Frugal Confessions – Saving Money

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Our New CenterPoint Smart Meter: Will it Really Save us Money?

Please note: We live in Houston, TX, so this article is geared towards that area. However, smart meters are being installed in other areas of the country as well.
A few months ago I came home from work to a great surprise: CenterPoint Energy had put a hanger on our front door letting us know [...]

Honeymoon Savings Goal Update: January

Hello Everyone! We were able to add $301.99 to our honeymoon savings goal this month, bringing the total to $1,670.78 (check out progress bar in right hand column). The breakdown is below:

$121 from ING Checking Account Opening Bonus
$120 from Freelance Writing Income
$11 Hasbro Rebate
$9.99 Oil of Olay Bodywash Rebate
$10 Gas Rebate
$30 Carpooling

How are you doing [...]

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December Savings Goal Update: Honeymoon

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
If you check out the progress bar for paying cash for our honeymoon, you will see that we are now at 54% of our goal! While that is wonderful…I realized the other day that our honeymoon is just three and a half months away. Needless to say, we need to get moving.
We [...]

Frugal Confessions’ Article in the Blog Carnival of Savings 5th Edition

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
Check out my article “The Holiday Season is Approaching…” at the Carnival of Savings, 5th Edition.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Happy Monday!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday. Paul and I drove up to Arkansas to spend time with some of his family, and besides a general lack of sleep, it was wonderful.
Well, I am having computer problems (as in my laptop caught a virus…and it ate its entire registry…), so tune [...]

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!

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 are you [...]

Vehicle Situation Update and Lesson Learned

I must admit…I am driving around scared. Each time I come out of my car to go into a store, restaurant, work, or home, I wonder if I am going to be spotted by a Frugal Confessions reader. Why am I so scared? It’s because of what I am driving.
                Yours truly now drives a [...]

Update: Cashing in on the Billions of Change Americans Throw Away Each Year

I have to say…not much. From the beginning of July until the end, I managed to find $0.14. Here is the breakdown: one dime and four pennies.
I have to say, I think there is a lot of competition here. There seem to be a decent amount of homeless people in certain areas of Houston, and [...]

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