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Save a TON of Money with an Alternative Shopping List!
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Want to save a ton of money on things you like buying? I mean A TON OF MONEY! The secret is to create an alternative shopping list. What is an alternative shopping list you ask? Well, it is a list for when you do your alternative shopping of course!
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 [...]
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!
Why Giving Money Away is Important to the Frugal Lifestyle
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Jim Wang posted, Don’t Donate Money To Charity, on the bargaineering.com blog. While he disagrees with the sentiment, he does do a good job of playing devil’s advocate. In times of financial stress, people tend to grip tightly to every penny and Wang’s post definitely gives some justification to do so. [...]
Let the Savings Begin!
I was let go from my job back in September. Since then I’ve been doing freelance work here and there as well as some online ventures while I look for work. Money has been tight and we have had to cut costs where we can. The economy has taken a huge dive [...]