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Are you teaching frugality or just being broke?

Pc3 is the husband of KimC  and the father of 9 children.  He blogs occasionally with the rest of the family at Life in a Shoe. As I think through frugality from a father’s point of view, one concern that I have is whether I’m communicating good stewardship to my children or if I just [...]

Posted by: Pc3 on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Need Some Extra Cash?

a guest post by Shelly at The Happy Toddler Need Some Extra Cash? Who doesn’t? I recently decided to organize my living room entertainment center and wondered “Why do I still have all these CD’s?” We are in the age of the iPod and do you really still listen to those CD’s you’ve had since [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Being on the same page financially

a guest post by  The Frugal Husband Would you like to submit an article for publication here?  Learn how. My wife and I recently celebrated our first anniversary! Knowing that finances can be a major problem in marriages, we decided that we would talk a lot about our finances before we got married. It was [...]

Posted by: guest on Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Saving Money on Magazines

guest post by  Northern Cheapskate Would you like to submit an article for publication here?  Learn how. Saving Money on Magazines A couple of years ago I ordered some curtains from from JCPenney for my house.  When I placed my order, they offered me a subscription to three different magazines for the low cost of [...]

Posted by: guest on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

3 Ways to Find Sunday Clothes for Less

guest post by FrugalChoice Would you like to submit an article for publication here?  Learn how.  Because I have three sons who like to play in the mud, the rain, the creek, and anywhere else that they can get dirty, I have trouble keeping clothes clean around here. Even when I do buy nice Sunday [...]

Posted by: guest on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Are online surveys worth the time?

a guest post by  The Frugal HusbandWould you like to submit an article for publication here?  Learn how. I began doing online surveys about one year ago. So far I have made over $125 and I am always joining new sites. The average online survey pays anywhere between $3 to $5 dollars and takes about [...]

Posted by: guest on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The Goal of Being Frugal

a guest post from The Frugal Husband THE GOAL OF BEING FRUGAL   Being frugal can be an exciting adventure.  From clipping coupons to reading blogs, it’s exciting to find a good deal.  There’s nothing better than seeing my wife come home with a bag from CVS that only cost her $0.64! The time she [...]

Posted by: guest on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

10 Ways to Save on Fruits & Vegetables

guest post by Erin from Coupon Cravings It’s summer and fresh fruits and vegetables are on our plates just about every meal. To maximize your dollar on summer produce follow these tried-and-true tips. 1) Buy Fresh Produce In-Season. Switch to frozen produce out-of-season when you can. Click here to see a list of summer fruits [...]

Posted by: guest on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

My 10 Favorite Ways to Get Things for FREE

Here is Heather’s 2nd guest post: enjoy, and be courteous: tell her thank you. She has great ideas! See her first post here: Top 20 FreeSamples There is nothing more frugal than getting things for free! I’ve compiled a list of my favorite ways to get things for free, and I hope you are able [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Guest post: Top 20 FreeSamples

Heather blogs at Freebies4Mom.com.  You can read her interview here.  This is Heather’s first guest post for Frugal Hacks.   Be sure to let her know how much you like it so she’ll share more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top 20 FreeSamples Free samples are fun to get in your mailbox, so I’m sharing my list of “Top 20 [...]

Posted by: guest on Monday, April 14th, 2008