Archive for the ‘Frugal Tips’ Category
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Do you, like so many working parents, start to panic when the school year comes to an end because the childcare bills are going to start? Come June, many folks are hit hard trying to cover childcare costs during the working day. Even if you pay tuition for your child's ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Is your grill collecting cobwebs? Does the thought of firing up the grill leave you feeling a bit nervous or troubled? If you knew grilling could save you a few dollars this summer would you pick yourself up by the bootstraps, haul that grill out, and reacquaint yourself with your ...
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Here we are... smack dab in the middle of summer. Do you have all your summertime fun planned yet, Mom? Knowing how you're counting every penny this year, I'm sure the vacation budget is not what you had hoped it would be.
Looking for reasonably priced fun destinations can be quite ...
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
We're all trying to stop wasting our money, and throwing away our cash on fast food or meals out is certainly a painful way to destroy our budget. Quick homemade meals are the way to go, but how do you cook cheaply and fast?
There are many ways, but if you ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Borrowing a bit from home-schooling parents, I decided to do a bit of computer traveling courtesy of Google for virtual places to visit with the kids when it's not possible to leave the house. Sometimes, whether it's a stormy day or just for simple economics, we have to stay home. ...
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
When Christiane Jory, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, decided she was going to starve if she didn't figure out how to cook, she went on a mission. She didn't just cook up big batches of macaroni like a lot of starving artists, she researched and learned ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
What would happen to your family's budget if you had to stock your pantry from scratch? Let's just pretend that all the food in your house was gone, stolen by some weird alien creature or something. Okay, you come home and find everything in the pantry and refrigerator are gone. ...
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
You knew it was coming... the last day of school. Of course you meant to have a plan to keep the kids busy and happy, as well as occupied so you could maintain your own scheduled tasks. How about a few ideas for quick things to do that won't require ...
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
According to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Secretary Ken Salazar, most Americans live less than a day’s drive from a national park. Our park system attracted more than 275 million visits last year, supported more than 213,000 jobs (not counting National Park Service jobs), and provided $10.6 billion for ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
This may seem old fashioned, and it probably is, but I love to clip coupons. I even keep one of those little coupon sized accordion files in my purse so I'm ready to go on shopping day. Now, mind you, I don't buy things I don't need just because I ...
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