Tag: tightwad
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May 01, 2008 10:42 AM EDT --
Call it what you will, it still adds up to one thing: Someone trying to save a few bucks.
In these economic times, especially here in West Michigan, things are tough. There are no jobs to be found. . . .
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March 15, 2008 08:36 PM EDT --
When I saw this sign, we just had to pull over and take a picture to share with everyone on Gather!
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November 26, 2007 12:48 PM EST --
I wrote this up last year, but I know many people are looking for easy ways to cut costs in every day life- let alone at Christmas! Here's some ideas on how to keep the costs low for Christmas this . . .
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May 06, 2009 09:46 AM EDT --
I run a Yahoo group on being a tightwad- getting the most bang for your buck, cutting corners, lowering costs, etc. Every now and then, I do a question of the day, or week, or month. The questions are . . .
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September 26, 2009 08:43 AM EDT --
Being a tightwad was always important to me. I was very careful with the little bit of money my husband was bringing home. I stretched the dollar as far as it would go. I like to call myself a tightwad . . .
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March 26, 2008 01:09 AM EDT --
I have a container that hangs by my refrigerator that holds plastic sacks from shopping. We use them when we clean out the litter boxes. There has always been an endless supply. When it gets too full, . . .
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August 16, 2008 01:25 PM EDT --
In an effort to be more frugal, I started saving and reusing padded envelopes. I joined paperbackswap.com and trade quite a few books that way. They encourage you to just wrap the book using printer . . .
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April 02, 2009 01:29 PM EDT --
Today, I'm not feeling right- just slightly off, I guess. I was last night, too, and fell asleep for a bit, but it backfired on me, cause then I was up half the night. Anyway, I went back to bed this . . .
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August 21, 2009 06:29 PM EDT --
Those of you who know me, know I am not snobby when it comes to where our clothing comes from, be it the trendy store at the mall, the clearance rack at KMart, a second hand store, a yard sale, or hand . . .
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September 08, 2009 10:57 AM EDT --
Being kid free sure does make it easy to just pick up, and go somewhere! No worries about where the kids are, whose watching them, whether or not they'll be fighting. Just blissful, kid free, running . . .
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November 10, 2009 07:41 AM EST --
A few weeks ago, Walmart & Amazon engaged in a price war over hardcover books, each trying to undercut the other, until brand new hard cover novels were around $8 each, instead of $20+.
This morning, . . .
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November 26, 2007 12:25 PM EST --
I wrote this last year, and wanted to repost it for the upcoming Holiday season.
Decorating for Christmas- on a budget!
I loved being at my Grandma's house all year around, but . . .
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January 31, 2008 10:43 PM EST --
I've just started focussing on being more frugal. I'm proud of my first "frugal" shopping trip and just have to share.
Last Wednesday's grocery flyer from . . .
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May 06, 2008 10:09 PM EDT --
Tonight, I applied my new found coupon clipping skills to shopping for clothing. Our first stop was JC Penny's. I found the black South Pole shirt marked down to $5.00 from $20.00 and the yellow shirt . . .
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November 20, 2008 11:40 PM EST --
Earlier, I posted an article about giving the Gift of Time for Christmas this year. I'm curious as to what everyone else might be doing this year to cut back the cost of Christmas. Less gifts? Lower . . .
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February 19, 2009 07:59 PM EST --
After the nice day we had last week, I have a really terrible case of spring fever. I just want it to be NICE. I want to GO. I want to be out and about. I just LOVE road trips and . . .
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March 31, 2009 08:59 PM EDT --
Today, I had to take Chris's prescription in and get it filled. While I was at the store, I walked around and shopped. I found some clearance items for the Easter Egg hunt this weekend, some clearance . . .
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October 06, 2009 08:31 AM EDT --
For the next couple of days (the 6th-8th), Savings Angel is having an open house. People can sign up without payment info and use the site to check out what the stores have that will work for your family . . .
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November 12, 2009 04:37 PM EST --
From The Desk Of My Frugal Family Blog
Today, I stopped into Dollar Tree (I believe I should buy stock, as much as I am in there lately!), and spent some time just looking around . . .
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December 05, 2008 03:30 PM EST --
For a lot of people this year, times are tough. If money is really tight at your house, you are going to have to first realize you can not do it all. You cannot buy everything you want. You will need . . .
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