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Best of Northern Cheapskate: 2011 Edition

by Christina Brown December 30, 2011

Northern Cheapskate is four years old now, and we have so much to celebrate. Our audience has grown, we added the very talented Jessica to our list of writers, and we’ve gained some national exposure with mentions in All You and Parents magazine.  We’ve shared deals, do-it-yourself projects, home organization know-how and personal finance advice. [...]

A Welcome Addition to Northern Cheapskate

by Christina Brown February 3, 2011

I’m thrilled to announce the addition of another contributing writer to Northern Cheapskate. Please give a warm welcome to Jessica! Jessica describes herself as a crafty stay-at-home mom of two, who tries to find ways to save money while being green. I first met Jessica at college, but I never knew she was a frugalista [...]

Best of Northern Cheapskate: 2010 Edition

by Christina Brown December 30, 2010

The year 2010 brought many great experiences for Northern Cheapskate.  Northern Cheapskate celebrated its third year now boasts more than 1,600 posts on coupons, deals, and frugal living. This was a busy year.  In addition to my regular posting schedule, I was fortunate to do some freelance writing for several brands, including S.C. Johnson & [...]

Celebrating 3 years of Northern Cheapskate

by Christina Brown November 20, 2010

Today is the third anniversary of Northern Cheapskate. It’s been a pleasure and an honor writing for you each and every day. When I started this blog, my main motivation for writing was to stay on budget and keep my brain from turning to mush as stay-at-home mom.  I never really believed anyone except my [...]

Get to Know Guest Blogger Susan

by Christina Brown November 17, 2010

For those of you who are long-time readers of Northern Cheapskate, you may have seen a post or two from someone named Guest Blogger Susan. Guest Blogger Susan is a dear friend of mine from college, and I love that she takes the time out of her busy schedule to write a few things here [...]

A New Look and New Features at Northern Cheapskate

by Christina Brown March 14, 2010

I’m thrilled to show off our wonderful new design at Northern Cheapskate! This has been a work in progress with Sashwhy Studio for some time now, and my hope is that the new design will make it even easier to find the information you need to help you save money. I’ve added drop-down menus to [...]

I Want to Get to Know You: Please Take My Survey!

by Christina Brown February 14, 2010

The giveaway is now closed, but please feel free to take the survey! See who won here. I love the community we’re building here at Northern Cheapskate.  I love all of the comments and e-mails I receive. But I really don’t feel like I know very much about what topics you’re most interested in.  What [...]

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