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Notes From A Professional Bridesmaid 27 Sep 2012 | 05:33 am
For most of my adult life, I’ve been a bridesmaid approximately once a year. In other words, I’ve thrown parties, helped make wedding choices, dealt with other people’s crazy realatives, bought a dres...
5 Simple Ways to Save $50 a Month 23 Jul 2012 | 11:10 am
What would you do with an extra $50 per month? It may not sound like a lot of money, but once you consider at the big picture, $600 a year, you may be singing a different tune! In fact, by implementin...
4 Hidden Moving Costs to Watch Out for 10 Jun 2012 | 03:43 am
Moving can be a chaotic and stressful experience, and with everything going around you all at once, it can be quite easy to miss a few things. No matter how carefully and meticulously you planned your...
6 Ways to Save Money When Buying Gifts for a Man 3 Mar 2012 | 01:54 pm
There is no question that buying a gift for a man can be difficult. Whether it’s a significant other, a father, or other family member, there are times when you just never know what they really want. ...
What Do You Want Most? 3 Jul 2011 | 12:45 pm
I found this quote on a fitness website (MyFitnessPal): “The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.”* I’ve often fallen...
Lately, on Facebook… 18 May 2011 | 09:59 pm
I share a lot of interesting links and articles on Facebook (well, I think they’re interesting, at least!). Here’s what we’ve been talking about lately on Almost Frugal’s page on Facebook: “In Consume...
Jennifer’s Approach to Frugality 18 May 2011 | 05:00 am
Kelly says: Jennifer, a regular reader, left the most amazing comment on the post about making do with what you’ve got. I didn’t want her comment to disappear into the bowels of the internet, never ag...
Things That Are Good 16 May 2011 | 10:02 pm
Things that are good: A big mug of herbal tea after two hours spent on a in a bus on a windy mountain road, taking your first grader to a class sleep away camp where he will spend a WEEK, on a trip cl...
Happy Mother’s Day! 9 May 2011 | 12:12 am
I was recently asked to write about what my mother has taught me about money. In my post I wrote about how my mother has served as a financial role model for me: …my mother is wise with her money. She...
Frugal Wedding Ideas 2 May 2011 | 09:27 pm
So, I’m sure you’ve heard that a nice young couple called Kate and Will got married on Friday. I have to admit, I watched the ceremony from beginning to end (all 15 minutes of it! Didn’t it seem short...