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Free Vitamins

June 12, 2008

Nature Made is giving away free 14 day supplies of some of their vitamins (Yes, we do use Nature Made here in the FB household.  No, they’re not paying me to tell you about this!).  Here are the ones that they’re giving away, with links to the pages where you can order your free samples: [...]

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A Good Frugal Day

June 6, 2008

I had a good money day today.  I went to a maternity clothing consignment store and sold three items that never fit right while I was pregnant.  I got them for a total of $7 in thrift stores, and the store I took them to gave me $15 for the three.  Sweet!  I have a [...]

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No New Necklace

April 25, 2008

At the beginning of the month, I wrote about a necklace that I was thinking of buying.  The sale price ends next week, and and I had decided to think about it during the month and make my decision near the end of the month.  I decided last night that I’m going to pass on [...]

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Entertaining Guests

April 5, 2008

We had friends staying with us last night, which was a nice break from all the home improvement we’ve been doing most nights lately.  We did manage to have the guest room all put back together in time for their visit, which was a plus.  The weather was really nice, so my husband grilled burgers [...]

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I Know I Don’t Need It…

April 2, 2008

The last time I bought jewelry was about a year ago when we sold my diamond ring and bought a man-made diamond instead.  Before that, I don’t think I had bought any jewelry that cost more than about $10 since we bought my first engagement ring five years ago.  I normally just wear my watch, [...]

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The Cost Of A Bigger House

March 27, 2008

When we bought our house five years ago, we assumed it would be a starter house, and that we’d need a bigger home when we were ready to add to our family. We browsed real estate fliers from time to time and wandered through the neighborhoods with bigger houses, but never seriously considered moving, and [...]

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Frugal Shopping For A Kitchen Remodel

February 17, 2008

Our kitchen remodel is off to a great start.  We spent all day yesterday gathering supplies, in true Frugal Babe fashion.  We bought a stove on Friday night that we found on Craig’s List for $175.  It was in a town about midway between my parents and us, so they met us at the lady’s [...]

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Remodeling Our Kitchen

February 11, 2008

We bought a new dishwasher today!  New to us anyway – we found it on Craig’s List and drove to the other end of town today to pick it up.  We paid $100.  It currently retails for $645, although the lady who sold it to us said that it’s about 7 -8 years old.  It’s fully [...]

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Buying Clothes – Or Not

January 16, 2008

Well Heeled is on a mission to not buy any clothes for six months. I like this idea, and I wish her well.  I’m having to consolidate my closets in preparation for the baby’s arrival.  I’ve been using the closet in my office (the room that will become the baby’s room in a few months) [...]

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Our Free Zero-Pollution Lawn Mower

January 8, 2008

For quite a while now, I’ve wanted a manual lawn mower.  The kind that just has a bunch of blades on a barrel that turns as you push it – no noise, no emissions, no gas used.  We’ve been using a gas powered mower ever since we got our house.  We cut way back on the [...]

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