Almost Frugal » Living Frugally http://almostfrugal.com Learning about frugality Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:54:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 6 Ways to Save Money When Buying Gifts for a Manhttp://almostfrugal.com/2012/03/02/save-buying-gifts-for-men/ http://almostfrugal.com/2012/03/02/save-buying-gifts-for-men/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:54:15 +0000 Almost Frugal http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5678 There is no question that buying a gift for a man can be difficult. Whether it’s a significant other, a father, or other family member, there are times when you just never know what they really want. Often, men tend to internalize feelings and desires, so you may have to work harder to come up [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2011/05/02/frugal-wedding-ideas/feed/ 10 Thinking Outside the Wallethttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/11/17/thinking-outside-the-wallet/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/11/17/thinking-outside-the-wallet/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:00:07 +0000 Beth http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5530 When my husband and I moved to France and sat down to plan our new family budget, it was a bit of a shock.   We were going from being a two-income family in the U.S. to a one-income family in France—which was a huge difference considering that my husband’s salary went down roughly a third [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/11/17/thinking-outside-the-wallet/feed/ 10 More Frugal Things I Do Nowhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/09/more-frugal-things-i-do-now/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/09/more-frugal-things-i-do-now/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5388 Monday’s post, The Frugal Things I Do Now, revisited one of the first posts I wrote on Almost Frugal, called 25 Frugal Things I Do. Today I’m looking back at the follow up I wrote to that post, called 25 More Frugal Things I Do. As with Monday’s post, I’ve bolded the things I still [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/09/more-frugal-things-i-do-now/feed/ 6 The Frugal Things I Do Nowhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/06/the-frugal-things-i-do-now/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/06/the-frugal-things-i-do-now/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:03 +0000 Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5385 Way back in the day when I first started writing Almost Frugal, I wrote two posts called 25 Frugal Things I Do and 25 More Frugal Things I Do. Since writing those posts, which were published in January and October 2008 respectively, a few things have changed. I thought it would be fun to take [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/06/the-frugal-things-i-do-now/feed/ 1 My New Year’s Resolutionshttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/01/my-new-years-resolutions/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/01/my-new-years-resolutions/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:01:15 +0000 Beth http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5437 It’s that time of year again.  Not January 1st, but September 1st, the real New Year’s Day on my calendar.  After 18 years of being educated and 10 years of working in education, it’s hard not to feel like the beginning of the school year is when the real chance for a fresh start occurs.  [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/09/01/my-new-years-resolutions/feed/ 2 Taking Inspiration Where You Canhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/30/taking-inspiration-where-you-can/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/30/taking-inspiration-where-you-can/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:31 +0000 Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5373 I was using StumbleUpon the other day to look for inspiration and interesting sites (OK, OK, it was really to avoid working on my thesis) and I found this post about the new playroom Hooked on Houses has created for her kids. I love this room! I want this room. It makes me want to [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/30/taking-inspiration-where-you-can/feed/ 1 Summertime Savingshttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/25/summertime-savings/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/25/summertime-savings/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:00:43 +0000 Beth http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5398 Does your budget change with the seasons? I’m a teacher, so my routine in the summer is different from during the school year.  This affects our budget in lots of ways, both big and small, and if I’m conscious about my summer spending patterns, can add up to a period of increased savings. I’m lucky [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/25/summertime-savings/feed/ 5 17 Ways to Save Money in the Showerhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/23/17-ways-to-save-money-in-the-shower/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/23/17-ways-to-save-money-in-the-shower/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:00:56 +0000 Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5378 I love showers. I’ve never been a bath person, at least not since I was a little kid, although my mother loves to regal people with stories about how (as a toddler) I screamed and cried and carried on whenever she tried to put me in the shower- we didn’t have a bathtub in the [...]

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]]> http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/23/17-ways-to-save-money-in-the-shower/feed/ 9 Why I Do What I Dohttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/20/why-i-do-what-i-do/ http://almostfrugal.com/2010/08/20/why-i-do-what-i-do/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:07:26 +0000 Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5368 When I feel the temptation to go out and buy something, when I look around my house and think ‘if I only had a… things would be so much better!’, when I get discouraged at not having enough (of whatever it is), I try to think about why I do what I do. I have [...]

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