Recent Frugal Blog | Conservation PostsHow I Saved on Birthday Goodie Bagsby Mary Ann Romans09 Nov 2009 05:17 PMMy daughter's birthday party is this coming weekend. Naturally, she asked for a Disney princess theme again. I recently spotted color wonder kits in a princess theme for only $5 a piece. This seemed like a great bargain for goodies to hand out to the party goers (the kits normally go for $7. My Secret Exceptionby Andrea Hermitt21 Oct 2009 06:24 PMEvery frugal person has a secret vice that they can't resist buying even at full price. For some that item(s)is very inexpensive such as comic books or mints. For others, it could be the reason for their overall frugalness, to be able to afford their vice. Planning for a Frugal Retirementby Andrea Hermitt09 Oct 2009 11:37 PMI used to think about retirement as a time when you get to live luxuriously and spend all of the money that you spend so many years saving. As my dad got closer to retirement I got scared because I knew that he had not saved alot of money. I knew that he had spent all of his money on us, his kids. How to Use Less Over Timeby Mary Ann Romans10 Sep 2009 09:56 AMBeing able to reduce the use of something will make it last longer, whether it is a television or a bottle of shampoo. Do enough of using less, and you can save a significant amount of money over your lifetime. The monthly or yearly cost savings is also nothing to sneeze about. Make Everything Last Longerby Mary Ann Romans02 Sep 2009 11:13 AMOne sure way to make sure that you spend less money is to avoid replacing items in your home, especially expensive items. Just a little extra care can go a long way to making your stuff last longer. Are you Ashamed of Being Frugal?by Andrea Hermitt04 Aug 2009 08:03 PMI just read an article by Frugal Dad who suggests that frugal people are being made to feel ashamed of their frugality. "Many of us, myself included", he writes, "refused to accept that excessive spending and running household deficits was a reflection of our patriotism. How to Reduce Your Air Conditioning Costby Mary Ann Romans17 Jun 2009 10:35 AMThe cost of air conditioning can take lots of money out of your account. Each time you turn it on, you are draining money from your household. Shutting Off the Furnaceby Mary Ann Romans31 May 2009 07:31 PMIn our home, we have found that we can save on heating oil by simply shutting off our furnace for days at a time. While this technique isn't for everyone, it can help you get through the really tough times. We usually take having automatic hot water for granted. Smaller Garbage Equals More Moneyby Mary Ann Romans17 Mar 2009 11:15 AMWe have been smug. I admit it. When we look at all of the garbage that our neighbors have out, we tend to feel that we are on the right track. This is because we know that the smaller our garbage is then the less money we are spending. How to Save on Soapby Mary Ann Romans05 Mar 2009 04:59 AMI like to examine different items on our grocery list to see if there are ways that we can reduce the cost of them. With enough things on the list costing less, the overall bill can really go down. One of the things that we seem to go through a lot of is soap. That makes sense. Recent Blog Comments |
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