Frugality, Savings

Saving Money: Groceries

I actually enjoy shopping for groceries. But I hate to spend money on groceries. Hmmm… Here’s how I save money when shopping for groceries. (A note to my loyal readers. The ill-fated How Much Do I Use In A Year, as predicted by Five Cent Nickel, is dead in the water. After starting my new weight loss blog, the types…

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Frugality

Satellite Providers Raise Rates: Dish Network and DirectTV

Less than two hours ago I wrote that I was thinking about getting rid of my satellite television.  Thinking about this prompted me to do a little research, and low and behold, look what I found: Dish Network will be raising the cost of most of its programming 3 – 4%, starting in February and March of 2007. DirectTV will…

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Frugality, Resources

Save Time and Money When Shipping

Whenever I need to make some extra money, I’ll sell items using eBay. Of course, once I’ve sold an item, I have to ship it to the buyer. I only use USPS to ship items. There are no convenient FedEx or UPS shipping locations available locally. Here are some ways that I save time and money when shipping items. USPS…

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