The benefits of Viral Linking: 1. One of the fastest ways to see your Technorati Authority explode! 2. Increase your Google PageRank fast 3. Attract large volume of new traffic to your site 4. Build your community 5. Make new friends! I have randomly selected 5 of you below to be tagged and I...
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Tax refunds are like steaks – everyone likes them different. Some people like theirs well-done, and blow their huge tax refund on crap they don’t need. Others like theirs rare – they see no reason to give Uncle Sam a free loan. Someday, if both my husband and I have a more predictable income,...
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photo credit: Manuel.A.69 A friend of mine sent me a link to a site with a 20-minute video called “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard. It took me over 3 months to follow the link an get around to watching it, being that if I don’t do something right away, it takes me...
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Tags: Annie Leonard, Environment, Frugal Spending, Story of Stuff
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I feel like February and March kind of flew by. I know that I have been sick, but I also feel like I have been busy. The problem is that I am not sure exactly what I was busy with. There’s all the daily things that have to do with life in general, but...
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With the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables on the rise, my husband and I have thought about purchasing a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) subscription. For a set price, and sometimes volunteer work on the farm, you receive produce on (usually) a weekly basis during the harvests. The produce is sometimes organic as well,...
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Ok – I know this is kind of off-topic, but please bear with me for a moment. I am a fairly healthy person – I eat well (with the exception of the occasional Oreo!), exercise to some extent (honestly, not as much in the winter, but that always changes in the spring), and maintain...
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Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter. I hope that you can find as much to be thankful for as I am – family, friends, a roof over your head, etc. We’ve “hidden” a couple of eggs while the kid is napping – I can’t wait to see how he is this year!
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I have a confession to make. This weekend, we splurged and picked up some potato chips and Oreo cookies at the grocery store. They were real Oreos (not generic), and for the record they were absolutely delicious. Both cookies and chips are an extremely rare find in our household – neither my husband and...
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I was talking to my friend the other day about bringing down their household costs, and he mentioned that their family cell phone plan cost $90 a month. This is just for he and his wife. They are on a network plan where they can talk to other members of their family for free...
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We are currently using Vonage for our local and long distance calls from home, but we are always looking for ways to save money. I was checking out this post at BudgetCents.net, and have ordered a free 30-day trial from magicJack. Our current local and long distance bill is about $30 per month –...
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