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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 photo credit: Manassas Cakery
When you’re lucky enough to be invited to share a friend or loved one’s special day, you want to show your gratitude and warm wishes by purchasing the happy couple a gift. If you’re on a tight budget, though, giving an extravagant, over the top gift is out of the [...]
Book Review: Living Well On A Shoestring
Monday, April 30th, 2007I borrowed this book a few weeks ago from my local library. It has over 1,500 ideas for saving money, spending less, yet having more. Even though the book was originally published in 2000 by Yankee Publishing, I did not find the ideas presented to be outdated.
The book begins by discussing [...]
How We’re Teaching Our Kids About Money
Saturday, April 28th, 2007I’ve written in the past how we are teaching the kids about finances. They each have their own tithing, spending, and saving jars. But just because they know how to divide their money, doesn’t really mean they understand much about managing money. We try to teach lessons just during everyday occurences and [...]
Saving Money On Snack Foods - Make Them Yourself!
Friday, April 27th, 2007Nearly everything comes in convenient snack pack sizes these days. While their size may be small, their price is certainly not. We make it a habit here in the Not Made Of Money household to make our own snacks. With just a little bit of advance planning, we have our snacks but [...]
How To Save Money At Theme Parks
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Since we live in Florida we have quite a few choices when it comes to visiting theme parks. However, the costs are so expensive and over the years we’ve learned a few ways to stretch our vacation dollars. Since we live close enough to make a 1-day visit we don’t have to worry [...]
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