The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas – Day Six

December 17, 2011

Welcome back to, dear friends, to the Twelve days of Frugal Christmas countdown. We’re halfway through! Why it seems like just six days ago that we started this. My, how time does fly. In honor of Friday, and due to the fact that The Frugality Game’s annual Christmas party is in two hours, it’s going [...]

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The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas – Day 5: Party Perfection

December 16, 2011

We’ve reached the point in The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas when it’s time to veer away from the gift-giving (we’ll still have more ideas in the coming days) and focus on the time-honored art of throwing an awesome Christmas party. But before we get ahead of ourselves, take a moment to check out the [...]

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The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas – Day Four

December 14, 2011

Today is all about the kids; those cherub-faced bundles of joy whom you give your time, youth, sanity and wallets to. Before we get started, be sure to check out any of the previous installments of The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas you may have missed. Day One. Day Two. Day Three. Now that we’re [...]

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The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas – Day Three

December 14, 2011

The Frugal train to an awesome Christmas just keeps rolling down the tracks. It’s unstoppable! It’s coming off the rails! If you missed the first two installments, click the links below to get caught up. Day one. Day two . Let’s get right into it… First up are some apparel choices for the family courtesy [...]

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The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas – Day Two

December 12, 2011

Ho, ho, ho, everybody! The Frugal Polar Express is back today to give you more amazing gift ideas that will keep cash in your pocket and peace in your mind. Let’s go ahead and get started… Okay, the deals on Amazon.com (affiliate) are absolutely insane. For example, they had a Pearl CenterStage drum kit, listed at $998, [...]

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The Twelve Days of Frugal Christmas – Day One

December 9, 2011

We can’t all be the guy in the Lexus commercial who gets his wife a brand new car wrapped in a giant novelty bow.  Most of us just don’t have thousands of dollars lying around for such lavish gifts. That doesn’t mean we can’t be excellent gift-givers this year, however. There is a wealth of [...]

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The Single Experiment – Figuring it Out

December 7, 2011

I think I’m starting to get the hang of this whole “savings” thing. Last week, I challenged myself to spend as little as I could over the following seven days. I did spectacularly well. Aside from the $900 I dropped on rent, I spent a total of $71.96 over the previous week. Even then, less [...]

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The Single Experiment – The Most Bang for Your Buck

December 6, 2011

When I was a kid, I watched Ghostbusters. Every weekend and every day off from school, that’s what I’d do. I loved it. I didn’t even know who Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, or Harold Ramis were. I just saw Peter, Ray and Egon. My mom paid $20 for a VHS tape of the film in [...]

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Keep It, Limit It, or Lose It.

December 3, 2011

Here it is – the moment of truth. I’ve reached the point in my financial adventure where I must take a long hard look at my spending habits and decide what’s acceptable, what could use some work, and what has to be cut out entirely. It’s no walk in the park being so introspective when [...]

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Exclusive Interview: “Frugal Under Forty” Shares Financial Wisdom

December 1, 2011

Today we have a special treat: an exclusive, in-depth interview with an up-and-coming personal finance blogger. I stumbled across Frugal Under Forty thanks to an article that talked about one of our videos. After looking around the site and becoming a subscribing reader for a while, I decided it would be the perfect place to [...]

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