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The 7 Best Inexpensive Fathers Day Gifts

The 7 Best Inexpensive Fathers Day Gifts

Last month, Allison wrote a blog with some frugal Mother’s Day gift ideas.  With Father’s Day two days away, I wanted to follow up with some frugal Father’s Day gift ideas.
There are so many gift options available for dads and it is hard to sort through them all to find a gift that combines awesomeness [...]


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Four Budget Secrets To Valentine’s Day Bliss

Four Budget Secrets To Valentine’s Day Bliss

So how do you survive Valentine’s Day without breaking the bank or disappointing your significant other? Here are four secrets to help you save money AND make Valentine’s Day special.


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Three Ways To Help Haiti For Almost Nothing

Three Ways To Help Haiti For Almost Nothing

The devastating earthquake in Haiti has been pulling at all of our heartstrings for the past few weeks, and many of us are eager to help those who are so desperately in need.  But if you have limited resources, you may be asking yourself:
Am I in a position financially to donate?  Can I contribute without [...]


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Slim Wallet, Rich Heart

The season of giving doesn’t have to mean the season of spending—much as retailers will hate to hear that. This year, I will be reverting to my practice from my younger, bare bones budget days, when the gifts were inexpensive, but full of heart. It was a lot of fun then; it should be a [...]


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Save Your Christmas Fund

Save Your Christmas Fund With $500 in Fast Savings!
When my husband and I decided to accept last year’s holiday season  layoff as an opportunity to start a home-based business, we had to get frugal, and I mean fast!
Cutting our household income in half knowing we were planning to cashflow the new business and not accumulate [...]


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Seven Tips to Stop Being Overly Generous

Disappearing Money Syndrome: Seven Tips to Stop Being Nice
This week I discovered what a nice person I am. I am nice to the exclusion of financially aware. What did I spend that $7.90 on? I was scratching my head looking through daily expenses, when I remembered my affliction: Nice Person With Disappearing Money Syndrome.
I bought [...]


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Santa Barbara Fires

It is hard to try to blog about smart food and money choices when our seaside town is in flames. As of this morning, November 13th, over 1000 acres have burned and 100 homes have been burned. Some of the homes that were incinerated were friends’ homes. It is devastating. So on this note my [...]

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