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FREE shipping from HauteLook on Halloween

October 31, 2010

Looks like it’s a treat for all the savvy shoppers on Halloween! HauteLook is offering FREE shipping all Halloween weekend! If you aren’t familiar HauteLook is one of the many sites that has popped up in recent years offering exclusive online “flash sales.” They carry designer brands for women, men, kids and home. Current sales [...]

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saturday roundup: simple edition

November 14, 2009

This week’s Saturday roundup is called the Simple edition because 3 out of 4 blog posts included the word simple. Also I’m feeling like I need a little bit of simplicity. We had a quiet morning with friends, made soup, and folded some laundry. Good things, after a busy week. My favorite reads this week: [...]

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restaurant savings: coupons, books and sites to save your bread

October 5, 2009

photo credit: Klearchos Kapoutsis Despite tough economic times, most people still eat in restaurants on a weekly basis. Busy lifestyles, dual income families, and our car dependent lifestyle have made dining out way of life for many people. We all know restaurant food isn’t great for our waistline, but what about our wallets? Most diners [...]

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the one car experiment

August 12, 2009

I almost fell over last week when my husband uttered these words: “I think we should go to one car for a year.”

I knew he was committed to paying off debt, like me, and that he was willing to try going to one car, but a year?! That was way more than I hoped for.

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fraud alert!

July 7, 2009

I labeled my rationale for spending $ my inner spender. She’s sneaky, conniving, and able to talk me into just about anything. She thinks Kate Spade shoes on sale are an “investment,” and buying the kids ice cream will make them feel happy and loved.

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spending to save

May 28, 2009

photo credit: Tracy O You often hear personal finance bloggers (even me), financial experts, and the media talking about cutting expenses in rough economic times. Yes, it’s true that cutting expenses is an effective way to “earn” more money, but that’s only half the story. Sometimes it makes sense to spend money to save money. [...]

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save your pennies

February 23, 2009

For the last 2 years we have been saving any change we have in a large, plastic water bottle. It’s called the “Puppy Jar,” since we are saving for you guessed it, a puppy! We don’t use a ton of cash, but any change we do have (and a few donations) have gone into the [...]

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11 ways to save on auto insurance

February 12, 2009

photo credit: Damian Morys Fotos We started with a policy that we were paying $750/6 months for 2 vehicles. That included loads of discounts (multi driver, low mileage, etc.). We are insured through USAA which has consistently been the cheapest insurance option. Most insurers can’t come close to their numbers, and I’ve always had excellent [...]

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cutting the cable

February 10, 2009

We finally pulled the plug, well mostly. The one holdout on our monthly expenses was the cable “bundle”. We (stupidly) signed a (stupid) contract that had us at $99/month for phone, cable and internet for a year, and then it jumped to $144/month for the second year. We also have a TiVo which I adore [...]

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grocery price book

February 4, 2009

If you’re new here, welcome! Please stop by my About Me page, my Media page, and consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also follow me on twitter. photo credit: j.reed One of the easiest ways to save money on groceries is to create your own personal price book. For a time investment of [...]

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