloud Frugal living will be a lifestyle for a whole lot of people as the economy worsens and more and more jobs are lost. I can totally foresee families going back to living together, to save on expenses, and turning to a lifestyle that will be as self-sustaining as...

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beaniecat liked this • 18 Jan 09

20 Cent Tacos at Taco Bell

beaniecat @beaniecat (329) • United States 18 Jan 09

January 20, 2009 is Customer Appreciation day at taco bell. They will be offering 20 cent tacos. There is a limit of 10 per customer. Take the family out to eat for cheap or get yourself a cheap lunch!

customer appreciation day

lunch

taco bell

tacos

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Scott Uh, so what type of tacos? Just beef tacos or is it chicken tacos? Supreme? Uh...well I don't like Taco Bell too much, but we'll have to see what's going on with their tacos that they have for discount price! Pablo

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beaniecat liked this • 18 Jan 09

What are you doing to save money?

LaurenInLA @LaurenInLA (2270) • United States 17 Jan 09

I'm very new to living frugally. Since the economic upheaval, I've become more and more concerned with how we spend our money. So much waste. One of the first things that I took a look at were our phone bills. We have a land line,...

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LaurenInLA Thanks for responding. Great idea. We use our credit cards way too much and I know that when we do, we're overspending on everything. I've kept track of where our money goes and now I'm in the process of cutting costs and developing a budget.

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beaniecat liked this • 18 Jan 09

What are you doing to save money?

LaurenInLA @LaurenInLA (2270) • United States 17 Jan 09

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elisa812 One of the things that my husband and I started doing to save money lately, is to try paying for almost everything in cash. We figured out a budget, so we have a certain amount out of every paycheck that is allowed to go toward groceries, a small amount of...

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beaniecat liked this • 18 Jan 09

How Much Money Do You Spend On Canned Goods

livinglegend7 @livinglegend7 (114) • United States 18 Jan 09

I spend $25 a week stocking up on can goods because of the bad economy. The reason why I spend so, much money on canned goods because, the United States economy could go into hyper-inflation when the value of the dollar is worth...

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beaniecat liked this • 18 Jan 09

Decorating with a Sharpie Marker

ladym33 @ladym33 (10979) • United States 18 Jan 09

I just saw this on another site, this man decorated his basement using a $10 worth of Sharpie markers. Of course he had a lot of talent to go with that, but look at this amazing job he...

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beaniecat liked this • 5 Jan 09

Your "new" tires might be 12 years old-beware!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31636) • United States 16 May 08

I saw a blurb on the local news and watched the 20/20 report on tires that are brand new but have been on the shelves for years. People have been killed by those tires. They look perfectly sound and have brand-new tread but as...

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beaniecat liked this • 5 Jan 09

I just brought some new Tires~~~~

marciascott @marciascott (25529) • United States 11 Dec 08

And wouldn't you know someone came in my Parking lot and slash one of them. that made me so mad, I was going to work and I keep hearing this noise, I said to myself oh, I hope it isn't my Motor. Well I didn't think it was my tires...

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beaniecat liked this • 4 Jan 09

Frugal Living... Best Kept Secrets of living a Frugal Life? Please Share!

neededhope @neededhope (1085) • United States 1 Jan 09

I was wondering what everyones best kept secrets of living a frugal life. I have a tendency to spend a lot at times and others very protective of our money. And currently I want to live a full life but I don't want to just blow...

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wifeofharvey One of the things we do that has a big impact is we save our change. Every evening we take ALL of our pocket change and put it in a jar. A few times a year we count it out, put it in coin wrappers, or take to the bank and run it through the coin sorter. We...

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beaniecat liked this • 4 Jan 09

Frugal Living... Best Kept Secrets of living a Frugal Life? Please Share!

neededhope @neededhope (1085) • United States 1 Jan 09

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beaniecat liked this • 4 Jan 09

Frugal Living... Best Kept Secrets of living a Frugal Life? Please Share!

neededhope @neededhope (1085) • United States 1 Jan 09

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neededhope I like that... Find contentment in things we already have. Hmmm some how that sounds religious in an aspect too. I love that.. find contentment in things we already have and find content within ourselves. I really do like that. So maybe that's why I'm a self...

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beaniecat liked this • 4 Jan 09

Frugal Living... Best Kept Secrets of living a Frugal Life? Please Share!

neededhope @neededhope (1085) • United States 1 Jan 09

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neededhope I didn't know they actually have a site out there that you can cook once a month or even a couple times a month to create meals for a family... How neat.. Thanks for the words of advice!! I honestly didn't think about googling it before. But I have been...

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beaniecat liked this • 4 Jan 09

Frugal Living... Best Kept Secrets of living a Frugal Life? Please Share!

neededhope @neededhope (1085) • United States 1 Jan 09

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neededhope Actually I use paperbackswap.com. I just found out about it not long ago. And I've already traded my first book. I find that pretty neat. And I do try to save as much as I can in the grocery line. But are problem is the going out to eat way to often. We...

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beaniecat liked this • 4 Jan 09

I need some ideas!

jennifer611 @jennifer611 (2514) • United States 3 Jan 09

I have 4 kids and I need some ideas on how to make my dollars stretch when it comes to groceries. do you have any ideas for low cost meals? ideas on how to make your dollars and food stretch for a whole month would be great.

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