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Frugal Finances

Helping Christmas Cost Less: Part 1

I know we just finished Christmas and many of you haven’t even finished paying all your Christmas bills yet. But I urge you to start planning now for December. By using a few tricks, I was able to give very nice gifts this year and we spent 60% less than we did the year before. [...]

Since the Tuesday Tip is geared toward baby stuff, I thought I’d take the same route with Money Matters for the next two weeks. This week, I’m highlighting the benefits of Upromise. What Is Upromise? Upromise was founded to help people lessen the challenge of paying for college. Through thousands of retail partnerships you can make your [...]

Several weeks ago I did a post about High-Yield Savings Accounts. The post has been so popular that I thought I’d review High-Yield Checking accounts for Money Matters this week. What is a High-Yield Checking Account? This is an account that has the same benefits of a regular checking account except you earn interest while [...]

I remember about a year ago before I started couponing. I know many of you have been in this same place too. You’re in the bathroom and you’re squeezing that last little bit out of the toothpaste tube. You thought you had gotten as much as you could last night but since you forgot [...]

Stan and I often seek out new charities when we are donating in honor or memory of someone else. These charities are off the beaten path for us. We don’t know as much about them and aren’t familiar with their operations. I know many of you are saving money with the purpose of increasing your [...]

I took advantage of a free subscription to Money magazine several months ago and I’m so glad I did. The magazine has lots of interesting articles and useful investing and money tips. This month they had their annual best list which features 100 of the safest investments, sharpest tax strategies, hottest job markets, smartest savings [...]

If you have ever taken a business class, you’ve learned about setting goals that follow the SMART acronym. This method isn’t just for business moguls, you can (and should) apply it to your personal goals to help you be more successful. The SMART acronym has several slightly different variations. These can be used to help [...]

Hopefully you read my post about stockpiling on Tuesday. I find sometimes when I’m stockpiling I end up with WAY more than I need. Also, sometimes I’m able to get free things that I can’t really use. I put all of these things in a bin in the closet to donate. If you don’t have a [...]

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Shellie Shellie loves to share her frugal finds to help you get more with less. A spender at heart, she balances her frugal lifestyle with the occassional splurge.

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