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Live (and Frugal) from Abbey Road – [w/ song titles]

April 27, 2010

A note from Fern: Frank reeeally loves the Beatles. In fact, there are 35 Beatles song titles in this post. So forgive him if he sounds a little strange today.
[For the regular version without highlighted song titles, go here]
Hello from hallowed ground, friends! Frank here, and it’s a hard day’s night for the [...]

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The Fall of an Empire (but not your finances)

April 14, 2010

Hello from Turkey! Frank here, and I’m writing from Byzantium….I mean Constantinople…..wait, I mean Istanbul. Yes, the whole family is here in one of the most culturally and historically rich cities that has ever been erected.
Istanbul, as it’s now known, was the heart of the Ottoman Empire; an empire which, at its peak in the [...]

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How to Create a Frugal Masterpiece

April 14, 2010

Hello, everyone! It’s Frannie! The rest of the family and I are still currently hopping around the globe on our long-awaited vacation. Today’s stop? None other than the beautiful, historic Sistine Chapel in Italy. What a beautiful sight!
The gorgeous ceiling of the Chapel was painted by the famous renaissance artist, Michelangelo, over the course of [...]

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Building a financial “Great Wall”

April 14, 2010

Greetings from the Great Wall of China! Frank here, and I’ve convinced the family to make a short stop at my personal favorite landmark.
Why the Great Wall, you ask? Well, the Great Wall was built as a shield against foreign attacks on the sovereignty of the Chinese people, just like our family bank accounts are [...]

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