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Category: Frugality

  • Being Frugal? Just Use a Little Less.

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    I’ve been thinking about it. Do I really need that much – shampoo when washing my hair? laundry soap per wash? dishwasher detergent per load? Spic and Span washing my floors? Drano unclogging my sink? Simple answer: No, I don’t. As Dawn pointed out in her post for Queercents last October, a little dab’ll do…

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    Lisa

  • Indoor composting: save money and the environment – Part 2

    Part 2: The Key Ingredient Every time I mention to people that we started an indoor composting bin, their first reaction is always: “Really? Doesn’t it smell?”. I guess if your idea of composting is to let your trash bags sit around, then of course it would! But this is different: vermicomposting using red wiggler…

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    James

  • The 5 R’s of Basic Frugality

    Everyone’s heard of the three R’s in relation to the environment – reduce, reuse, and recycle. I actually think they are missing two other R’s that are very important to not only the environment by also your pocketbook. It should be Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Restore. Have you heard someone say, or said to…

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    ~Dawn

  • Indoor composting: save money and the environment – Part 1

    Part 1: Getting Started If you caught my last post, you would know that it’s time to start planting seeds for your favorite fruits and vegetables, even if you live in the city, and that the right soil is a huge factor in determining whether your garden is successful or not. We were told by…

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    James

  • Frugal Thoughts from February

    February is over and I’m ready to go over what little lessons I have learned this last month. It has been quite a month, most recently is that I have been fighting with my cold. 1. I love “taste guarantees” on packaging – I’ve gotten a free can of Progresso soup (the split pea wasn’t…

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    ~Dawn

  • “Have You Ditched the Landline?” and Other Pressing Money-Saving Questions

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    Still searching for ways to save money, I did a little assessment of my expenditures.   I learned I could only take frugal so far.     How about you? Have you ditched the landline? My potential yearly savings – $360 I can’t let it go yet. It costs me $30 a month.   That’s…

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    Lisa

  • What is a napkin worth?

    $5378.70: Yes you read it right… five thousand three hundred seventy eight dollars and seventy cents. Bear with me Grasshopper and all will be made clear. Being frugal involves lifestyle choices… a number of which are really very painless to implement and IMO do not affect your “lifestyle” at all. One of these is the…

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    Roland

  • Why I live a frugal life: less is more

    What is it about being frugal? Why do it? 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 that lifestyle. I have no trouble with that; more power to ya, live long and prosper and…

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    ~Dawn

  • Lower your food bill by container gardening

    Now that it’s February, it’s time to start thinking about how mother nature can help bring your food costs down… by growing your own! And if you thought that a yard in the suburbs is a requirement, think again. We live in a tiny one bedroom condo with a South-facing window and a balcony that…

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    James

  • Are You Becoming A Seasonal Eater to Save Money?

    I wonder how many of us are becoming (or more accurately returning to being) “seasonal eaters”? For example, consider the prices you see for produce that is “not in season” in the US but is in places like South America and flown in. I was in Publix the other day and they had both fresh…

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    Roland