Why Spending More is a Part of Living Frugally

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As a family who sticks very closely to a budget and believes in getting the maximum bang for our buck, we’re surprisingly owners of brands and products that are considered “expensive” or “luxury”. I realized this as I worked my way through an online business course I took last month and I had to identify [...]

Why I Will NOT Buy Another eBook This Year {And How You Can Too!}

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Confession Time: I’m an eBook junkie. That’s right. I love loading up my Kindle and my Dropbox with eBooks across genres. Lately, it is homemaking, health and business. Clearly those areas are my focus areas for this quarter. Any way, you see, since I pride myself on being smart about my money, I need to [...]

8 Frugal Ways to Dress Like a Million Bucks on the Cheap { Or How We Save Money on Buying Clothes!}

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Is it just me or does the cost of good clothes seem to just keep going up year after year? I guess it is the latter, right? Although, we live on a budget, we, also, like to buy good {and often, branded} clothes and accessories but only as many as we can use regularly without [...]

The Cheapskate’s Guide to Eating Out: 16 Ways to Save Money When Dining Out

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When Mayank and I were young -{er!} and were dating, eating out was fun and a must-do for pretty much every weekend. I used to stay in the YWCA and he was staying in bachelor’s accommodation, so the only way we could meet, after work,  was when we’d go out for a meal. Dining out [...]