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On my other blog, we had more votes and the majority also voted more in the $80 and up category but here are the results from this blog's poll: $0-35   0 (0%) $35-45   0 (0%) $45-60   0 (0%) $60-80   1 (33%)  $80 and above   2 (66%) We have 1400 square foot home and our energy costs are at the most - $60 a month. It used to be higher when we lived in a smaller, 700sq foot, 2 bedroom

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I'm getting caught up on my 'to-do' list and finally got this video made today!  I shared the recipe already but since then I have tweaked it a bit, so the printable below is how I make it now.  I invented this recipe years ago and it has been a wonderful all purpose cleaner and very frugal! ; )  Video is best viewed in HQ (high quality), enjoy! Bev's All Purpose Cleaner

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Please vote in the new poll on my sidebar! How much do you spend a month on electric/gas (Energy) costs? I'm talking about Summer months - that is without the heat on, unless of course you live in a cold climate. Thanks for all that participate! Poll is now closed.

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I like how she says coupons are cash. If you are already buying something and have a coupon for it - that coupon really is cash! Also she says, if you don't have time to coupon, you just haven't been broke enough yet lol. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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Since mid-February we have paid over $1,000 on our medical bills and then incurred some new ones from my many doctor visits/hospitalization and still waiting on the full hospital bill, which we will probably owe around $1,800 but we don't have it yet, so it is not included in the amount. We are down to owing just $2,460! I'm so excited at watching the amount go down over the past year and a

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You can watch for free Dave Ramsey's 3-part Series on Life. Money. Hope; Biblical Advice in Difficult Times: Week 1 - Basics of Biblical Finance Week 2 - Breaking the Bondage of Debt Week 3 - Myth About Money http://www.lifechurch.tv/message-archive/watch/life-money-hope Here are some of my favorite quotes from the series: "You need to learn to live on LESS then you make" ~ Proverbs 21:20 "

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Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a>

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This isn't anything fancy but tastes so good and is frugal! It is so simple to make and you can double it if you have a larger family. This normally lasts us a week. 1 can FF refried beans (or make your own) 1/4c shredded cheddar cheese 1/2c salsa Combine all and heat to melt cheese; stir; serve with tortilla chips.

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My husband and I were very excited last night to start this new challenge!   I thought I would give you a glimpse into the first day and what is ahead.  I have not done my grocery shopping yet, that will be next week (maybe a short trip this week as well for milk and veggies).  Since milk has gotten so cheap lately, it is actually CHEAPER to buy milk rather then the powdered milk, so I have been

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Here is the powdered version of dishwasher detergent: Equal parts of Borax and Baking soda; Combine; Use 1-2 T per load I used it for a while but I've never been a big fan of powdered detergent, so I just bought some cheap store-bought liquid dishwasher detergent and have been using that.  Until it dawned on me that I could easily make a paste by adding water to the borax/baking soda powder.  (

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My husband and I have been doing some talking and decided to up our "frugalness" a notch this coming month!  I'm calling it the Super Frugal April Challenge.  We have been living off $80 a month in groceries for a long time, some months spending more if we wanted but mostly we have stuck to it.  This month, we want to not only stick to the grocery budget strictly but also we are not going to be

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I saw a few news stories on Clara, a 93 year old woman who lived through the Great Depression. She started sharing with the world on youtube the meals they ate and how they made them during the Depression. She even tells stories of the hardships they went through then in the videos. I watched them all just about and wanted to share with you all in case you hadn't heard about them.My husband

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I did the video for my recipe of homemade liquid hand soap. You can find the recipe and a printable of it also here: http://frugaladdict.blogspot.com/2008/08/liquid-hand-soap.html

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Now that's some serious savings! ;) .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5799db !

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We did not have insurance in 2007 and I had some serious health issues that came my way and was hospitalized for 2 weeks! The total bill that we owed was $40,000 (not being specific on cents here). It seemed as though a damper had poured over our lives but we knew that God would provide a way for us to pay this debt, as we took full responsibility to pay it ourselves! We were the ones who

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Click on the link below to sign up for your free sample of Starbuck's new Via Ready Brew instant coffee! http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/via/freesample.asp

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For the first time in our adult lives, my husband and I, wrote our Senators tonight. They both voted in favor of this SPENDING bill of which is full of socialistic agendas and is full of 'pork' spending and is NOT a stimulus package as was promised. Did you think you were getting some money? Well ya......you get $13 a week tax credit starting in June and guess who gets $30 MILLION dollars?????

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I noticed that last month and this month, that dairy prices have gone way down! For example: Milk was running anywhere from $2.68 to $3.00 at its lowest and now it is just $1.98 a gallon. Then string cheese is running 16.5 cents each or $1.98 for 12. It was 25 cents each and if bought in packs of 12 would run up to $3.00. Not only that but I noticed that block cheese also has gone down to

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This Friday the 13th through Monday the 16th, you can get a free breakfast and coffee at IKEA.  It is only available until 10:30am.  Go here and scroll down to the bottom: http://info.ikea-usa.com/seizethedays/

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The photo says it all! Tomorrow is the day to go get your free grand slam meal! : ) You can read about it on Denny's website. Thanks to Linda G for the info!

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Serves 9Ingredients:1T oil3/4c onions3/4c diced tomatoes3/4c tomato sauce1/8t pepper1/8t Tabasco sauce2 cans tuna, drained and flaked (10oz)Other: Tortillas, lettuce, cheddar cheeseInstructions:Saute onions in oil till tender. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper and Tabasco sauce to the onions and cook on medium for 5 minutes. Then add tuna and cook till warm throughout. I like to mix in

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I encourage all to go and hear this call from the Dave Ramsey show: http://a1611.g.akamai.net/f/1611/23575/9h/dramsey.download.akamai.com/23575/audio/mp3/mydrs_blog/01152009_rich_lady.mp3 Some of my favorite quotes from the call: "Part of becoming wealthy is having high quality character" "One definition of maturity is learning to delay pleasure." "Get out the credit cards and have a plastic

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This is only for today and you have until midnight EST to get yours: http://www.suave.com/nomics/index.html Thanks Linda for the tip on the giveaway!

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Simply click on the link below to download the PDF of Suze Orman's new book for free until January 15th! http://media.oprah.com/sterm/action_plan_english.pdf

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We had an extra week in the pay period this month, but I only got enough grocery money for 4 weeks and had to make that feed us for 5 weeks! Today was busy and I needed something to throw together quickly. Milk was gone (except for about an ounce) and I just couldn't seem to find something to make without thawing our food from storage or cooking beans for 3 hours.Luckily, I had remembered a

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