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Shaners quick guide to living cheap – 20 frugal tips

Posted on26. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

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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Living in a frugal way – stop impulse spending now!

Posted on19. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

Welcome to the second week of “Tight Tips”, a weekly guest post by a good friend Duncan Wilson of mine www.duncwilson.co.uk

A £2.50 paper cup of coffee. A packet of 10p crisps. Another packet of 10p crisps. A £1.80 newspaper. A single pack of chewing gum. A bottle of water. A chocolate bar. [...]

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Need a good spaghetti sauce recipe?

Posted on12. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

If you are asking the question “I need a good spaghetti sauce recipe?” then you have come to the right place. My recipe is not just good, it’s great, very yummy, extremely frugal and, as far as I can tell, healthy.
I hated tomatoes and the only tomato based food I would eat was pizza but [...]

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Get tips for being frugal – read a frugal board

Posted on12. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

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 question [...]

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Waster Brits trash 4.4 Million Tons a Year

Posted on11. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

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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Living in a Frugal Way – We Need You

Posted on11. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

I am hoping to start a series here on this blog that looks at how you are living in a frugal way. Kind of like an interview series with anyone who feels they have a frugal life or at least frugal elements in their life.
So if you think you want to be included and get [...]

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Cheapest places to live in America

Posted on09. Jul, 2008 by Forest.

Finding the cheapest place to live in America is not exactly cut and dry. There are many factors involved. Therefore, in this article we are going to look into some of these factors and the different relationships they create.
If you are looking to move and are serious about living in a frugal way, [...]

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