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Saving Money On Groceries Without Coupons: Shopping for In Season Produce
If you are new to this series you may want to start at the beginning HERE. While each tip is separate and you can do just one, when you combine all the tips, you will save the most. This is probably one of the easiest changes to make and the one that will make the…

How to Shop at Thrift Stores, Consignment, and Sales So You Save Money
Thrift Stores, Consignment shops and sales are a great way to get household goods and clothing. Find out the best way to use them to keep your household budget low! Shopping at thrift stores has been a love of mine for quite some time. In high school a friend of mine and I would go…

Frugal Gift Box Idea
If you need a few boxes and don’t want to spend a dime on them this is for you. A friend of mine showed me this and I thought it was the most genius idea ever! You can do this with any size box and it looks so much nicer then just using that box…




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