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Morning Roundup

July 8 Roundups – Broken Garage Door Edition

July 8, 2008

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This past weekend our garage door decided to take a vacation. Fortunately, we had the car outside when it happened. Turns out the garage door spring broke (big spring!) and we had it replaced yesterday to the tune of $180. Thank goodness for the emergency fund!
On [...]

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Festival Roundup – Reuse Glass, Save on Breakfast, Plant a Garden

July 3, 2008

The Festival of Frugality #132 was hosted this week at Budgets Are Sexy. Here are my top picks from this week’s entries:
Natural Family Living Blog gives 10 Ways to Reuse a Glass Jar .
No Debt Plan shares How I Saved 30% on Breakfast.
Savvy Frugality shows a way to save on food costs [...]

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PF Carnival Roundup – #159

June 30, 2008

The Carnival of Personal Finance #159 is up over on Greener Pastures: Personal Finance. This week’s carnival is quite large and has a “zero-emissions” theme. Here are my faves from this week’s carnival:
How I Teach My Kids About Money and Life By Using Bricks at The Wisdom Journal. A great analogy which [...]

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Festival of Frugality #131 – Roundup

June 24, 2008

The 131st Festival of Frugality is up over on Broke Grad Student. My top picks from this week’s festival are:
Costco Doesn’t Always Have the Best Price at Uncommon Cents. We have definitely found that you have to constantly watch the prices at the wholesale clubs as they do tend to creep up over [...]

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The Carnival of Personal Finance #158 Is Up

June 23, 2008

I’ve just finished reading the 158th Carnival of Personal Finance over at Mrs. Micah. As always, there were many good entries so you really need to head on over there and check them all out. Here are my top picks from this week’s carnival:
Comparing The Cost Of Moving – Do It Yourself [...]

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Carnival of Personal Finance #156 Is Up!

June 9, 2008

The 156th Carnival of Personal Finance is up over on PT Money. Here are my favorite picks from this week’s carnival:
13 Free or Cheap Ways To Keep Your Home Cool This Summer at One Caveman’s Financial Journey. Some great ways to reduce the power bill this Summer especially since it is [...]

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Monday Morning Roundup – Simplify Your Finances, A Cash Versus A Credit Purchase, and A Debt Reduction Journey

June 25, 2007

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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Thursday Morning Roundup – 401K, Found Money, & Don’t Use A Shopping Cart

June 21, 2007

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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Morning Reading Roundup – Save $ In The Bathroom, Get Rid Of Junk, and 25 Ways To Save

June 20, 2007

The garden the kids have been growing is doing well and producing some great results. Yesterday we harvested a handful of broccoli and two turnips so guess what we are eating today? Here are some money saving ideas to start the day off:
The Simple Dollar shares 10 ways to save money in your [...]

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