Weekly Blog Reading: 1k Twitter Followers Edition

March 8, 2009

This week I surpassed 1,000 twitter followers and am amazed at the growth potential of this social media giant. Networking with other twitter users who share similar savings goals can be very addicting. I especially enjoy finding out what friends are doing and how they react to the economic news of the day. Be sure [...]

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Money Saving Tip: Have Kids Help With Grocery Coupons

March 7, 2009

photo credit: eschipul Since the age of 3, my daughter can spot a box of Disney princess cereal from across a supermarket. The past few weeks I’ve made it a personal goal to use coupons when possible at my local grocery store. Since my kids are part of the shopping experience and they have an [...]

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Frugal Home Improvement Idea: Red Brick vs. High Efficiency Toilet

March 6, 2009

photo credit: DDFic The great frugal debate: high efficiency toilet (HET) vs. good old fashioned red brick. I have a toilet from 1975 in our guest bathroom that I want to replace with a new low flow toilet that uses 1.2 gallons per flush, or gpf to be technical. The 1975 American Standard toilet doesn’t [...]

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