Not Made Of Money

If you are trying to find a good deal, you need the ability to know when it is a good one and not just an advertising pitch. I’ve made price watching a hobby, so many times when I see an ad I will automatically know if it is truly a good deal or not. [...]

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Blogging Away Debt hosts the 75th Festival of Frugality today. As always, the festival is full of frugal living tips. Here are my favorites:
ProBargainHunter has a wonderful article which clearly illustrates the importance of shopping around before you buy. He deals with the purchase of tires but the method works [...]

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In conjunction with my post the other day about getting our supplies together for hurricane preparations, I just read in my local paper that Florida is having a sales tax holiday from June 1, 2007 through June 12, 2007.
Florida law provides that no sales tax or discretionary sales surtax (also known as a local option [...]

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Before I became a frugal shopper, I didn’t even consider buying store brands. I stuck with the name brands – the ones I recognized and had always used. However, little by little I ventured into trying store brands and to my surprise I found that many were of the same quality as the [...]

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It’s that time of year again here in Florida where talk is turning to hurricane season. We’ve learned from past experience how important it is to be prepared in case a hurricane does come our way, and it’s much easier (and cheaper) to buy supplies now rather than when an actual hurricane is looming [...]

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With Memorial Day rapidly approaching, I am making my plans now for how we will celebrate the holiday. We’ll be having a backyard cookout and will drive to our city’s downtown area for a wonderful Memorial Day parade. I found that planning early helps me to save money and enjoy the day! [...]

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The 75th Festival of Frugality was hosted at Get Rich Slowly. This week’s festival covers a wide range of topics – from saving money in the kitchen to frugal investing. I enjoy reading a variety of frugal articles – it gets me inspired to try new frugal strategies. Here are a few [...]

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