Archive for the ‘frugality’ Category
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Plonkee's post entitled 5 frugal things about autumn reminded me that I have seven days left in my attempt to keep our furnace idle until November 1st. Not an easy thing to do in Wisconsin, USA. Last night the low was less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit - about 4 degrees ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
My wife recently gave me a $1.00 coupon for a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb that she had printed off, so I stopped by our local Ace Hardware to pick one up. I had heard that there were a lot of rebates flying around for CFL's, so I hoped to maybe "stack" the $1.00 coupon with ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
I have been tagged by Plonkee in the post If I Were Debt Free.
When I first found out that I had been tagged on this topic, I immediately thought, "That will be easy to write about." But as I began to consider the issue, I realized that I really hadn't ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
I think most of the readers of this blog can get something from this post about the cheapest family in the nation on Digerati Life. I thought it was a good read. Their claim to fame is that they are a family of seven - mom, dad and kids - ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
It is important to have a paper shredder around the house these days. Everyone knows that identity theft is a big problem and sometimes the easiest way to steal an identity is by using the papers that you throw away. I would recommend a heavier-duty shredder if you can afford ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
The last couple of weeks have been busy ones at rocket finance, but the hard work has paid off - yesterday I recieved my highest number of hits to date. Here are some posts from the last two weeks that might pique your interest:
ING Still One of the Best Bonuses ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
The 96th Festival of Frugality is up at FIRE finance. Boy, these festivals are getting bigger and bigger. Maybe I should start my own. . . as if I don't have enough to do. Anyway, there was a lot of good information and FIRE was good enough to include my ...
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Free Money Finance recently posted a list from Yahoo Finance that presents the ten great money drains along with the annual cost of each. FMF stated, "I view this as a list of where we all can save a bundle of money." I went through the list but did not find many ...
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
I am always looking for cheap ways to entertain my little family. I have made several posts on this topic in the past. We are taking another little weekend trip this week. I will let you know how it goes.We also like Dairy Queen ice cream, but usually it is ...
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Saturday, July 21st, 2007
My wife and I just held a small rummage sale in our front yard. I find rummage sales fascinating and amusing at the same time. At a rummage, you let strangers paw through your old stuff in hopes that they will give you cash for it. What a country. Anyway, ...
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