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How to Save Money on Your Summer Wedding
Please welcome back our usual Tuesday contributor, Cat from Budget Blonde. After you read Cat’s post, head over to Sprout Wealth to read Why I Love Using Credit Cards… Summer is a really popular time...
View ArticleHow to Help Your Friends With Their Money Troubles
Please welcome back our usual Tuesday contributor, Cat from Budget Blonde. After you read Cat’s post, head over to Sprout Wealth to read Want to Make More Money? Stop Making Excuses! Right off the bat,...
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3 Frugal Tips for Foodies Who Love Eating Out
My husband is a foodie. Where women have an addiction to Pinterest, he has an addiction to looking at recipes and unique restaurant menus online. I admit, his cooking skills are probably the #1 reason...
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How to Spot Expensive Furniture at Thrift Stores
Some of you know that in a former life, I got my bachelors and masters in U.S. history. A large part of my education was studying material culture, aka “stuff,” so I took several classes on evaluating...
View ArticleThe 10 Habits of Frugal People
My financial role model is my father in law. He retired in his mid 50′s after working a government job for 20 or so years. Even more impressive, he was making around $50,000/year during his last year...
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Five Fun and Frugal Fall Activities
Hey, Frugal Rules friends! John wrote a post last year on a few fun and frugal fall activities, and I thought I’d add to the list in the name of combining fun with saving money. As we work on our debt...
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Top Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids Under $25
Believe it or not, the Holidays will soon be upon us, which means many parents will be looking for the top Christmas gift ideas for kids. According to the American Research Group, Americans spent just...
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3 Frugal Dates for Those With Kids
So, I’ll be honest. I went on a date this month with my husband, and it was not very frugal. Do you want to know why? It’s because we went to a movie. At night. Like, in the dark. This is notable...
View ArticleDo it Yourself or Hire Out? 3 Things to Keep in Mind
The personal finance world is full of valuable tips on how to make virtually any project a “do it yourself” project. From refinishing cabinets to installing a new doorbell to redoing your basement,...
View ArticleHow Being Frugal Can Be Detrimental (and What To Do About It)
The following is a contribution from Erin at Everything Finance. If you’d like to contribute to Frugal Rules, please contact us. As a naturally frugal person, I identify with many of the core tenants...
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13 Frugal Ways To Brighten Your Spouse’s Day
If you’ve not looked at a calendar lately, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. I don’t know about you, but I grow tired of seeing the ads leading up to the greeting card holiday. The ads telling us that the...
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6 Money Saving Tricks That Make You Spend More
The following is a contribution from Consumer Saving Expert Andrea Woroch for our Frugal Hack Friday series. If you’d like to contribute to Frugal Rules, please contact us. Americans are finally...
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5 Great Ways to Save Money on Winter Clothes
If you’re wondering why I’m writing on how to save money on winter clothes near the end of March, have no fear as there is a method to my madness. If you don’t remember from the beginning of the Frugal...
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Can Frugality Make You Enjoy Spending Money?
All good things must come to an end, right? I’m sure you’re looking at the title of this post and wondering what in the world I’m talking about. Well folks, this is going to be my last staff post here...
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3 Things I Won’t Be Cheap About
I’m in huge favor of being frugal, shopping around, and getting the best prices on things. However, there are many things I refuse to be cheap about. My husband and I both have safe cars, my kids have...
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Kids Don’t Have to Be Expensive: How to Save Money on Extracurricular Activities
We’ve all either heard or read about how expensive children can be. Recent numbers tend to be around the $250,000 mark from birth to turning 18, and that doesn’t include the cost of college. Having...
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Get Out of the Gym: Ways to Save Money on Exercise Anyone Can Do
Grayson wrote a few months ago about how he was ditching his gym membership this year. I used to be right there with him. Mrs. Frugal Rules and I had memberships to multiple health clubs, from 24 Hour...
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5 Simple Ways to Save on Children’s Clothes You Need to Try Now
As a father to three seemingly always growing kids I can tell you one thing – they’re always outgrowing and destroying their clothes. It’s a fact of life and thus we’re always looking for ways to save...
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6 Simple Things to Enjoy in Life
When’s the last time you stopped to smell the roses or enjoy the simple things in life? If you’re like most people, you’re a probably a little too busy rushing around. There’s housework, actual work,...
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13 Fun Summer Activities That Are Free
If your family is like ours, you’re always looking for some fun summer activities to keep the kids busy and stretch the budget a little further. Sure, we could do something like go to a local amusement...
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