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Saving Money On Bedding

This is a guide about saving money on bedding. If you have gone shopping for bedding lately, you may still be recovering from sticker shock.

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Saving Money On Furniture

This is a guide about saving money on furniture. Furniture can be very expensive, try some frugal alternatives to spending a lot on furniture.

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Ensuring That You Have Nice Towels

My husband goes to visit other people's homes and finds their towels to be either rag like or thin. For years, at least once a month, he buys a medium sized towel when doing grocery shopping.

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Saving Money on Towels

This is a guide about saving money on towels. We all appreciate a bargain, and shopping of towels is no exception.

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Saving Money On Tools

This is a guide about saving money on tools. Having the tool for the job and save time and money.

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Finding Free Furniture

When I need something I ask my friends to "ask around" for me. Most of the time someone has the item and they simply want to get it "out of the way".

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Watch for Discarded Furniture

Find out when large item garbage pick-up is happening around you. In the days before that date, inspect furniture sitting at roadside. Explore the alleys and dumpsters behind places of business. Sometimes businesses discard slightly worn furniture that is still useable.

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Sign Up for Local Freecycle

I sign up for the freecycle yahoo posting in our area. I received some really nice furniture this way. Also in Florida, what people don't want they put on the curb, and you are free to take it. We look at the piece to see if it is good or worth redoing.

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Saving Money on a Dishwasher

This is a guide about saving money on a dishwasher. The dishwasher is an appliance that be a real time saver and can be found in almost every home. They are expensive to purchase and install though.

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Free Information About Freebies

When looking for freebies, why not start with free information? Several websites gather all the free samples, coupons, and great offers. A few have a hidden agenda that makes their operation look a bit shady, but others are legitimate sites that are harmless free fun.

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Saving Money on Your Electric Bill, Money and Light Bulb on Top of Electric Bill

Saving Money on Your Electric Bill

This is a guide about saving money on your electric bill. The electric or power bill can easily be one of your largest utility payments, especially if you have electric heat. Finding ways to save money on your electric bill can really help the family budget.

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Saving Money on Your Water Bill

This is a guide about saving money on your water bill. It's easy to let the water bill get out of hand, especially during the summer. There are many steps you can take year round though to curb your water consumption.

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Saving Money on Furnishing Your First Apartment

This is a guide about saving money on furnishing your first apartment. Moving out is an exciting time. Furnishing your new home, can be expensive, but, if you know the right places to look you can get some great deals.

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Saving Money on Poster Framing

This is a guide about saving money on poster framing. Framing is a great way to protect and preserve your favorite posters. However, it can be costly to frame posters because of their size.

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Saving Money on Toys

This is a guide about saving money on toys. Kids need toys to play with for both entertainment and development. There is no end to the stream of new, innovative and expensive toys available on the market.

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Saving Money on Firewood

This is a guide about saving money on firewood. Firewood can be quite expensive. Finding a good deal on firewood is helpful, especially if you use a lot of it to warm your home.

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Obsessed with Coupons

To say that I'm obsessed with extreme couponing is almost an understatement. What started as a special television program in January has become a weekly program, teaching viewers how to become extreme couponers who take home four carts of groceries for under $50.

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Can Saving Water Save Electricity?

After unplugging every gadget that wasn't being used, turning off every light that didn't need to burn, and replacing every appliance with an energy saving model, there still had to be an unseen way to save electricity. Saving water can save electricity as well.

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Getting the News for Free

With the availability of online news, why pay for it to be delivered? I was surprised at how quickly I had an answer to this question. I would pay to have it delivered because I could turn the cost around, and ultimately get the hard copies of the newspaper for free.

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Looking for Hidden Rebates

When purchasing a large appliance, there is often a store or manufacturer's rebate attached. What many don't realize, however, is that there are more rebates waiting to be taken.

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How Can I Reduce My Heating Costs?

I seldom turn up my house heat yet the cost is my biggest expense; how can I reduce it? (I've done all the obvious.)

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Getting the News for Free

Getting the News for FreeWith the availability of online news, why pay for it to be delivered? I was surprised at how quickly I had an answer to this question. I would pay to have it delivered because I could turn the cost around, and ultimately get the hard copies of the newspaper for free.


Looking for Hidden Rebates

Looking for Hidden RebatesWhen purchasing a large appliance, there is often a store or manufacturer's rebate attached. What many don't realize, however, is that there are more rebates waiting to be taken.


Saving Money on Heating Costs

Saving Money on Heating CostsAdvice for saving money on heating costs from the ThriftyFun community. If you have a wood burning stove, this helps run that during the day throughout your home and shut off the oil heat and only use the oil heat at night when you are sleeping.


Saving Money on Outdoor Furniture

Saving Money on Outdoor FurnitureTips for saving money on outdoor furniture as suggested by the ThriftyFun community. As you know, outdoor dining tables with their umbrellas cost a fair piece of change.