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Does it Pay to be Frugal with Taxes?

It’s tax time again, and I find myself using my old frugal tactics for preparing my income tax forms. While this is an area where you need to be careful, you should know, you don’t have to pay high prices to get a good tax return done. Here are some tips you can use: Use two online software programs: If you are using online software programs to do you income taxes, don’t stop at one Federal return. Do two. Plug the exact same information into the first return as you used in the second one and see if they calculate … Continue reading →

Best Time for a Frugal Person to Remodel

Well, I am back in my home after a 2 week remodel. Yes, frugal people remodel too. We just do it frugally. You may have noticed that I spent some time whining in the home blog about my trials with water damage and the insurance company, well they finally paid off and we were able to get repairs done. Since we were dying to have some other things done in our home, we piggybacked those changes with our insurance repairs for a great price from the contractor. Since our ceilings were getting repaired and painted, we got the walls of … Continue reading →

Corner Cabinet of my Dreams

I just found the coolest cabinet ever! I want to remodel my kitchen, I surf the net looking for neat kitchen ideas. I drool over beautiful islands, wood floors and lots of space. The reality is my little kitchen is never going to be described as spacious so I need to find things that make the most use of the space I have. I don’t like those lazy susan corner cabinets, they are not a very efficient use of the space. My whole kitchen is a lesson in how not to design a kitchen so I collect drawings and pictures … Continue reading →