Queercents

Category: Frugality

  • 12 Ways to Cut the Grocery Bill

    One of the areas I see people looking to save money is with their grocery bill. I think it is because we go shopping once a month and see a huge bill or we go every week or so and seem to spend more than we think we should for the length of time the…

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    ~Dawn

  • Etsy.com

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    I love gift giving. From the gift selection, wrapping the package, to a card and the recipients smile, the whole process is a blast. For years I’ve given handmade gifts to friends and family. I enjoy taking time to be creative and making gift items with love. I often find myself searching the internet for…

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    Allison

  • Are Pets Worth the Price?

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    “If dogs could talk, it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.” — Andy Rooney When I first met my partner, we both had our “deal breaker” issues about getting involved in a long term relationship. She wanted children and needed to know upfront if her prospective mate would be up…

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    Nina

  • How to Live and Travel Rent Free: House-sitting and Couch-Surfing!

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    I call it “Vaga-bonding”. I’m bonding with new places, pets and people this year. One of the many wonderful benefits of being queer is worldwide queer community and one of the benefits of queer community is queer housing connections. While in college I benefited from this in terms of living in great all-queer households, and…

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    Moorea

  • 25 Ways to Live on Less

    Let’s start a wave of information – What are 25 different ways you save money? Whether it is daily or once in your lifetime, either jot it down in the comments or post to your own blog and link to it in the comments. It is always good to take a step back and see…

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    ~Dawn

  • The F word

    To some saying the F word just causes them to tense up and get defensive, to others it is a welcome word because they have found someone who thinks like they do. However, this F word is neither your 3 letter variety nor your 4 letter expletive either, it is 6 letters long and it…

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    ~Dawn

  • Beauty “Secrets”

    Stop buying your favorite fancy cosmetics? I’m talking to both women and men here. (In fact, at Queercents, I may be a little more to men!) You can save money while saving your health by buying simpler, more natural products and using them sparingly. I know, I’m such a kill-joy. As a self-identified Femme, I…

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    Moorea

  • Hostelling Is a Fun and Money Saving Travel Opportunity

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    With the summer travel season upon us I wanted to write about one of my favorite travel related savings tips and hints. Hostels, most often overlooked as a lodging opportunity, actually provide a wealth of savings and cultural opportunities. Full disclosure and fair warnings up front: I’m a member of my local non-profit hostel’s board…

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    Adam

  • Miscellaneous Expenses: Where Did My Money Go?

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    “Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them.” — Sally Poplin On Friday, my beloved Bose “Noise Cancelling” Headphones broke just before the flight home from a long week of work in Europe. Snapped in half is a better description. I was just settling into Seat 20B when…

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    Nina

  • Wardrobe Refashioning

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    Perhaps it’s because the weather is so beautiful. Perhaps it’s because vegetables are sprouting in our garden. Whatever the reason, I’ve been feeling creative. While surfing the internet one day, I found video instruction for turning a t-shirt into a cute tank top. The video insisted with a few scissor snips and a some stitches…

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    Allison