Gandree on September 11th, 2009

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Find It Free
When you are seriously working on stretching your budget, you can’t beat free.  You can join the Free Cycle Network.  In it, people who have something they no longer want offer it free for the taking to anyone who wants it.  The problem is that things move quickly and it’s hard [...]

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Gandree on September 9th, 2009

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Plan Ahead and Shop Around
Running from store to store to compare prices makes no sense.  You will use up more gas and time than you will save.  With the internet at your fingertips, there’s no need and comparison shopping is easier than ever before.
Last December I was in the market for a [...]

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Gandree on September 7th, 2009

Last Friday (9/4/09) the Associated Press headline read, “Recovery difficult as jobless rate hits 9.7 pct”. When you realize that people working part-time because they can’t find a full time job or people who have stopped trying to look for work aren’t even included in those figures, it’s clear that many of us are [...]

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Gandree on February 2nd, 2009

Coupons often save money on groceries but you have to make an effort to use them.  Every once in a while you hear a story of someone who buys $500 of groceries for $.50 but I think you have to be a little obsessed to go that far.
If you are new to using coupons, it [...]

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Gandree on January 7th, 2009

If you liked Coupon Mountain, you might want to visit another site called Coupon Craze.  It’s pretty extensive.  They provide free internet store coupons, online coupon codes, free shipping coupons and discount coupon code store savings.  If you couldn’t find what you wanted elsewhere, this is another good place to try.
I realize that it takes [...]

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Gandree on January 3rd, 2009

Christmas is over but that doesn’t mean we are done with shopping.  Even on a tight budget, there are babies being born and birthdays to celebrate.  If you are like me, you hate paying full price for something that someone else is getting a deal on.
I flew from Orlando to Charlotte after Christmas and wondered [...]

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