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Frugal Friday Tips

Frugal Friday Tips – 10 for 10

March 5, 2010
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Today we’re going to look at the 10 for $10 sales that most grocery stores offer at different times of the month. My store of choice is Kroger. Kroger offers 10 for $10 on 2 items that my family cannot live without. Noodles and Spaghetti sauce. Dave Ramsey says that you [...]

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Friday Frugal Tips – Gillette Fusion

February 26, 2010
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Welcome back for another Friday Frugal Tip. Today we are going to look at a simple way to reduce the expense of purchasing Gillette Fusion razors. These might just be the single largest expense that a man faces while trying to “look good.”

Every man is different when it comes to facial hair. [...]

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Friday Frugal Tip – Netflix vs Cable Movies

February 19, 2010
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Entertainment is one place that many people should take a hard look at when trying to reduce the amount of money they spend. One place to start is to review all the subscription based products you are paying for. Many of us have cable, gym memberships, magazines, book clubs, internet, Netflix, computer applications, [...]

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Friday Frugal Tips | Sam’s Club vs Grocery Store

February 12, 2010
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Shopping different stores will bring different results, sometimes they can bring some great savings and other times not so much. There are a lot of people who LOVE shopping at Sam’s Club, Costco, and other warehouse clubs. When I use to be “rich”, I shopped at these stores monthly and spent over two [...]

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Friday Frugal Tip – Pizza Delivery

February 5, 2010
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Pizza is a great meal. It will remain at the top of list as everyone’s favorite fast food for a long time to come. Judging from my personal experience in the business, the average order for a family of four is between $19 and $25 depending on how many toppings Mom and Dad [...]

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Friday Frugal Tip – Dollar Menu

January 29, 2010
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Fast food is a staple meal for some people. The question becomes, “How can I eat fast food and not break the bank?” If you are worried about breaking the bank, then I suggest you refrain from ordering from the Extra Value Menu while visiting fast food joints. If you are trying [...]

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Friday Frugal Tip – Homebrewing Beer

January 22, 2010
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Today we are going to look at the frugalness of Homebrewing Beer. I have never homebrewed beer myself, but “the Dad” who runs the website ClimbingOut suggested that I write a post about it. Never willing to pass up a great idea I thought it would educational and fun to explore the possiblity [...]

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Frugal Friday Tip – Soda Pop

January 15, 2010
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I don’t know about you but I LOVE caffeine. I tend to have an addictive personality, meaning once I like something I just keep going back to it and using it. No, I’m not a lab rat hooked some crazy substance hitting a button all day long for more. I just know [...]

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Frugal Friday Tips – Lunch

January 8, 2010
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Today I’m starting my weekly frugal tips series: Frugal Friday Tips. These tips will be from my own experiences and those of anyone else who would like to feature one here (just drop me a line.) I’ve also received some excellent books for Christmas about Frugal living that will make it into the [...]

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