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Get Ready For Black Friday!

by Christina Brown November 25, 2008

It’s just a few short days until Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when merchants across the country hope to lure you into their stores to buy the hottest toys, electronics and fashions for the holidays. You’ve got to be ready. Make your list and check it twice. If you haven’t already started shopping, then [...]

FSA Follow-Up: Info that Can Help

by Christina Brown November 6, 2008

Late last week I blogged about how a flexible spending account (FSA) can save you money. I thought I would share some information I received from Bonnie at Plan For Your Health, a public education program put together by Aetna & the Financial Planning Association.   If you are considering contributing to an FSA, please realize [...]

Heading Out of Town? Shut off the Hot Water Heater

by Guest Blogger Susan September 19, 2008

Note: The following is a guest post from my frugal friend Susan B. She’s written some other great posts for Northern Cheapskate, too, including this one on saving money on gas. Don’t you think she should start a blog? Because I am a teacher, I get the summers “off.” However, since my parents own a [...]

Need a Camera? RUN to Walgreens!

by Christina Brown August 29, 2008

My husband and I have been talking about getting a smaller, easier-to-tuck-in-a-pocket digital camera to supplement our larger, Sony digital camera. But I’ve been kind of slow in researching the cameras because I was put off by the price tags. Well, no more. Today we got a Polaroid 7.0MP Compact Digital Camera – Silver (i737) [...]

Saving Money on Magazines

by Christina Brown August 27, 2008

Note: This is a guest post I wrote for Frugal Hacks.  Frugal Hacks is a great network of frugal living blogs.  They have lots of great reading material for all levels of frugalites, so check it out.  A couple of years ago I ordered some curtains from from JCPenney for my house.  When I placed [...]

Cashing in at Coinstar

by Christina Brown August 23, 2008

If you’re frugal like I am, you save your pennies (and nickels, dimes, and quarters). I have a big jar that I throw all my loose change in. Usually I just take the jar to the bank when it is full and cash it in. Two weeks ago I saw the first Coinstar machine in [...]

Supermarket Savings 101 ON SALE!

by Christina Brown July 30, 2008

Grocery prices got you down? Well for today only, you can buy Supermarket Savings 101 for only $5.97. Written by Crystal Paine from Money Saving Mom and Biblical Womanhood, this e-course will give you all the tips you need to drastically reduce your grocery bill. Money Saving Mom is one of my favorite frugal reads, [...]

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