Archive for July, 2008

50 Freebies, Coupons and Offers for your Pets

Posted on 29. Jul, 2008 by .

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I was talking with a great Blogger named Jane ( She blogs at Pet Rescuer Central, Jericho Monster and Margie and Edna’s Basement ). We were talking about her lovely Dog Boo (you can see her in the picture below) finally coming home after being in foster care for 8 months. The point of finding [...]

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8 tips for signing up to Free offers and protecting your ID

Posted on 29. Jul, 2008 by .

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(PlI thought I would write this quick post as I am often listing free offers here on this blog (and have a big free offer post coming up later today). Many people worry about giving away their details to so many companies and many times the curator of the lists cannot completely verify every offer. [...]

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Shaners quick guide to living cheap – 20 frugal tips

Posted on 26. Jul, 2008 by .

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One of my regular readers and blogging friends sent me this snappy little article out of the kindness of his heart! Shaners doesn’t beat around the bush and this article is no exception with 20 quick firing thrifty and frugal tips for us tightwads! Shaners can be found blogging at many places but his home [...]

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Buy prepaid gasoline cards…. but why?

Posted on 26. Jul, 2008 by .

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Many gas companies offer prepaid gas cards and you can easily buy them from your regular gas station or online. In fact the sale of gasoline cards has been growing a huge amount in recent years as the price of gas has rocketed and people have seen the sense in pre-buying. Why not go better [...]

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Being frugal on a non-frugal day!!

Posted on 25. Jul, 2008 by .

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I finally bowed into going to see Batman, The Dark Knight on IMAX at full price, a whopping $14.95!!!! It’s ironic really considering that I wrote a post about seeing The Dark Knight for cheap, just the other day. The movie was unbelievably awesome and Heath Ledger ironically lived up to everything that was expected [...]

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Romantic cheap date ideas

Posted on 24. Jul, 2008 by .

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Being single is possibly one of the quickest way to kill any attempts at living frugally. Going out and meeting people and going on dates can cost a hell of a lot of money and it may be the case that you have to budget yourself very rigidly to afford yourself this luxury a couple [...]

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Unlimited free stuff from the web – Toiletries, Colognes and Personal Products

Posted on 13. Jul, 2008 by .

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As part of our ongoing series to find the best freebies for us all, we have gathered a large list of free products including free hair product samples and free samples of fragrances. We did not include make-up in this list, but will do so later.  It’s worth signing up to the mailing list . We hope you enjoy [...]

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My Basic Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Posted on 12. Jul, 2008 by .

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I used to really hate tomatoes and the only tomato based food I would eat was pizza with an extremely thin layer of sauce. Then one fine evening at a friends house for  dinner I was presented with a plate of pasta smothered in “Dolmio brand” pasta sauce. Out of pure politeness I decided I [...]

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Get tips for being frugal – read a frugal board

Posted on 12. Jul, 2008 by .

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I could write a million tips for being frugal, but may still miss the exact thing that you are looking for. That is where boards and forums come into play. Finding a frugal board is an ideal way to get interaction directly with other like-minded people. Basically, for anything you need to know, fire off a [...]

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Waster Brits trash 4.4 Million Tons a Year

Posted on 11. Jul, 2008 by .

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Welcome to the first “Tight Tips”, a weekly guest post by a good friend Duncan Wilson of www.duncwilson.co.uk It emerged this week that Britons throw away over 4 million tonnes (that’s 4.4 million tons!) of food every year. This vast amount of wastage has been calculated to add an approximate, but equally shocking, £420 to [...]

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