Archive for October, 2011
Easy Ways to Save at the Grocery Store
Posted on 08. Oct, 2011 by Emily.
Easy Ways to Save at the Grocery Store Without careful planning and other money saving devices, food shopping can get expensive. Especially nowadays when food prices, like gas, have been significantly affected by inflation. Perhaps you’ve noticed it as well lately– the increasing price of certain grocery items. I certainly have, and upon further research [...]
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Home Improvements That Pay For Themselves
Posted on 08. Oct, 2011 by Emily.
Home Improvements That Pay For Themselves It’s hard to justify spending tons of money on home improvements unless they save enough to end up paying for themselves. Making changes to your home can be costly both in the time and money you end up spending. If you’re worried about money going down the drain while [...]
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Last Minute Thanksgiving Recipes
Posted on 08. Oct, 2011 by Forest.
Last Minute Thanksgiving Recipes It’s thanksgiving weekend in Canada and for the friends over the border it’s just around the corner too! It doesn’t matter how hard you try to be organised (or of you don’t try at all) somehow you will feel you don’t have enough prepared or will get a last minute invite [...]
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Red Wine Slows Breast Cancer
Posted on 07. Oct, 2011 by Forest.
Red Wine Slows Breast Cancer Any time we hear news that alcoholic beverages may actually be doing some good we simply have to report it! I enjoy sensibly drinking alcoholic drinks such as red wine so it’s always a bonus to hear some good press. So what is this new story all about? Red Wine [...]
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Should You Give Your Child An Allowance?
Posted on 02. Oct, 2011 by Emily.
Should You Give Your Child An Allowance? There are many factors that should be considered when deciding whether or not you should give your child an allowance. Many families feel as though an allowance isn’t necessary– kids should contribute to the household by doing chores without being paid. If they need money for certain items [...]
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Frugal Celebrities
Posted on 02. Oct, 2011 by Emily.
Frugal Celebrities Considering that today is national ‘Frugal Day’ it seems appropriate to write about famous frugal celebrities. I think it’s important to recognize that many people continue with their frugal habits regardless of their new found wealth and status. For some the memory of worrying about money is not so distant while for others, [...]
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Can You Really Be Scared to Death?
Posted on 01. Oct, 2011 by Emily.
Can You Really Be Scared to Death? We’ve all heard the expression “scared to death”, but have you ever wondered if the idiom had any truth in its roots? Can you really keel over from being so frightened? If so, how often does it happen? This past week I’ve had to write a lot of [...]



