Fru-Gal Friends

Subject: Article: A Day in the Frugal Life (msn.com) Tue 01 Apr 2008, 9:56 am

http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/smartspending/archive/2008/03/31/a-day-in-the-frugal-life.aspx

I really like this article.
So true.

~M
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"It is not how much money you make - it is how you spend it."

I love it .. Frank almost flipped when I used coupons on our honeymoon .
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

M- I love the way you post these articles for us to read also! Thanks so much
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Vicki

Oh, I am so glad you posted this article M. I had read her first one about living on $12,000 last year and really enjoyed it....very inspiring. She is great!
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MARY

I agree, Gentle Rain.
She is very down-to-earth.
I should try to get her to join us fru-gals! :-)

I think she'd fit along great here.
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"It is not how much money you make - it is how you spend it."

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I love that article! Thanks M!!

Good article, thanks M, I also read several of the comments which followed at the bottom. They are interesting also..
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~ By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. --Agesilaus ~

This article motivated me to try another shopping trip with coupons. I looked at the coupons I've had cut, and the sales flyers that came in the mail yesterday.

Because of double coupons there are many items I will be getting for less than $0.50/box. Example: Green Giant frozen vegetables will be $0.50/box of 1 lb of vegetables. I will be getting 4 because that's all the coupons I've got.
I dont remember what item it is, but there's an item that is currently $1, and I have a coupon for $0.40. When you double it, the sale item would be only $0.20/box!

I will let everyone know how the grocery shopping went. I have to wait until tomorrow until I can get the sale price.

~M
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"It is not how much money you make - it is how you spend it."

Looking forward to hearing how much you saved M, we don't have grocery coupons here Sad

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~ By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. --Agesilaus ~

I didnt know that Skin I always thought coupons where universal .
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

No, I used them occasionally in Ireland when available but have never seen them here in Australia, not in the state I live in anyhow. You all make me jealous with your coupon savings...lol.
I just do the best I can with generics, bulk packaging, markdowns, etc.
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~ By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. --Agesilaus ~

Thanks M,,love that article,,very thrifty and proud woman of her lifestyle.