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Frugality

When the Price is Right – Buy Generic

February 11, 2010

If you’re old enough to remember the 1980’s, then you’re probably old enough to remember a time when the Pepsi challenge was a prevalent marketing strategy. The idea behind the Pepsi challenge was that a Pepsi representative would set up at a shopping center or grocery store and provide samples of both Pepsi and [...]

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How to Save on SMS Using GoogleVoice

February 10, 2010
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A few weeks ago I touched on the fact I use Google Voice to save me money. I only briefly mentioned how I use it to provide alternative SMS service and I had some questions about Google Voice as well as the details on how I use it to reduce my SMS costs so here [...]

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3 Websites that Save Me Money

February 1, 2010

An important part of being frugal and saving money is finding ways to reduce your expenses while at the same time working to increase your income. Even though I fail a lot I try pretty hard to reduce my costs whenever possible. Like switching cable providers (or at least threating to) to get your bill [...]

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Budget Coffee and Cigarettes With Gift Cards and Save a Fortune

December 31, 2009
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How many times have you heard that you can save millions of dollars over the course of your lifetime by cutting out your morning coffee at your favorite local coffee house? Ever since David Bach made his Latte Factor famous in his best selling book, “The Automatic Millionaire“, we all have been going without [...]

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Freezing for Frugality

December 29, 2009
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A recent article in USA Today caught my attention and made me think. The article, “Households take up challenge to be chilly” covers families who have taken up the challenge to see how long they can go without turning ontheir furnace. Partly for economic reason and partially for eco reasons families across the nation are [...]

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