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The Sacrifice of Frugal Living

The other day driving into work I heard an interesting conversation between two radio hosts. The topic was related to fall and when should you turn your furnace on. One of the hosts actually told a story of a close friend who lived in NY state who doesn’t ever turn his furnace on [...]

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Wholesale Club Membership – Update

I recently wrote a post about a frugal decision my wife and I made to cancel our BJ’s Wholesale Club membership. We made the choice to let the membership expire at the end of August, along with the $45 yearly fee. After weighing the pros and cons, we just couldn’t justify a cost [...]

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Buying furniture – A passive income opportunity?

My wife and I have been searching for a dining room table set for several months. We have always wanted a dining room that was not too formal but a place where we could have family dinners away from the television and other distractions. Our new home has a dinning area which can [...]

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Frugal and Freecycle Landscaping

One of my passions in life is landscaping and working outdoors. Another passion and sometimes obsession of mine is to live frugally. Unfortunately, when these two passions come together, the sometimes frugal obsession in me always wins. One of the hardest things for me to deal with in regards to frugal living [...]

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Revisiting house guests and added expenses

Well our house guests (the in-laws) who visited us for two weeks are now gone back home. It was a nice visit and our family budget withstood the added expenses that I posted in a previous article found here – Preparing for House Guests and added Expenses. Today, I would like to revisit [...]

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