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Frugal Living

How to Commute to Work by Bike

by That One Caveman on May 20, 2009

For the last year, I’ve concentrated on riding my bike to work when the weather is nice. Gas may not be as expensive as it was when I first bought the bike, but biking to work still saves me money and I learned I enjoy riding my bike and the great exercise. I realize that [...]

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Save Money By Buying the “Good” Toilet Paper

by That One Caveman on May 11, 2009

It feels a little funny writing about toilet paper, but I’ve discovered something that I just have to share: You can actually save money by switching from store-brand toilet paper to a quality name brand – even without coupons.
For months, we used the Target brand toilet paper because it was cheaper. After some quick calculations, [...]

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My Frugal Story: Generic Pain Killers and Pre-Buyer’s Remorse

by That One Caveman on April 20, 2009

I have been frugal as long as I can remember, but there are times that I catch myself taking it too far. Yesterday as I was standing in the pharmacy aisle of my local Target meticulously comparing generic pain killers and weighing the better cost per unit of the large bottle against the likelihood of [...]

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Buying In Bulk Isn’t Always the Best Option

by That One Caveman on January 15, 2009

This past weekend when I went shopping for diapers for my new daughter, I came upon a wall of packs of diapers of varying quantities and brands and prices. It was an overwhelming sight.
Our diaper brand of choice is Pampers, so I focused on those packs. The three sizes were appropriately priced:

Size
Price
Unit Price

78-pack
$18.99
$0.2435

100-pack
$19.99
$0.1999

152-pack
$29.99
$0.1973

But [...]

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Controlling Spending with a Cash-Only Christmas

by That One Caveman on November 13, 2008

This has been a rough third quarter here with us tapping our savings to pay for finishing our basement and to pay down debt, so our cash flow has been decidedly negative for some time. Couple that with preparing for the new baby and setting up my daughter’s new bedroom, we’re nearly out of [...]

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I Only Thought I Was Being Frugal…

by That One Caveman on October 27, 2008

This weekend on our monthly trip to Sam’s Club to stock up our pantry, we went in with our usual shopping list of diapers, cereal, cleaning supplies, frozen foods, and ground meat. We nonchalantly strolled through our “open while under renovation” club warehouse as we have every month for the last few years – completely [...]

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