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Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog
http://patverettosfrugalliving.blogspot.com/
Thoughts about living frugally and saving money to be able to better afford the things we really want.
- Added on: Mar 22nd, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Pat Veretto
- Listed in: Development and Growth Food & Drink
- Tags: recipes personal finance frugal saving money frugal living pat veretto
Recent Posts
Merry Christmas!
And thank you to all who read and follow this blog. You've given me a great year and I hope that I've given you at least a few ideas on how to make your money go farther. I hope you all have a wonderful and fulfilling Christmas....
Christmas is for giving
Ever had a conversation about the best gift you've ever received? How about the best gift you've ever given? The best and most frugal gift I ever gave was many years ago. It was a pencil sketch of my brother.I'm not an artist, by any stretch of the i...
Joining challenges
Have you ever thought about challenging yourself to not spending anything for a week? Or to using up certain things in your pantry before shopping again? Just those two challenges can save quite a bit of money, if you take them seriously. Think about...
Mug rugs and quick gifts
I was inspired by a post on the Dollar Stretcher forums about DIY stocking stuffers to make a few "mug rugs" for Christmas, then got a little carried away. The upshoot of it was this heart mug rug, published by Favecrafts.com Cute Heart Mug...
Real trees are cheaper?
Here's a story I don't understand: Fake trees lose appeal for frugal Christmas shoppersIt's been a long time since I've bought a live tree for Christmas, but aren't they kind of expensive? And don't you have to buy them every year? Wouldn't it make m...
Got turkey?
Are you down to the last bit of turkey yet? Don't toss the carcass. Break it up and put it in a large pot and boil it until the tiny bits of meat start falling off. Remove the bones and strain the broth, then pick out the meat and freeze it for later...
