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    How are you frugal?

    The notebook idea was from a great book on frugal living called The Tightwad Gazette. It helps to keep track of trends & tendencies among stores, to know when something is a good deal or not. Of course it's not worthwhile to drive to a half dozen different stores all around town just to save a...
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    How are you frugal?

    Quote: Can you give us all the info here? And/or on the thread about coupons on Random Ramblings? There are a lot of folks saying they aren't finding coupons worth their while, we all would like to know how you can save so much $$$ (90% ??!!?!) using them. I keep a small notebook in my bag...
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    How are you frugal?

    Quote: Could you tell us more about how you can save so much with coupons? I just started a thread in Random Ramblings asking this same question. I buy mostly staples and store brand items and most coupons I find are for name-brand and prepared foods, and specialty cleaning products I don't...
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    How are you frugal?

    I water down the liquid soap so it will go farther. I just put a bead of toothpaste across the width, not the length, of the toothbrush. It still seems to make enough foam to clean my teeth. Before I learned to make my own laundry powder that just uses a bare tablespoon-full, I was careful...
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    How are you frugal?

    I do something similiar with the cash I carry. I try to keep it in big chunks, because like ice, once it's broken into smaller pieces it seems to melt away faster. It's more tempting to buy that dollar item if you have singles available in your wallet, more tempting to buy that snack item if...
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    How are you frugal?

    Go to http://www.FreeCycle.org and find the group nearest you. If there isn't one close by consider moderating a new group for your neighborhood. It's an online bulletin board where you can post notices about items you have to offer, make requests of items you wish to receive, and browse...
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