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Frugal Living

Get Professional Services For Free By Bartering

by That One Caveman on October 20, 2008

Your work is valuable to others

Everyone has some sort of skill. Regardless of if you are a doctor, a lawyer, a bricklayer, or if you can just lift boxes, there is someone out there who needs access to your skills. In the corporate world, you trade access to these skills by the hour for a set amount of money. [...]

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Your Local Library Is a Valuable Resource

by That One Caveman on October 7, 2008

Photo credit: Celeste

Last week, as I enjoyed a nice, relaxing at-home vacation, I realized I couldn’t get any writing done with the distractions in my home. Between the TV, my daughter, the construction going on in my basement, and various chores waiting to be done at home, I couldn’t gather my thoughts long enough to [...]

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Frugality Is A Day-To-Day Battle

by That One Caveman on October 6, 2008

This past weekend as our family’s vacation to Branson, MO, wound to an end, we took our “traditional” trip to a handful of the various outlet malls in the area. Honestly, this is more of a futile attempt to stretch out our vacation than an opportunity to shop. But when walking among the assorted [...]

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9 Cheap and Easy Ways To Prepare Your Home For Winter

by That One Caveman on October 2, 2008

Now that Autumn has arrived, it’s time to start preparing your home for winter. The news has been noting since summer that this winter’s heating bills are going to be anywhere from 10% to 50% higher than last year’s due to changes in the price of oil, natural gas, and electricity. Outside factors [...]

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Time Your Vacations To Get the Best Deals

by That One Caveman on September 23, 2008

Every year, my family makes a “pilgrimage” to Branson, MO, as a relaxing family vacation. For years, we would pack up for Labor Day weekend and make the long drive down, but everyone else seemed to do the same, too. Yes, one last gasp of summer air is nice at the water park, [...]

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Reduce Your Spending By Being a Late Adopter

by That One Caveman on September 18, 2008

After years of waiting for the game and nearly 11 months since it’s release, I finally purchased The Orange Box for PC. I played Half-Life and Team Fortress all through college and I loved the community that built around the games. When Team Fortress 2 was announced, you can imagine my elation at [...]

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