9 Tips to Get the Most Out Your Next Thrift Shopping Experience

 In addition to being a frugal feminista, I am a thriftista. Actually, I was introduced to thrifting on an episode of Ricki Lake back in the day. Some of my favorite finds have been my $7 Morgan Oakley bag and my silky, sexy  Diane Von Furstenberg summer dress that I snagged for $0.10. Yes, that is not

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Eating Healthily On A Budget: My Tour at Walmart as a Fresh Crew Member

Prior to joining the Walmart Fresh Crew, I had been struggling to balance my busy schedule: work, home, and my health. I had already lost about seven of the twelve pounds that I hadwanted to lose, but realized that I could benefit from more fruits and vegetables in my diet. Instead of just reducing the

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My Top Tips for Your Finances in the New Year (Part II)

Last week I gave you a few of my top tips for being in your best financial shape for 2014. Here are 3 more to round out the list! 4. Put Down the ATM card  This one I struggle with myself, I have to admit.  Plastic is so easy and convenient, it’s true. But that’s the problem.

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My Top Tips for Your Finances in the New Year

We only have a couple more weeks left in 2013. So I know a lot of you are planning ahead to be about your money for the new year. Here are my top tips to get you ready to succeed: 1. Budget This rule comes from Personal Finance 101. If you do not already have

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How Not to Blow Your Year-End Bonus

This guest post is from Kathleen over at Frugal Portland. She is very cool peoples and knowledgable about frugal fun living. Check out her site here and find out more about her. -k Are you lucky enough to get a holiday bonus this year? I’m in sales, and we do a lot of our billing

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MONEY MATTERS: “Start saving before life sends you an opportunity that you can’t afford”

Hi, my name is Natasha and I’m a recovering spend-aholic. I think it’s genetic with a mix of worldly pressures with a minor in culture. Or in grown-up vernacular, “I take full responsibility” in how I spend my money. With this spend-aholic intervention, I had to reflect on my behavior when it came to money

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How to Conquer the Holidays Like a Frugalista!

Worried about over-spending during the upcoming holiday season?  Here are 7 rules to follow in order to conquer the holidays like a frugalista! 1. The first thing you want to do is look at your spending from last year. This will be especially easy to do if you use online banking. All of your purchases

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5 Tips To Protect Your Purse and Your Purchases While Holiday Shopping

The holiday season is not only a time for giving; it’s also a time for taking.  Yes, it’s sad but true.  While you may be thinking of ways to spread holiday cheer, there are those among us plotting and scheming of ways to separate you from your money and all of your holiday purchases. But

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Can You Hear Me Now? Could Lycamobile be a Good & Affordable Cell Phone Service?

Last night, my Frugal Fab 5 Ladies and I hosted our first Twitter Chat! It was great. I will give a recap a little later. But for today, Victoria, one-half of My Fab Fico and one-fifth of the Frugal Fab 5 is here talking about how a new cell phone service. With this review, I

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Beauty on a Budget- Handling Oily Skin

by Tonya Rapley As I have told you guys, Tonya is one-fifth of The Frugal Fab 5 and half of the duo at My Fab Fico, a seriously on point personal finance and lifestyle blog. (Please check it out!) Today she is tackling the topic of oily skin…on a budget. I know that I battled with

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