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Frugal Friday

On Gymnastics and Socialism

July 30, 2009

We just signed six of our children up for gymnastics at a local gym and they all started this week.
At first, I only signed up three of the oldest ones, and I got a fantastic rate, because the gym gives discounts for siblings. When they finished their first session and were SO excited about it, [...]

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Save Big on Batteries!

February 19, 2009

OOPS! Thanks to commenter Michele for alerting me that this is a hoax. I should have checked it out first and I’m sorry I didn’t.A friend sent me this video in an email and I immediately called my son to watch it.
He uses lots of batteries for remote control cars and airplanes and flashlights, plus [...]

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Make It From Scratch

January 29, 2009

When I was in the hospital for a month long stay during one of my pregnancies, I read The Complete Tightwad Gazette from cover to cover.
Have you ever seen how thick that thing is? Hey, I didn’t have much else to do and it turned out to be the best use of a month in [...]

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Albertson’s Grocery Stores Going Out of Business

January 22, 2009

My husband remarked last night that our local news had reported about several Albertson’s grocery stores that would soon be going out of business.
I did a quick internet search and found a list here of which stores all around the country are closing. Oops! This was an old link. -Thanks, Jen.- Check your local newspapers. [...]

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Be Frugal, Stay Home

December 11, 2008

I know this has been said many times, but I am going to say it again. The best way to be frugal is to stay home.
I have reasoned that this must be true, because if you can’t see what everyone is standing in line for at the mall, then you can’t wish you had one [...]

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Eat More Fish!

November 14, 2008

**Don’t forget to vote!

My 11 yr. old son gave me the idea for this week’s Frugal Friday post.
He went fishing at the river near our house a couple of days ago and proudly came home with a big grin and 4 fish, enough to feed our whole family. He used chicken liver for bait.
I whipped [...]

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Frugal Furniture

August 22, 2008

We have a lot going on here, at Smockityville, so I forgot it was Friday.
And I forgot that on Fridays, I like to participate in Frugal Friday.
I also forgot my middle name for a few minutes today, but now I have come back to my senses. Hence, today’s Frugal Friday post.
Ahem.
We have some chairs that [...]

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Discounts on Hotel Stays

August 14, 2008

My husband has to travel to out of town golf tournaments several times each year.
He has used Expedia to get discounts on hotel stays in the past, but this time he tried Hotwire.com and the difference was substantial.
He was looking for a 3 star hotel (out of 5 stars) in a major metropolitan area within [...]

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Apricot Recipes

July 25, 2008

Since we had oodles of free apricots, I needed to find some yummy ways to deal with them. Here are some of the recipes we have used.
Candied Apricots
4 quarts plus 2 cups water2 Tablespoons baking soda30 apricots1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
In a large bowl, combing 4 quarts water and baking soda. Add fruit and soak [...]

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Apricot Jam

July 17, 2008

Recently, as we’ve driven around town on various errands, I have noticed an apricot tree a couple of blocks from our house. The tree and the ground around it are covered with ripe fruit. We have seen birds and bunnies nibbling on the fallen fruit and I’ve wondered why nobody is gathering it.
Today, [...]

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