I don’t always go out Black Friday shopping. In fact, this is probably only the third time I’ve ever gone out and experienced the madness. In the past I usually only go for one item, grab it, check out, and head home. This year my wife and I spotted a few different deals we wanted […]
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Thanksgiving is over and it’s officially the Christmas season. Retailers started a bit earlier – I saw stores decked out in Christmas decorations as early as three weeks ago! I’m sure you have seen the large Christmas displays at Target, Home Depot, and other stores that are pushing as many Christmas lights, trees, candles, and […]
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With the Holiday season in full swing and retailers planning on opening at 8pm (WalMart) and 9pm (Target) on Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to reflect on what I see as a cultural split-personality of frugality and consumerism. On the one hand we have frugality, which focuses on living within your means and getting out of […]
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A year ago I didn’t drink coffee besides frappuccinos. Today I can’t imagine starting the day without a cup (or two…or three) of coffee. Part of this is due to my self-inflicted 5:30am wake-up time and the fact that I still go to sleep about the same time as when I was waking up later. […]
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This is the fourth and final post in a four-part weekly series on Ways to be Healthy Without Breaking your Budget. This series is written by Victoria Carlson. If you missed them be sure to check out week 1 Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget and week 2 Ways to Stay Fit on a […]
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I used to love buying books and DVDs and getting them as gifts during the Holidays. For the past couple years, though, I have almost completely stopped buying books and DVDs, and have saved tons of money because of it. The reason: you can get them for free at the library. I’m not the kind […]
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This is the third in a four-part weekly series on Ways to be Healthy Without Breaking your Budget. This series is written by Victoria Carlson. If you missed them be sure to check out week 1 Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget and week 2 Ways to Stay Fit on a Budget There are […]
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This is the first in a four-part weekly series on Ways to be Healthy Without Breaking your Budget. This series is written by Victoria Carlson. This series will have a ton of great content, so hope you enjoy it! You probably hear every day about how expensive it is to be healthy. Eating right, exercising, […]
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Last week I posted about my idea of a coupon database. Since then I have created and populated our database. I also made an organization system for the coupons so that they are easy to find once you find them in the database. Here’s how I have it set up: I started by making the […]
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We shop at Target all the time, and have for years. I find it to be much cleaner than Wal-Mart with a better atmosphere. Whenever I step into Wal-Mart I feel like I just entered a dimly-lit warehouse. It gives me a bad vibe. Target on the other hand seems a lot brighter and cleaner. […]
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