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July 2008

Frugal Idea: Fridge Deodorizer

July 30, 2008

Another frugal Idea: I grew up with putting baking soda in the fridge to combat odors and while it is cheap, I have also heard that you can put lump charcoal in the fridge and it will do the same thing, but cost a lot less.Worth a try anyway.

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Subscriptions

July 29, 2008

What is this subscription feature all about?We use feedburner (a google company) to deliver our daily email updates, it’s a really simple system that delivers via RSS or email. The free updates are simply a digest of all the posts in the last 24 hours delivered in a convenient email or feed. This allows us [...]

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Frugal Idea: Super Cheap All Purpose Cleaner

July 28, 2008

Here is a frugal idea: A recipe for a great all around cleaning solution, works on anything: 1/2 cup ammonia1/2 cup vinegar2 tbsp baking soda1 gallon of water This makes enough to fill up an old windex or 409 spray bottle about 6-10 times for less than a dollars worth of materials total. Plus it’s [...]

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Icemaker Tip : How to get rid of yucky or funny tasting ice in your icemaker

July 26, 2008

We have a GE fridge with an icemaker and last year I noticed that the ice was tasting funny. I talked to our local GE appliance store to get an idea of what was up since it has a filter that I change regularly, it should be good ice. To elaborate, unlike most appliance stores, [...]

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Book review: Tightwad Gazette 1, 2 and 3 : The biggest frugal bible there is

July 26, 2008

I have been doing a bunch of reading to look for more ideas to trim the fat in the budget. Just thought I would share my thoughts after reading them. Of course these were borrowed from the public library, why pay for something you are already paying for in your taxes! Anyway: Kevin Trudeau’s Eliminate [...]

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3 Month Blogaversary

July 23, 2008

I just realized that yesterday marked my 3 month blog anniversary, or blogaversary I guess one could say if it were a real word. Anyway, with that in mind I realized that I have a TON of useful information, brain farts, ideas and how toos posted in chronological order by date as a typical blog [...]

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Can we afford to live on a single income?

July 22, 2008

I really need your thoughts and comments on this one. I will do my best to describe our situation. We are seriously figuring out whether to have momma stay at home instead of working and I want to get any opinions from others who may have done it. My salary is roughly enough that we [...]

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The one financial thing I have ever done right in my life: 1.75% interest on my student loans: almost interest free student loans

July 17, 2008

When I graduated with my Bachelors of Science in Electronics Engineering back in 2003, the student loan rates were decent. So I sought out advice of a financial guru friend who told me to consolidate my loans for a better rate, but to make sure that I do it at the end of my grace [...]

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Debt snapshot-7-17-08

July 17, 2008

It’s been a while since I updated all of my balances on my debt tally page and re-did the pie chart. Interestingly enough we are making progress. With a starting debt of 204,000 dollars, it seems like dumping money into it left and right barely makes the chart change. But with all this hard work, [...]

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Home Made Herbal Hair Rinse

July 17, 2008
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W00T ! ! Extra Truck Payment

July 15, 2008

::HAPPY DANCE::   We checked out the accounts last night and found that we could resonably put out a snowflake of 1000 dollars and still make things work.  So I cut a check and sent it off.   Man it feels good to drop those in the mail.   As an update…   The evil [...]

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I'm back!

July 10, 2008

While I submitted a couple posts over the last couple weeks I have been pretty dormant as far as blogging goes.  My parents came to visit for a week from Canada, my son had his first birthday and I have been working on everything from yardwork to housework to de-cluttering in between.  With all that [...]

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50 Great grocery shopping tips: How to slash your grocery budget by hundreds of dollars:

July 10, 2008

I am always looking to save money in groceries. It seems that we area always spending too much on groceries and with prices going up it’s not bound to get much better without some work. Here is a great 5 page list of 50 things to do to save money while grocery shopping. http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/50-great-grocery-shopping-tips/ Free [...]

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Great Library Tips: 27 free things you can do at the library

July 10, 2008

Being that the wifey is a librarian, I have learned a lot about the great free resources of the library systems. I say free because you are already paying for it with your tax dollars, wether you use it or not. Check out this great article about free stuff to do at the library from [...]

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Monkey Munch Recipe: Super tasty and frugal snack mix kids LOVE

July 10, 2008

Here is a great tip from one of my favorite sites… Tipnut.com, a recipe for yummy monkey munch. http://tipnut.com/monkey-munch-recipe/ Enjoy!

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Observation about fireworks…

July 4, 2008

Maybe it’s just the fact that I was not raised in this country, but people are just going crazy with all these fireworks. *Please don’t take that to mean I am not patriotic by an means* Canada wasn’t that different and we celebrated things on July 1st, so I understand the fireworks, parades and such [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2008

To all my American readers out there, Happy 4th of July. The USA has become my second home and I will be watching fireworks and relaxing with my family today. I hope you are having a great day too!

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Happy 1st Birthday Baby Boy !

July 2, 2008

This post is dedicated to my son… my reason for turning my life around and creating a better future for my family. Hopefully some day soon daddy will have all the debt paid off and your college saved up for. Happy First Birthday ! Da-da loves ya!

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