Not Made Of Money

One way we keep our dining out costs so low, is by cooking nearly everything at home. One way to cut the cooling costs during the summer while still cooking all the meals is to use the microwave. My method is to cook meals (2 or so at a time) in the early morning hours [...]

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She says:
The cost of clothes for a family of five can be quite high.  There are quite a few ways to save money on clothing.  Here are some of the best ways I’ve learned to save a few dollars on clothing for us and for the kids.
1.  The best tip is to train yourself to [...]

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He says:
…Die.
I created for my wife a “What to do if I die” page.  This is not a will.  We have a will and everyone needs one.  This is not a, “if you are reading this, I must have died letter”, which is good to write.  The purpose of this letter is to make the [...]

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He says:
I saw this article about saving money this summer in Sunday’s newspaper.  I thought it had some helpful pointers, and recommended a few things I hadn’t thought about.
1.  Setting the thermostat above 78 degrees. (You could also buy a timer for your thermostat to keep the temperature up while you are at work or gone [...]

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She says:
I think I caused quite a stir the other day with my Clearance Shopping At Target  post.  But really, you can save money at virtually every store.  Granted, they might not put their stuff on clearance at 90%, but most stores do have sales and offer coupons and discounts.  The “secret” is in the timing [...]

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She says:
I am a real bargain hunter and consider myself pretty good at finding “great deals”. My local Target store is one of the places where I have had the most success. If you didn’t already know, Target has a regular method of clearancing merchandise, and will follow a progression of marking things down to [...]

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She says:
Looks like my hurricane preparations post from last week was done in the nick of time. The weather service is reporting that there is a tropical depression (expected to become Alberto) in the gulf. At this point, it is predicted to bring lots of heavy rainfall to Florida in the next couple of days. We [...]

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