What to Do With Free Samples

I don’t need much of an excuse to send away for free samples. My obsession with doing so began back in high school with my friend Aurora. One night during one of our sleepovers, we were looking for fun things to do. We decided to send away for lots of free samples. We made a [...]

Award-Winning Post: Selling a Timeshare to the Wall

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I am excited to tell you that my “Selling a Timeshare to the Wall” article won The Best of the Best Money and Personal Finance Blog Carnival Edition #8. Check out the rest of the articles, and enjoy your weekend!

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!

Happy Friday! If you are new to this series, check out the intro here. Here’s my confession of the week: I picked up the Martha Stewart November Issue free from work (someone with a subscription brought it in to share), and was really excited about making her bird feeders as a fun and frugal alternative to [...]

The Holiday Season is Approaching…Here is Something I know You’re Not Thinking About

Next holiday season! One of the ways that frugalities save money is by having the forethought to purchase products for future use at severe discounts now. And the holiday season is chocked full of deals! Or rather…the post-holiday season is full of deals. There are two ways that you can take advantage of post-holiday deals. [...]

Retirement Planning—Where Are You?

When you think about your retirement, what sort of things pop into your head? Perhaps you want to volunteer, work part-time, quit work all together and roam the world, spend time with your family and friends. I am here to tell you that whatever you are planning to do in retirement is going to cost [...]

Savings Goal Update: Pay Cash for Honeymoon

Hello Everyone! I am pleased to report that we were able to add $115 to our savings goal of paying cash for our honeymoon in April 2010. This brings us to over 41% towards our goal of $2,500! The $115 was from freelance writing income. How are you all doing with your savings goal? What [...]

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