Not Made Of Money

When my sister and I were little we used to have this wonderful game we would play. Mom would let us look through the Sears Toy Catalog just for fun. We would start at the beginning of the catalog and look at each page. I would place my finger on the [...]

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We recently cleaned out the garage and had been putting this chore off for quite a while now. It had become too much of a problem to ignore any more so we decided that we needed to address the situation. Toys that had been outgrown, clothing that no longer fit, and a hodge [...]

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Money For the Rest Of Us hosted this week’s Festival of Frugality. I’ve been in a very frugal mood lately, so I spent a lot of time reading all the articles. Here are some of my favorites:
The Simple Dollar discusses the bulk buying debate. We do purchase items in bulk to save [...]

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We’ve been doing some more simplifying in the house (getting rid of clutter). It was a very “get organized” weekend here in the Not Made Of Money household. Now I have to decide if we’ll donate it all to Salvation Army or Freecycle it.
The Sun’s Financial Diary discusses a plan to [...]

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We save a lot of money in our household by preparing nearly all meals at home but that doesn’t mean we eat boring meals or the same old stuff. I found that by preparing meals at home that are similar to our favorite restaurant entrees, we actually feel content, don’t feel deprived by [...]

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Our 401K has been on our mind a lot lately. Mr. Not Made Of Money’s employer is changing the plan administrator so our investment choices are changing and the fees are going up. Darn! Anyway, here are some interesting posts I’ve found recently:
Generation X Finance writes that your 401K is not a [...]

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Not many things are more frustrating than setting up a budget only to find that at the end of the month your financial expenses did not work out as planned. Even if the numbers show you operating in the red, you can use the information to make future changes in behavior. It is [...]

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