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Nope, I’m not Amish just cheap

May 23, 2017April 16, 2009 by shay subscriber

I’m a city girl by ny ature despite the fact that I live in Maine, hell I was born in Chicago and spent almost 30 years there.  However after 7 years in Maine, I will admit that some “Maine” ways have crept in..Mainers by nature are a frugal lot. Folks in Maine will freely sit …

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Categories frugality, Money, Random babble Tags DIY, frugality, life skills, Mainers and frugalit

PSA…Real Financial Advice

May 23, 2017April 8, 2009 by shay subscriber

Several years ago when the Spousal Unit and I started to experience a decrease in our income, for the first time in my adult life I really had to get serious about tackling our finances. I am embarrassed to admit that for many years I pretty much mimicked what I had seen with my own …

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Categories frugality, Money, Random babble Tags Dave Ramsey, financial planning, financial woes, Suze Orman 3 Comments

Thrift is the new Black

May 23, 2017March 23, 2009 by shay subscriber

It seems in the past few months every where we turn, we are hearing about how ordinary Americans are looking to save money, and basically live a frugal and even sustainable lifestyle. Its clear that as the US and even world economies continue to tank that folks are looking to cut back either by force …

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Categories Current Events, Food, frugality Tags gardening, Michelle Obama, sustainable living, thrift 4 Comments
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