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Passover on a Budget (Frugal Friday)
Note from Jessica: I am thrilled to have Mara from Kosher on a Budget guest post for us today. While we practice very different faiths, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve learned a lot from each...
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5 Ways to Eat Healthier on a Budget (Frugal Friday)
Looking to improve your family’s diet, but not sure how to pull it off on a budget? Consider these 5 ways to eat better and save some coin. One of the dilemmas about food — and there are many these...
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9 Things I’ve Learned about Money
When I was a child, I used to think that having many possessions was a sign of wealth or affluence. In some ways, I guess it is. It's costly to maintain, though. I just spent a couple hours thinning my...
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Frugal Friday: Is a Personal Shopping Service Right for You?
I know personal shopping can work. One instance worked for me. I know a shopping service can work for some people. It works for my friend. But does it work for you? Yesterday after I got my hair cut, I...
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Can California Be Budget-Friendly?
I grew up in Southern California. Except for the five years that we lived in Kansas (2003-2008), the Golden State has been my home. I love it. Despite its flaws, of which there are many, I know, I...
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5 Cheap & Easy Ways to Get Ready for Summer
Planning a great summer doesn’t take a lot of money. Consider these ideas for frugal summer fun. Summer is just around the bend. For us that means a lighter school load. We still do math and literature...
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5 Small Ways to Save on Food Costs
We’re trimming the sails this month. We got another hit from the Money Pit aka our rental property in Missouri. The previous tenants trashed the place and now we’re unloading thousands of dollars in...
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How to Use Up Those Gift Cards You’ve Been Stashing (Frugal Friday)
The other day a friend and I were chatting; she mentioned that they had a ton of gift cards that they’ve yet to use, some five or ten years old. I gave her the pep talk that she needed to use them on...
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You Can Get Out of Debt
Photo credit: Daniel Oines by license As a college freshman, I was able to get a credit card in about five minutes. How ironic that ten years earlier, my mom, a college instructor with a Master’s...
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Do the Math to Save Money
Pay attention to unit pricing in order to save money. You have to do the math to make cents. Today’s Frugal Friday tip is short and sweet. With a mini rant just for fun. If you’re not good at math,...
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7 Steps to Better Finances
Some food for thought…. I know that you will feel better about your life and your spending if you’ve got your finances under control. Watch for the series coming soon. This is Frugal Friday. In an...
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Live within Your Means (Otherwise Entitled, Stop Using Credit)
A few weeks ago I offered up an exhortation for you to get out of debt. It’s something I’m pretty passionate about and something that is probably pretty weird to some people. Some folks make the...
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How to Set a Budget
Ready to get your finances in order? If you don’t know how to create a budget. Today’s the day to learn how! You hear the word budget all the time: budget-friendly this, budget-friendly that. I think...
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Create an Emergency Fund
Setting aside an emergency fund is a great way to buy yourself peace of mind as well as funds to deal with that crazy thing you didn’t plan for. Photo credit:Lending Memo About eight years ago, I was...
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How to Live Within Your Means
Are you on a mission to steward your finances better? Want to make sure there’s some room at the end of your rope each month? Consider these tips for living within your means. A few weeks ago I gave a...
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How to Pay Off Debts
Ready to pay off those debts? Well, you might have to bulldog it. photo source: Sabianmaggy, used by license We’ve been talking these last few weeks about getting our finances in better order. Some...
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Save Up to Buy New Things
Want something? Save up for it. It’s an old tradition that still has value. In our old credit-spending days, I was hesitant to spend my own money. I worried that something would happen, something...
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We’re Really Debt Free!
Paying off your debts is hard, but it’s good. Get the monkey off your back. Money is complicated, isn’t it? It can provide for lots of good things, but it can also cause a lot of headaches and...
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How to Pay for Traveling with Kids
Want to take a trip with your kids? Consider these tricks for saving up and funding that vacation, debt-free. Back in our credit-card toting, debt-defying days, we took a few vacations. We flew to...
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Budget-Friendly Travel with Kids
You can travel and not go broke. Really. Here’s how. Hitting the road needn’t be expensive, but it certainly can if you let it. In fact, I think there’s an assumption that you need to spend a lot of...
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