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Beware of Free Group Scams

While it is good to be frugal, more and more con artists are popping up to take advantage of people who are frugal. There is a lot of focus on frugality right now, and the bad guys know this. Be on the look out for free group scams, especially if you are new to the frugal living lifestyle. Free group scams are modeled after legitimate free, trading and sharing groups. The good groups let you give away items you don’t want for free, get items you need for free, and trade your existing non-wanted items for other items that you … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Review: May 19th Through May 25th

Did you have a good week? Ours was pretty good as far as being frugal. It was raining during the week days, so that probably helped, since we didn’t go anywhere. On Friday, out came the sun and the yard sales. Here is the Frugal Living week in review for May 19th though May 25th May 19th Frugal Living Week in Review: May 12th Through May 18th I sometimes get asked the question, where do you come up with your frugal ideas?!? I love this question, because it really humbles me. I am by no means someone who comes to … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 4

Do you take advantage of getting free books at Paperback Swap? I admit that it took me a long time to be convinced of the merits of using the system. After all, I could get books for less money at a library sale than it costs to mail books out. But the thing that convinced me is the fact that I can choose specific books to request rather than rely on the hit or miss of what might be available at a used sale. These wanted books would normally cost me either full price because I never came across them … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 2

Love books? Thanks for coming back and reading some more on this series. We are talking about how we can maximize our return when using Paper Back Swap, the free book exchange website. If you missed the first article in this series, please click here and catch up! High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap. Let’s continue our discussion about getting credits on Paper Back Swap. Getting Credits Continued The books that you make available to swap are added to your virtual bookshelf. When someone is interested in one of your books, they order it. You then have the option of … Continue reading →