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48 Things Frugality Has Taught Me

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Today, let’s do something a little different. I’m going to list 48 things I’ve learned about myself and the world around me that I only discovered thanks to frugality. 1. I really like sun tea. 2. The patience and effort in teaching yourself something new is incredibly rewarding when you begin to succeed at it (like my piano playing). 3. When you’re sitting around a table with friends, it really doesn’t matter where you’re at. 4. Young children are usually more interested in the free packaging or other freebies than any item you might buy them. 5. A tall glass… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - August 17, 2010 at 10:20 am

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Reader Mailbag: Impromptu Travel

What’s inside? Here are five word summaries of the questions answered inside this mailbag. Click on the number to skip straight to that question. 1. Co-signing with bad credit father 2. How many people read TSD? 3. Removing stains from cloth diapers 4. Percentage for emergency fund 5. Personal loan for adoption 6. Gloom, doom, and e-funds 7. Difficult job search 8. Frugality, clutter, and hoarding 9. Regular IRA versus Roth IRA 10. Which debt to pay first? This weekend, we went to a wedding of an old friend in the middle of Wisconsin. On the way back, Sarah says,… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - June 28, 2010 at 11:20 am

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Does Rewashing Ziploc Bags Really Save You Money?

Mal writes in: I cherished your publish about how little you save by not flushing. You should do the exact same factor about your favored bugaboo, rewashing Ziploc bags! Rewashing Ziploc bags is some thing that I’ve joked about becoming a frugality “action as nicely far” because the first days of The Easy Dollar. In March 2009, I totally prepared a publish on this very topic, intending to present it in a very tongue-in-cheek style on April 1, 2009, but I by no means obtained about to posting it. Why? It merely study as nicely shut to becoming severe, as… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - April 17, 2010 at 8:20 am

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: DIY Hotdog and Hamburger Buns

By Linsey Knerl Welcome to Smart Bread's Best of Private Finance roundup. Today, we give you a fantastic recipe for homemade buns, the secret to loving your home again, and a strategy for obtaining your grocery spending budget beneath manage -- in 31 days! Leading 5 Articles Homemade Hamburger and Hotdog Rolls — Where’s a good hotdog bun when you require 1? How about generating your own? This recipe is easy-peasy. Frugal Upstate Via Becoming Frugal The Secret to Falling In Adore with Your Home All Over Again — This publish is sweet, and reminds us of what is truly… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - March 31, 2010 at 6:20 pm

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The New Frugality: Consume Less, Save More, Live Better

By Lynn Truong Last week on Patt Morrison I heard Chris Farrell talking about "The New Frugality" and the trend towards a sustainable lifestyle. (I actually called in and mentioned Wise Bread -- you can hear me on the segment.) I was stoked that he was familiar with Wise Bread (really, we're on his blog roll!). After the show, I read his new book, The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better, and reached out to Chris about doing an interview. I felt this topic was extremely relevant for us at Wise Bread. When we started… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 28, 2010 at 2:20 pm

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The New Frugality by Chris Farrell

The New Frugality by Chris Farrell is a new personal finance book that discusses a growing trend in America towards frugality. As we claw our way out of the Great Recession, American families are going back to smarter and safer spending after a near decade at the buffet table of cheap credit. This isn’t a book with a million different ways to pinch a penny, it’s a book that seeks to teach you how to be smarter with your money in actionable ways. For most books, there’s usually one big idea followed by dozens of… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 27, 2010 at 12:20 pm

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The Simple Dollar Time Machine: January 9, 2010

Many newer readers of The Simple Dollar haven’t been exposed to the hundreds of great articles in the archives of the site, so this is a weekly series that highlights the five best posts from one year ago this week, two years ago this week, and three years ago this week. I call it … the Time Machine. One Year Ago (January 3 – January 9, 2009) Seven Huge Financial Mistakes I Made During My College Career This was basically a letter to several members of my family who were about to enter college. Frugality and Binge Buying The real… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 10, 2010 at 4:20 am

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Top 10 Financial Blogs To Follow In 2010 By Category

Today, I’d like to share with everyone blogs that I read and think you should check out.  For each blog, I will provide details on what is great about it so that you can understand better which blogs might be best for you.  I hope that the following blog recommendations will help you find additional helpful resources on the web.  I also hope that you will add your own recommendations in the comments.  Without further ado… Photo by dalequetepego via Flickr Best Economic & Financial Insight Blog Zero hedge is truly an amazing blog with some serious insight into the… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 4, 2010 at 6:20 pm

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