Category: Frugality
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$240 Off Telecomm for 12 Months
“Just ask” indeed! Armed with the simple “how to” on MyMoneyBlog, inspired by several past posts (specifically at BudgetingBabe and StopBuyingCrap), and today’s carnival post about using competitive offers as leverage LaLa took the plunge (the account is in her name) and called our Cable service to ask for a reduced charge. We currently have…
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Lowered Auto Insurance Cost
My auto policy renewal information showed up a few days ago, so I dug in looking for ways to reduce my cost. MA has fixed auto insurance rates and places like GEICO and Progressive don’t insure here so shopping around doesn’t net me much, but there are still ways to save. Background My 2000 VW…
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Reducing Long Distance Expenses
Working Assets Long Distance vs. Sprint 50 At Home Even though we spend an average of only $15/mo on long distance, I’ve been looking for ways to reduce our cost even further. LaLa has her own business and pays for her cellphone out of her funds so she always uses that for all long distance.…
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2 More Cents on Surviving Unemployment
Nicole over at The Budgeting Babe has a great post about coping with sudden job loss. This got me thinking about how we got through our extra lean year. I found myself nodding my head as I read her post…all good stuff. The week before we closed on our house, LaLa was laid off from…
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Why Live Frugally?
What is it about being frugal, why do it at all? Actually, some people don’t do it at all, they have decided that what they want and desire is what they are going to get and they feel they deserve it. I have no trouble with that; more power to ya, live long and prosper…
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