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I’ve spent more than 80% of my life living in poverty. In fact, I was homeless for roughly a decade, though that decade was split into several different instances spread over about 20 years. In other words, I know what “flat broke” truly means. As a result, I’m always looking for ways to save money.

The Frugal Friday series is the place that I share these tips and tricks for saving with you!

Frugality is defined as “a traditional value, life style, or belief system, in which individuals practice both restraint in the acquiring of and resourceful use of economic goods and services.”

Quick Tips On This Frugal Black Friday

Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under Friday Frugality, Personal Finance | Leave a Comment

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Today is Black Friday, though I’ve barely heard that phrase this year and don’t know of any actual deals going on today. Still, I have a feeling that if my regular Frugal Friday readers aren’t out shopping for deals, they’re probably still in recovery mode from yesterday’s National Day of Overeating. So I’m just going to drop some quick news/tips/whatever with y’all.

I’ve written about the Safeway PowerPump Gas…

Gas Prices Not Dropping Fast Enough? How About Free?

Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Friday Frugality, Personal Finance, Shopping | Leave a Comment

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Earlier this week I wrote (on one of my other blogs) about Safeway’s PowerPump Gas Rewards program and how you can use it to save a ton of money on gas. I know not everyone has a Safeway (or Safeway gas) in their area, which is why I wrote the article on my local blog. However, I have since learned that Krogers (and possibly other members of…

Save Big on Books with PaperBackSwap

Posted on November 6, 2008 - Filed Under Books, Friday Frugality, Shopping | Leave a Comment

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I was looking for a “rare” horror collection containing a story by F. Paul Wilson this week when I stumbled across a great way to save serious cash. The book is called Heroic Fantasy and it contains (amongst other things) a short story titled Demonsong that is the first tale in F. Paul Wilson’s “Secret History Of The World”. I’m in the process of collecting everything Wilson has…

Looking For Endless Coupons? Look No Further

Posted on August 8, 2008 - Filed Under Friday Frugality, Shopping | Leave a Comment

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The first thing you should do when realizing that you need a new widget or doodad is head to the internet and do some research. Once you’ve decided exactly which gizmo you’re going to buy the only sane next step is to look around for a coupon code.

I’ve long been an advocate of shopping online to save both time and money, but as the economy continues…

Free Cash For Coins From Coinstar

Posted on April 29, 2008 - Filed Under Friday Frugality, Personal Finance | Leave a Comment

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While doing a little research for a recent article about coin counting machines I stumbled across a rather interesting post. If you’re not familiar with coin counting machines you probably haven’t been paying much attention. They’re found in most chain grocery stores around the country (usually tucked right by the doors) as well as many other locations.

Although Coinstar is the most popular type there are other companies…

More Good News For Gift Card Fanatics

Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Friday Frugality, Shopping | Leave a Comment

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Last month I worte an article titled Maximizing Savings By Playing The Gift Card Market which has proven to be one of my most popular. Consider this a Friday Frugality Follow-up (man, I just loves me some alliteration ).