Have you read The Complete Tightwad Gazette? In the 1990’s, Amy Dacyczyn had an idea for a home-based business. She started a newsletter called The Tightwad Gazette aimed at promoting frugality. Later, the issues of the newsletter were combined into books, and ta-da! The Complete Tightwad Gazette was born. My first experience with this book…
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I posted this on Instagram and got some great responses, so I wanted to give more information and hopefully learn a lot more too! My grocery budget is currently $300/month for just me. I find it hard to stick to a smaller budget for a variety of reasons. I live in a very rural area.…
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Well, it’s certainly been awhile, hasn’t it? It’s funny [and annoying] how life has a way of getting away from you. Last year at this time, I was all fired up about pursuing this blogging thing and getting out of debt. I had great plans – grand plans – to knock down the monster that…
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There’s one day left in 2017…and I’m so excited to see what 2018 has to hold for me. I spent the last few days in Cape Cod, visiting with my aunt and her wife, my grandparents, and my parents. We had a great time – talking a walk to the beach, collecting seashells to give…
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Tonight, I remembered that one of my credit card accounts closes out the monthly statements on the 11th/12th. So I logged in to see the damage and what the minimum payment will be for this month. I was sickened to see that I was charged over $100 in interest for the month – and this…
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I have never been popular. In 6th grade, another student dubbed me “The Retarded Zebra”. His reasons? I had a blue jumper with large white polka dots that I liked to wear. According to him, I was such a stupid zebra that I had spots instead of stripes. Hence, “The Retarded Zebra”. The most ridiculous…
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