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Results from the low spend February

May 23, 2017March 3, 2009 by shay subscriber

Thanks to the economic downturn deciding to get up close and personal with my family in the form of less work aka less money coming in, last month I decided to record every expense we made. I started last month rather excited by the challenge and half way through the month realized that this new …

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Categories frugality, Money Tags frugal living, low spend months

A New Reality

May 23, 2017March 1, 2009 by shay subscriber

I had not planned on blogging this weekend but reading this piece in today’s NY Times really left me needing to vent. In this piece the Times spoke with former executives who were used to earning decent salaries (70K and up) who now are having to take on survival jobs. One fellow went from earning …

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Categories Current Events, frugality Tags financial insecurity, hard economic times, NY Times

No Spend Challenge Gone Wrong

May 23, 2017February 11, 2009 by shay subscriber

These days everyone is looking to save a buck anyway they can, which is why I was all gung-ho about doing one of the no-spend challenges that are so hot these days. If you do a quick google search you can read up on how millions of folks are committing themselves to only buying the …

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Categories frugality, Money Tags frugal living, no spend challenge
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