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Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget

{ Posted on Jan 29 2012 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Books, Frugality, Learning, The Simple Dollar
Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance or other book of interest. Also available is a complete list of the hundreds of book reviews that have appeared on The Simple Dollar over the years. I’ve had the blog ...Read More »

The Calculus of Convenience

{ Posted on Jan 24 2012 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Choices, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly, Real-Life
For several years now, I’ve lived in a sort of financial sweet spot. After paying off my debt, I realized that Kris and I had everything we really wanted or needed, so we never had to buy much for the ...Read More »

Reader Story: A Frugal, Happy Life

{ Posted on Jan 22 2012 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly, Reader Stories
This guest post from Clara is part of the “reader stories” feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure. These stories feature folks from all ...Read More »

Stealth Savings: Sneaky Ways to Fatten Your Account

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Donna Freedman }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes a personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. Have trouble saving money? Time for some mind games. Hide cash via direct ...Read More »

Frugality Advice from Millionaires

{ Posted on Jan 10 2012 by April Dykman }
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Categories : All, Entrepreneurship, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly
This is a guest post from Jaime Tardy of Eventual Millionaire. After paying off $70,000 and quitting a six-figure job, Jaime became a business coach. She also interviews millionaires every week for tips and advice. Jamie has appeared ...Read More »

20 Ways to Spend $20

{ Posted on Jan 03 2012 by Donna Freedman }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly, savings, Uncategorized
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes a personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. Since she just found out she is going to be a ...Read More »

Judging by the Extremes

{ Posted on Dec 30 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
A couple days ago, I watched a program on TLC called Extreme Cheapskates, which featured people doing things like using reusable toilet paper and cooking goat’s heads in order to save money. It was pretty obvious after just a few minutes ...Read More »

Expectations and Your Money

{ Posted on Dec 29 2011 by Sarah Gilbert }
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Categories : All, Consumerism, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly, Giving
This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. I started wrapping my gifts in old newspaper years ago. I know. It sounds so cheap it’s almost bah, humbug! Please don’t roll your eyes and stop reading now. Wait! I started doing it ...Read More »

Dealing with Holiday Leftovers

{ Posted on Dec 24 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
If your family holidays are anything like mine, you’re left with piles of remnants: torn-up wrapping paper, empty boxes, and extra food litter the house. It might be tempting to throw it all away, but there’s a lot of ...Read More »

How to Find Good Stuff at Goodwill (and Other Secondhand Stores)

{ Posted on Dec 23 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Getting Started, Learning, Shopping, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
I’ve mentioned quite often that I tend to shop at Goodwill/consignment shops/secondhand stores for various items. Whenever I mention this, I tend to get a bunch of responses along the lines of this message from Tessa: How do you find ...Read More »
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