I’ll try to hold back the fact that Safeway owns Albertsons as a monopoly joke. We’re talking about the real (and very tempting) monopoly games these grocery giants host every year!(McDonald's hosts ...
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Save money, live simply! Frugality along with the realized desire for a less complicated life was one of the principals I picked up from my immigrant parents. Understanding the philosophy behind frugality makes living on a budget and keeping debt-free a lot more joyful. There are two ways of being rich: pay the price for all that you want, or to be satisfied with what you have.
7 Reasons Why We Should All Hate Valentine’s Day (For Anti-Valentine People)
According to Nicholas Sparks (American romance novelist), “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” This quote has seen reoccurrences each year during Valentine's Day. People who ...
100 Free & Frugal Things to Do on Valentine’s Day
"I love you" may be a pretty powerful thing to say but gestures are even more powerful. Welcome to a list of fun, free, and frugal things you can do with your significant other.This was a ...
13 Sensible Upper Middle Class Characteristics & Status Symbols
'The 13 Status Symbols of Frugal Upper Middle-Class People With Comfortable Day Jobs & Reads Personal Finance'I didn't keyboard smash. That was the original title but Wordpress thought ...
We Saved $640 With a Money Jar! (And What We Did With Spare Change)
Two years ago, I was shopping for our weekly groceries in the Asian grocer near our house. In one of the snack aisles, there were a bunch of adorable animal-shaped coin jars stuffed with ...
21 Cheap Pantry Staples List on a Limited Budget
Cooking at home? Starting out on a tight budget? I recommend the following basic pantry staples to keep in stock for a pinch!Cheap Pantry StaplesCarbohydrates1. PastaCost effective at less than $1 per ...
40 Everyday Household Items You Should Buy Secondhand To Save Money
I never knew how many free and secondhand things we used as the family until now. As I took a stroll around my home after the Christmas holidays it occurred to me that a good percentage of our ...
8 Ideas to Giving Special Christmas Gifts (Even When You’re Broke)
My own family composes of first-generation immigrants. The only thing I remember celebrating as a child was Chinese New Year's. By celebrate, I meant we lit incense and watched Chinese New Year ...
18 Money Mistakes To Avoid For Debt-Free Living
Bad debt can be notoriously hard to get out from under. Debt can bury you 6 feet under and it's totally legal after you signed on that dotted line to cover that payment.Getting out of debt can be a ...
3 Glaring Signs Being Frugal Isn’t Working & What To Do Instead
~Frugality essentially means trying to live on less of the assigned allotment. It is the process of creating a conscious surplus from what you are given and rolling that surplus to your advantage down ...
