Frugal Living

I bought something on Amazon the other day and when I was done checking out Amazon asked me if I would like to post on Facebook about my recent purchase. I did not. However it got me thinking. …

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Everyone hates car repairs and I'm no different.  Nothing feels like throwing money away more than to paying for something you can't see and gives you no additional benefit from what you had before. …

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I pulled up to a light the other day and in front of me was a shiny new sports car.  I'm not into cars so I don't know the make or model but it seemed very fancy.  Very vroom vroom if you know what I …

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We have gotten into hiking lately as a family.  I'm doing what I always do when I find something I like.  Totally overdoing it which often leads to a big burn out.  But I can't help myself!!  When I …

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We teach our kids almost everything they know... whether we like it or not. Sometimes I wish my kids wouldn't learn what I'm teaching. Right? I wish some of my bad habits wouldn't rub off on my kids. …

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On the way home from the bloggers conference I sat in the middle row between two guys. The young guy on my right was reading a book and the older guy on my left was reading on an iPad. I was reading …

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