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Grocery Shopping On A Budget – I Can Show You Better Than I Can Tell You

I keep writing these posts about saving money at the grocery store and people keep asking, "HOW do you do that? HOW do you spend so little money?" First of all, I had to revamp my thinking. Because I love food, I could easily spend $500 in the grocery store each month. Do we have the budget for that? Sure, if we got rid of a car or took our son out of preschool and got rid of cable. In other … [Continue reading...]

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Introducing {Fat Wallet}, A New Series On Saving Money and Finding Deals

                        Ever since I became self-employed, I have a new appreciation for money. I was working hard before, but having to constantly hustle to make the mortgage every month makes you put your Starbucks habit in a new light. I want to make sure we all find ways to make our money stretch, … [Continue reading...]

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Save money through e-mail (Remember that?)

I'm a little obsessed with saving money. I monitor my account balances almost hourly, and I'm always scheming of ways to either save more money or make more money so I can save more money. (It's okay if you had to re-read that last sentence. I did too :) My latest thing? Signing up for all kinds of newsletters and e-mail alerts. Go to any of your favorite stores, whether it's Target, Old Navy, … [Continue reading...]

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Quick Tips: Saving Money

Just read this quick tip over in the comments section of ZenHabits. Want to save money on your grocery bill? Write your grocery list on last week's receipt so you can see how much something usually costs, and if you're getting a deal. Brillant! … [Continue reading...]

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Budgeting 101: 6 Helpful Tips for Young Moms

Money may not be able to buy you happiness, but having a clear direction of where you're headed financially is pure bliss. My kids are my reason I get up every morning to go to work, why I budget, why I save, why I'm trying to invest. I realize I'm starting out with less by having my children earlier in my career, and I guess in some way I'm trying to make up for that. I've been pretty … [Continue reading...]

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Get Maternity Clothes On A Small Budget?

When I first found out I was pregnant with my daughter, I immediately went to the mall looking for maternity clothes. WHAT.A.RIPOFF. I saw $70 maternity tops, $100 jackets, $85 jeans. Who has that kind of money to drop on clothes that are guaranteed not to fit in a few months? I know I don't. Every pregnant woman wants to do the seemingly impossible—look cute while gaining weight like … [Continue reading...]

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Save a ton on kids’ clothes!

While I'm not exactly living paycheck to paycheck, I don't exactly get the appeal of spending tons of cash on my kids clothes. Why buy $40 shoes for a newborn? Or even for a kid under 5? As my daughter is getting older and I can't just toss a onesie on her and go, I have to be conscious about how much I'm spending on her clothes. A co-worker with three babies of her own hipped me to Once Upon A … [Continue reading...]

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