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 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 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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Gandree on March 12th, 2009

UPDATE: OK, this promotion is over and I didn’t win. No matter, there are always other contests. The most recent one is for vitamin supplements. See my post called Free Is Cheap! if you are interested.
The Wise Bread Forum has a contest going where you can win a $250 gift card [...]

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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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