Re: About Frugality and College!

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Thanks, , again,

We have been trying to live a more frugal life within our house in a

country club community. Only one big enough and cheap enough when we

moved here 5+ years ago...and only one that had the style we like:

Colonial Farmhouse with lots of wrap around porches. I grow most of my

garden plants. I mow my own yard and save $50.00 a month. I do all of

the housekeeping and save at least $200-$250.00 a month from the time my

wife had a housekeeper coming in once a month, i.e., before I finally

retired. I buy coupons for car repairs ($39.50 for 5 oil & filter

changes that usually run about $100+ otherwise and add extra coupons for

other repairs below cost of advertised rates). Bought a freezer and buy

some foods in bulk when on sale.

We eat far less meat than ever before in our lives. Fresh fruits and

Veggies instead. Use simple cleaning fluids, i.e., vinegar is cheap and

a great cleaner for our wood floors. Mostly just use water, the

universal solvent cleaner. Works best when its hot and you have an

extractor (Steam Vac/Rug Cleaner). They even make steam cleaners you

can use on almost any surface. Save everything, a habit left over from

teaching elementary school: paper bags for packing and carrying small

items, plastic grocery bags used as waste basket inserts, bread bags to

store food in when empty (saves on the baggies), etc. I'll be

interested in checking the books and tip sites you listed for more money

savers. Anybody else got some money and time saving tips? My biggest

need is to have three grown kids paying their own way. (LOL).

Ray

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About Frugality and College!

>Greetings Ray: I can well understand the need to watch the budget with

>three children in college. With that thought in mind here are some

>frugal ideas that you and other chronic listers might be interested in.

>

>http://www.stretcher.com The Dollar Stretcher very good and

>understanding.

>

>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/2132/money.html Frugal Tips

>USA, this is one I haven't read but it might be worth checking out.

>

>http://members.aol.com/Willhite/frugal.htm This is a page of tips.

>

>http://www2.digimktg.com/bb/

>Brier Books

> Spend Less, Work Less, Live More.

>We publish books that help you slash your expenses and double the

buying

>

>power of the money you already own. We'll help you work less and live

>more.

>

>In our books Shattering the Two-Income Myth: Daily Secrets for Living

>Well on

>One-Income and Cheap Tricks: 100s of Ways You Can Save 1000s of Dollars

>you'll find frugal philosophy, you'll discover how and why your family

>should and

>can live on one income (even though you think it's impossible), and

>you'll find

>thousands of money saving tips.

>

>http://shell.kingston.net/~goju/flo/

>FLO is an online e-zine dedicated to helping our readers reduce their

>expenses

> through money-saving tips, articles and ideas. We're updated monthly

>and best of all -- we're free!

>

>http://www.eskimo.com/~melody23/scavvy.htm The Scavenger Online.

>

>http://www.rummaging.com/addlink/usrlinks.html The Internet Resale

>Directory to Secondhand Surplus and Salvage.

>

>http://www.angelfire.com/biz/inforesearchlab/ The Champion Cheapskate

>Training Center

>

>Peace

>

> D.

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