Hello everyone! If you are reading this it means I have finally gone into labor. I’ll be away for a little while, but please feel free to peruse the site or visit some other great sites by my fellow Yakezie members in my blogroll. All the best, Mrs. Frugal
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This post is second in a series that outlines baby steps to getting your financial house in order. In the first post we covered Know What You Spend. Today’s post is probably the most important. If your goals are the destination (such as early retirement, a new car, that dream vacation), consider your budget to [...]
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The following Guest Post is from Fred, a personal finance writer. He helps people to compare home loans, savings accounts and credit cards online. Being frugal with your money is not about being too tight to spend it, but it’s about smart spending and the main principle of frugality asks you whether you want to [...]
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If you’re in financial distress it can be overwhelming thinking about where to start to get your finances back on track. Even if you aren’t struggling, knowing where and how to start organizing your finances can be intimidating. When I look back on our financial journey, it wasn’t one giant leap into financial security. Rather [...]
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I’m excited we have the space to plant a proper garden this year. I’ve been itching to get started but an unusually wet spring delayed our ground breaking. Finally last week we were able to get started. My husband spent four days digging, tilling, fencing and planting our garden. We now have eleven 4 x [...]
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Congratulations Daniel of Sweating The Big Stuff! You won the PUR Water Filtration System! Thanks to everyone who entered!
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We recently got a Blu-Ray player with Netflix streaming capabilities. This allows us to instantly stream movies and TV shows versus having to wait for a DVD in the mail. I have to say it’s pretty cool. It’s opened up to us a wide array of shows from premium channels, like Showtime and Starz, that [...]
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This week has flown by with my husband and I trying to get through my “honey do” list. He spent all four of his days off this week digging, fencing, tilling and planting our garden. It would be an understatement to say this is NOT how he would have liked to spend his days off, [...]
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If you could make a small change that would save you money, help the environment and possibly protect your health, would you do it? This is the decision I made three years ago when I decided to kick our bottled water habit and install a water filtration system. Three years ago: We consumed an average [...]
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Each month I provide an update on how we’re tracking toward our goals. I break it down between Net Worth and Goals for the year. Net Worth: Another positive month for us in April! Unless we have any unexpected expenses (which is a possibility with our baby due this month), we are still on target [...]
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Hi, I’m Cathy! I’m a former career-driven professional turned stay-at-home mom. Living on one salary has its challenges, but it is possible to live the good life while spending less. Cool to be Frugal is all about how we’re thriving, not just surviving, on a single income.
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