Archive for May, 2009

Free Ice Cream Day at Walmart

photo credit: mollypop Just a quick note to mention that this Saturday (May 30) is “Free Ice Cream Day” at Walmart. According to their site, it runs from 11am to 4pm and there are various options (ranging from very small—1.57 ounces—to moderate—4 ounces). Of course, their “evil plan” is to get you in and buying [...]

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Control those checks!

I have a confession to make:  money management doesn’t come naturally to me. In fact, I’m one of those people who wants to go get a new book on payday whether I need it or not.  In the past this kind of spending has led to what I guess you could call ‘accidents’ where little [...]

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Being Smart and Looking Rich

I once had a roommate who refused to shop at discount and second-hand stores because she didn’t want people to think she was poor. She would rather be seen as rich than smart. The sad thing is that her attitude is all too common these days:  with teenagers in the house I see it all [...]

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Money Smarts You Can Learn From Kids

Kids sure are learning quickly these days. Between the internet and cable TV, youngsters tend to pick up a lot of stuff that in our days, we wouldn’t even begin to know about until later in life. Some of the info they manage to glean can be pretty interesting (for instance, my three-year-old already knows [...]

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Don’t let your teen talk you into poverty

Most of us have cell phones, many of us have teenagers:  put the two together and you have a recipe for a never-ending hole in your bank account. Being frugal is about making smart choices; being a teenager is about making the mistakes you learn from later.  The two don’t go together.  But teens and [...]

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Avoiding the Paid to Click scam cycle for newbies on the net

If you are new to earning money on the internet, chances are you have already come across the Paid to Click websites, which are mushrooming all over the internet. They seem very attractive at first glance because it requires absolutely no skill whatsoever and can be done as passively as is humanly possible. They provide [...]

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Hi, my name is Dave and I’m frugal

As the title of the post says, my name is Dave and I’ll be blogging for you today. I’m a stay-at-home Dad and freelance writer.  My partner works outside the home and I stay home and look after the kids; her two teens and our daughter who will be seven next week.  It’s probably no [...]

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