2014年2月
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Date Night Deals
If you are trying to live a frugal life, dating can be the worst. Especially when you’re married and want to keep the magic alive, it’s hard to have a limited amount of funds to spend with your sweetie. I’ve (recently) taken this as another chance to get creative and find ways to save money and still have fun. Before I share some of our date night ideas, I will admit that Fred and I are still working on this.…
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These are a few of my Favourite Freebies
As someone who is living on a budget, I will admit that I love free things. Yep, from free samples to free food to free entertainment, I’m a sucker for them all. However, I’ve learned that not all free things are good. Let me give you some examples: Free puppy: So cute at first, but in the end, not free. You’ll end up spending a ton of money even though the initial cost was “free.” Free samples at the store:…
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Singing in the Rain
Rain is inevitable. For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, we know this all too well. However, today I’m not talking about weather, I’m talking about life. In life, there will eventually be some kind of “rain” (rough patch, emergency, whatever you want to call it). The older generation talks about having a “rainy day fund” for such occasions and most people would call this an “emergency fund.” As advised by Dave Ramsey, we personally keep $1,000 in the bank…
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Getting to know Mrs. Frugality
I figure that the first step in starting this blog is to share more about how I arrived at the conclusion that I should live frugally. If you already know me, this may be old news. Feel free to skim. Here we go… I went to a private university for 5 years, and in that time, I took out close to $25,000 in student loans to fund my education. I married my husband Fred a month after we graduated. He…
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Just another blog?
I’ve contemplated starting a blog for months. I enjoy reading what others are learning, and feel that I too have something to contribute. I thought of a name and a theme for what I wanted to share with the world. Then I got stuck. I felt overwhelmed. Does the internet really need another blog that talks about money-saving tips? What do I have to say that’s really new? I don’t have all the answers, but I do have a few…