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Friday Five: Five Ways to Reduce Food Waste
It seems that whenever someone mentions reining in their spending, the first advice that people seem to give – myself included – is to look carefully at food-related expenses, since they are often the easiest to cut, particularly if eating out or buying $4 coffee every other morning is part of the routine. Another way to save is by making sure that you’re not wasting the food you do buy. Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, cooking, Friday five, making things easier, pantry staples, saving money
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Friday Five: Last-Minute Halloween Costumes
This year, we’re ready for Halloween ahead of schedule, which is to say that we’re not getting started on something ridiculous and complicated the morning of October 31. Still not sure what you (or your kids) will be? Here are five options for you to contemplate between now and Sunday morning: Continue reading
Friday Five: Five ways to lower your grocery bill
It’s so easy to blow your budget by grocery shopping when you’re distracted. Here’s a quick list of tactics for bringing home what you need – and only what you need – from the market. Continue reading
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Tagged Friday five, groceries, lowering bills, reducing spending, saving money, shopping, strategies
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Take Five! Favorite Frugal Living Resources
As awesome as the friend who always gets your outdated pop culture references, these five resources are the first that I turn to when I need information or to look at a problem in a new way. Continue reading