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Top 10 Sub-Reddits for the Frugal-Minded

This post is inspired by The Art of Manliness post on “How to Use Reddit to Become a Better Man”. As an avid Redditor and long time frugal person – I thought it would be a good idea to write a post on the various subreddits that help me save even more, learn new ways

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Are You Suffering From ‘Frugality Fatigue’?

I had to laugh a little when I read the headline on our public radio’s website this morning: “Frugality Fatigue May Fuel Increased Holiday Spending This Year“. The article goes on to cite a University of Minnesota professor’s claims that consumers (I really don’t like that word) have a “pent-up” urge to spend a bunch of

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24 of the Best Tweets About Personal Finance This Year

Sometimes 140 characters is all you need to get a good dose of information. So today, we are looking back at some of the best money tweets we discovered this past year (some contain links to various posts). Got any other good ones? "Money isn’t the currency of life. Living is the currency of life."

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7 Reasons to Not Always Live Frugal

In October, I had the pleasure of going to watch a Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos game with my wife and brother! Unfortunately, the game didn’t go as we would’ve hoped. RGIII didn’t play his best game, the Denver defense and Peyton Manning proved to be too much for Washington to handle. I learned a

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How to Be Frugal and Restrict Your Spending

It’s easy to get carried away with spending, especially when life throws a few surprises our way. Hiding behind your spending is risky. All it takes is a few simple changes to get you on the right track and set you up for a brighter future. You need to get into a frugal mind-set and

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Preparing for Sequestration – Tips for Taking a 20% Pay Cut

As of March 1, 2013 the automatic budget cuts of $1.2 trillion are set to take effect for lots of government employees, which is known as sequestration. For most folks, these budget cuts haven’t gone into effect, but are set to take effect in mid-April (depending on what branch of the government). These cuts will

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5 Thrifty Habits From Honey Boo-Boo’s Mom

Sunday’s, my wife makes* me watch TLC’s Here Come Honey Boo Boo with her. It’s about a rural Georgia family with a very unique and energetic young girl nicknamed Honey Boo Boo. Although the show is controversial for how they depict the family (and, I would agree, it’s not too flattering) – they are paid fairly handsomely

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How to Save a Few Dollars – part 1

=Most people that visit, Three Thrifty Guys, will notice that we post on a number of topics from avoiding pre-mades to investing to holiday gift ideas. However, today I’m getting back to basics and focusing on how to save a few dollars for our readers. Here are a numbers of ideas that I implement in

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