If you sit outside your local grocery store and watch the people walking in and out, it doesn’t take long to realize that something is seriously wrong with our diet. We have more people trying diet pills and subscribing to fad diets than ever before and we haven’t lost weight. Such shows as [...]

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Gandree on July 7th, 2009

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Here in the United States, we just celebrated the Fourth of July which is our Independence Day. (Sorry England, it’s ancient history…) I don’t know what your day was like but I spent a quiet day at home with my two year old grandson. After dark the [...]

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Gandree on June 27th, 2009

In keeping with my cheap living theme, I wanted to share a link to another blog where the owner is giving away free supplements this summer. She gives you several ways to enter so there is something for everybody. The blog is called Rebuild and includes important health facts that make very interesting [...]

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Gandree on June 10th, 2009

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What with banks buying out other banks and credit card fees changing, you can’t assume anything when it comes to  your money.  I saw one woman on the news who’s minimum payment had climbed to something like $250.00 and she had good credit!  With things like that happening, I came [...]

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Gandree on June 7th, 2009

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These days there are so many places to get coupons on the internet,  you can literally print out dollars of savings on your computer.  As with most things in this world, if there’s a way to benefit from it, crooks will try.  Save yourself from embarrassment at the checkout with these simple rules.
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Gandree on May 2nd, 2009

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Just a quick update today. I came across a neat site called About.com. As you can imagine, it is about all sorts of stuff. I took a quick glance at the garden section and found why radishes get hard and woody, too hot or fail to develop bulbs. Important [...]

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Gandree on April 27th, 2009

CheapLivingToday advocates safety first.  It doesn’t matter what the price tag is on something if it is going to damage your health down the road.
I recently read an article on a site called Safbaby.com that warned of the hazards of using PVC Shower curtains.  You know what it’s like.  You buy a fresh new shower [...]

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Gandree on April 24th, 2009

There are gadgets that you can have installed to save electricity.  If you are interested, your own power company is a good place to start.  They can put timers on your hot water heater and air conditioner.  My power company charged a small per month fee for the priviledge but you should save more than [...]

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Gandree on April 22nd, 2009

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Did you get a Blu-Ray for Christmas?  If so, you need Blu-Ray disks to play in it.  Now is the time to get ready for summer because Amazon is running a huge sale.
Blu-ray and DVD Buy 2, Get 1 Free sale that allows you to mix and match Blu-ray with DVD. This sale [...]

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Gandree on April 2nd, 2009

When things get a little tight and you realize that you have to curb your spending, it helps to learn a few new shopping techniques.

It used to be that brand names meant quality.  Lately many of the brand names come from the same places that cheaper products do.  Take a good look at what you [...]

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