I’ve mentioned this site before for cheap meals, Hillbilly Housewife. Anyway I decided to investigate what it would cost for me to feed a family of 4-6 where I live using her menu plan and shopping list for $70/week. Now HHW, lives in North Carolina and her prices are from 2006, so there will be [...]
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Hillbilly Housewife $70/week
July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Poll: Grocery Spending
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Well I guess it’s time to post my results. What do most people spend monthly on groceries? It appears that the majority of people spend at least $100/month per person to over $150/month. I am in the $100-$150/month category personally and I think it’s dead on.
I could probably do it cheaper but with rising prices [...]
Tags: Frugal · Spending · poll
Retire on $12k/year?
June 28th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Could you retire on $12k/year? This article explains how to do it. Apparently the average SS payout is $1,082/month which is around $12k/year income to live on. But do most people survive on it? I think so. More than you could imagine. My grandmother lives on a bit less than $12k/year more like $10k ($900/month [...]
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Just for fun…
June 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments
I got a mention from Karen Datko on Donna Freedman’s “Smart Spending” about my Secret Food Increase. Thanks a lot!
So is it cheap or frugal to take food/drinks into a movie theater? I’m putting in a poll. Right now I’m going to say I’m pretty torn but my answer is yes. However, I happen to [...]
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Online Grocery Shopping?
June 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Okay I’m trying out buying groceries online. Not at a supermarket, although I plan on trying that soon as well, but non-perishable Asian food. Unfortunately where I live, sucks on buying Asian groceries. Usually it’s poor quality and it can be difficult to find what I want, and it’s overpriced to boot!
So I’m trying this [...]
Frugal Tips of the Day
June 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Okay so if you are mycokerewards person and input codes, tomorrow 6/25 is double points day! So put in your codes tomorrow for double points. 24 for 12 pack cases, 3 pts for bottles.
Second, get ready to pay more for groceries. Use your coupons now because store are changing their coupon doubling policy. Here is [...]
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Give up the lead foot…
June 23rd, 2008 · 7 Comments
As we all know, driving cautiously without much breaking and accelerating much saves a ton on gas. People right now are trying to conserve gas as much as possible with it costing $4/gallon+. However a new reason has occurred to stop speeding when you drive.
An article from MSN states that in GA, a new fee [...]
Frugal Tip - Consolidate Student Loans
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Okay get ready students, July 1st, 2008 is approaching. And the time is now to consolidate student loans! Liz Weston just published an article about this. This is your chance to lock in rates of 3.6%.
Here’s the deal, if you had student loans taken out before July 1, 2006, then you are eligible for consolidation. All [...]
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Congrats Celtics!
June 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
The Celtics won the NBA Championships. I have to say I cheered for them because I hate the Lakers. I couldn’t stand them when I lived in LA and still can’t. Too much me, me, me.
Anyway, I was very impressed with reading about the smart financial moves by the management of the Boston Celtics. The [...]
Winter Worries
June 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments
MP Dunleavy is worrying about how to pay for heating costs this winter. She lives in upper New York, and I have to say I understand her pain. I too am worried about heating for this coming winter. However I didn’t buy a larger second home this past year.
She is estimating and increase of $1000 [...]
