Frugal

Fridge Is Full At Work – Another Sign Of The Economy

by Glen Craig

I headed over to the pantry at work the other day to get some coffee. I opened the fridge to get my milk and I noticed the fridge was completely stuffed!  It looks like more and more people are bringing their own lunch to work these days. By no means is this a scientific study, [...]

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The Public Library – A Sign Of The Economic Times

by Glen Craig

These economic time are tough.  We’re hearing about banks like Washington Mutual getting eaten up and stores like Circuit City going bankrupt. But you know who’s doing real well?  Public Libraries! This past year has seen a resurgence in public libraries.  The Boston Public Library is reporting that new memberships are up over 32% from [...]

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Ask And Save On Your Cable Bill

by Glen Craig

My wife was getting sick of the cable bill. It’s gone up recently to the point where we had to question whether it was worth keeping or not. I mean, remember when TV was free?  Now to get reception you have to pay (at least until the digital boxes take effect in February). So my [...]

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If You Were Rich How Frugal Would You Be?

by Glen Craig

We recently had a Mega Millions lottery here in New York that was in excess of $200 million. That’s quite a few lattes!!  Whenever the lottery gets up that high I daydream a bit and think about what I would do with that much money.  Where would I live and what kind of house?  What [...]

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6 Ways Eating Out Less Has Made Our Family Better

by Glen Craig

As you know we are living off of one income now. It’s been a bit different but I think we’re doing well so far.  One thing we’ve done to help stretch my paycheck is to cut back eating out so often.  I didn’t think we ate out too much before the income switch but now [...]

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I’m Saving By Bringing Lunch To Work

by Glen Craig

So as you know, we’re living off of one income now as my wife took off from her education job to stay home to raise the kids.  We’ve been looking for all sorts of ways to cut expenses to make my salary stretch a little farther. One thing I’ve started to do is bring lunch [...]

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Frugal Fun For Your Little One

by Glen Craig

True story: Our little guy comes to me by the couch and grabs my hand indicating that he wants me to get up.  Ok, I’m game.  He walks me to my laptop and says “cookie.”  Does he know something about my computer that I don’t?  I’ve had virus problems in the past.  He’s not yet [...]

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What We’re Looking To Do With Our Finances In The Next Year (And A Contest)

by Glen Craig

Free From Broke is about to turn a year old (October 4th to be exact).  A lot has happened in the past year:  I took the jump and started my own site.  We decided to live off one income so my wife can stay home to watch the kids.  We’ve had car accidents.  We bought [...]

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Free Museum Days From Bank Of America

by Glen Craig

We found out about a great offer from Bank of America! If you have any of their cards (check, ATM, or credit), or a Merrill Lynch card, they are offering free museum days to a number of museums the first weekend of every month (Update: the Museums On Us offer has been extended through 2012).  [...]

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What We’re Doing To Adjust To One Income

by Glen Craig

As I told you yesterday we’re moving from a two income family to one income. This will take some adjusting on our part.  If you’re considering moving from two incomes to one you should check out 9 Tips For Going To One Income from PT Money.  Among the things we have done so far to [...]

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