Archive for March, 2009
Save Money! Fix It UP!
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This is a guest post by Karl-Erik Bennion, a freelance designer and artist who knows first-hand the importance of living frugal and cutting costs. You can find him at kbennion.com and kebstuff.com
One thing that’s been common among the current generation is the “throw away” mentality. Many things are made of plastic, cheap and [...]
Saving Money at the Dentist
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When I was laid off, we made a scramble to find insurance. When we finally found something, there was the option of dental insurance for an additional $75 a month. They claimed to cover 100% of cleanings. Sweet! We signed up.
A month later we went to the dentist. I had a cavity that [...]
Learning Frugality From the Depression Era
Many cultures revere the elderly as people of great wisdom and knowledge. As today is often compared to the depression era, we should take some time and turn to our elders who have been “through tough times” and survived. Clara, a 91 year “young” cook who hosts a web show, Great Depression Cooking, provides insight [...]
The True Cost of Cutting Coupons
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Ok, so I’ve been told by people, media and blogs that a great way to save money is to clip coupons! I recently got a call from the local newspaper trying to sell me the sunday edition of their rag claiming a cost savings based on the coupons I’d get. [...]
Spending Less Because of Self-Esteem?
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When I was laid off from my job, I took a huge hit to my self-esteem. I was trying to hit the ground running looking for a job and cut back on our spending, but it seemed so pointless. The bills kept coming and no one was calling me back. It made it [...]
Cheap and Easy Living: Living Life Large on Low to No Budget (Laid Off Camp Notes)
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If you were able to make it to Laid Off Camp, you would know how awesome it was! As promised, here are my notes from the Extreme Budgeting session where I co-presented with Timothy Yee of Cathedral Financial Group. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to give the entire presentation as we had hoped [...]
LaidOffCamp kicks off!
Right now I’m sitting at what has become a very packed event!
Many great speakers on various topics. I myself will be speaking at 12:00 pm, room 2… if you are at the event come check me out!
My topic, Cheap and Easy living, living the good life on low to no budget!
I’m broke… but that doesn’t [...]
LaidOffCamp Tomorrow!
I’ll be spending the day preparing for LaidOffCamp (http://laidoffcamp.com). I’m preparing a presentation, “Cheap and Easy Living: Living the Good Life on a Low Budget.”
Hopefully someone will be videotaping. I will be sharing the presentation here on my blog… so stay tuned!