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May 2008

Awesome debt snowball calculator…

May 8, 2008

I came across an awesome debt snowball calculator, figured I would share it. It figures, I spent a ton of time doing this on excel spreadsheets to figure out my amortization tables and when things would be paid, then re-amortized with the new payments, and so on and so on… This took me 2 minutes [...]

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I set a personal debt payoff timeline plan…

May 8, 2008

Well I have read that it helps to have a goal for being debt free for many reasons, but for me I can see the phsycological reasons the most. So, I figured out our debt snowball plan before we started… all I needed to do was figure out the dates. Step 1: Right now we [...]

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Spring Cleaning To Save Money

May 8, 2008

Okay, the weather is nice out, spring is upon us and it is time for all of those things we forget to do in our day to day but need to keep on top of. Consider this your reminder, take some time this week or weekend and boost efficiency around your home. Here’s some tips [...]

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Save tons of money : make your own laundry soap for pennies per gallon

May 6, 2008

I originally got this idea from an awesome article from another of my fave blogs, TIPNUT. Anyway, TIPNUT has 10 recipes for home made laundry soap. http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundry-soap-detergent-recipes/ Being on this frugal quest, I thought it only my duty to test it out and report my findings. I do not have any pics, but I am [...]

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29 tips to save money on gas : slash your gas bills

May 5, 2008

Andre Gunther wrote a great article on 29 ways to save gas, worth reading. This is actually a good article, unlike some of the crazy news channels that hook you into watching the news just to tell you to keep your foot out of it and air up your tires. http://www.opentravelinfo.com/travel-guide/uncategorized/how-to-save-money-on-gas-29-tips.html Enjoy!

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Save hundreds of dollars on prescriptions : Cheap drugs : Wal-Mart offers even cheaper prescription RX's

May 5, 2008

Thats right, Wal-Mart first brought you $4.00 prescriptions for a 30 day supply. Now they are offering $10.00 prescriptions for a 90 day supply. Rock on, this will help save me a couple more bucks. As much as I hate the monster, they still have their uses. Official Press Release:http://i.walmart.com/i/if/hmp/fusion/four_dollar_press_release.pdf Here is a list of [...]

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Made an extra money, should I set up an emergency fund or pay down more debt

May 5, 2008

Welp, between a bunch of ebay auctions, an upcoming gigantic garage sale and our economic stimulus check we should hopefully have close to $3000 extra to put towards debt. In my mind, putting every cent we can towards debt is what its all about right now. We save money where possible and hopefully will not [...]

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Sweet! Free Oil Change

May 5, 2008

Took my wife’s blazer in for an oil change today and when I picked it up, $0.00 was due. SWEET! Our dealership has a frequent oil change keychain, you get 4 oil changes and the 5th is free, I didn’t realize that it was at a free one, so nice surprise. For what it’s worth, [...]

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Disclosure policy, Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy

May 5, 2008

These policies are valid starting April 25, 2008 & were last updated March 10, 2012. Disclosure policy: This blog is a collaborative blog written by two individuals. For questions about this blog or for advertising information, please contact mom AT couponsandfreebiesmom DOT com. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions, and/or other [...]

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Review: Foodsaver vacuum machine

May 3, 2008

Welp, I had the chance to borrow a foodsaver vacuum machine deal and thought I would post my opinions in case any of you all were in the same boat as me. I have seen these things for years in the stores and kind of thought “seems like a good idea but also seems like [...]

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Cheap DIY bathroom remodel project

May 3, 2008

My wife and I agreed long ago that our bathroom is in really sad shape and needs remodeled very badly. However neither her nor I can see the sense in paying someone thousands of dollars to do it. Being a handy guy who put himself through college working in building maintenance, I figured I could [...]

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Debt tally update.. Only 131,238 left… SWEET!

May 3, 2008

Well, as I mentioned yeserday, we have been doing our dangdest to pay everything off and live debt free as soon as possible. Our debt tally has been updated, since last month we went from 133,000 to 131,238 overall. Here is the breakdown for those who wonder how we are that far in the hole. [...]

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WOOT! Efforts are starting to show.

May 2, 2008

I will say one thing… blogging has helped so far to keep me focused from spending money and more so on saving money and making money. Last week we were able to send a check for 410.00 extra towards our vinyl siding loan, bringing the total down from 7000 to about 6590, then yesterday the [...]

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