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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 »

Five Cheap Shirts or One Good One?

{ Posted on Dec 21 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
As many of you know, I sometimes buy shirts and other items of clothing at Goodwill, thrift stores, and consignment shops. I don’t have too much luck finding tall things (I’m six and a half feet tall), but I ...Read More »

Does a Basement Greenhouse Really Save Money?

{ Posted on Dec 20 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Food, Frugality, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
When I was a child, my father used to grow plants in our basement all year long. I remember going down there in the middle of the winter with several inches of snow outside, only to find tons of ...Read More »

Beginning Frugality with the End in Mind

{ Posted on Dec 17 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
One of the most empowering things I do on a regular basis is to create a detailed sketch of what I want my life to be like in five years or so, and then I repeat this exercise with periods ...Read More »
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