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10 Frugal Ways to Spend a Winter Afternoon

10 Frugal Ways to Spend a Winter Afternoon

By Justin Weinger 1 Comment

Winter can be so beautiful.  I love looking out my window and seeing the sun glisten off the snow on the trees.  Until April.  Then it gets pretty old. Because winters are so very long in Minnesota, I've had to come up with some frugal ways to spend a winter afternoon: Play a game.  Gather up the family and play a board game, a video game, or a deck of cards.  Playing games is a frugal way to spend an afternoon and get to experience a little friendly competition. Do a puzzle.  Make some … [Read more...]

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Getting Over the Over-Consumption

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I always feel a little sheepish about the gross amount of consumerism that goes on this time of year.Our home is awash with boxes and bags of toys and gifts. On one hand, I feel very blessed. On the other hand, do we really need all this stuff?I simply remind myself that these are the holidays, and that we don't live like this every day. And I use this time before the start of the new year to reign in my crazy consumption. Here are a few ideas to bring you back to post-holiday reality.Do a … [Read more...]

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Five Ways to Save on Winter Clothing

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One of the biggest challenges of living in northern Minnesota is finding affordable winter gear. It's hard! The temperature fluctuates so much that you need to have different levels of cold weather clothing.  And then there's the whole need for dress coats vs. play coats vs. snowmobile jackets.  Ugh. Here are a few ways I've saved money on winter gear: 1) Shop the end of season sales.  When you are soooo sick of winter that you never want to see another snowman, that's the time to hit … [Read more...]

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Plan ahead for the kids’ next winter

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In Minnesota, it's not even remotely close to the end of winter. But all of the stores are anxious to get their spring and summer inventory out on the racks. Now is the time to start thinking ahead for next winter.It's a great time to find deals on winter jackets, gloves, hats, scarves and boots. I found boots for my son 1/2 off at Target. And yesterday, my mom found three winter jackets for my kids at Herbergers. She got three really warm, nice, namebrand jackets that would normally have … [Read more...]

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