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Festival of Frugality is Up!

October 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The latest Festival of Frugality (96th edition) is up at at Fire Finance. I haven’t had a chance to choose my favorite entries yet, but there are overĀ  three dozen money-saving ideas entered in this carnival! Whether you’re on a tight budget or just looking to get ahead financially, you’ll want to check this festival […]

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Potatoes – a Quick and Thrifty Meal

October 16th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Potatoes have always been one of my favorite budget stretchers. You can make so many recipes with them: Mashed potatoes French fried potatoes Baked potatoes Potato salad Potato soup A five pound bag of potatoes doesn’t cost much either. If the grocery budget is tight, potatoes could be the answer. Early in our marriage one […]

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A Difficult Decision Remembered

June 25th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Dana‘s post last Friday on Finding Purpose took me back to my own decision to leave the corporate world over five years ago. I remember how I agonized over that decision! I had truly come to believe what I had heard almost all of my adult life — “that it takes two incomes to get […]

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