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Gift wrapping paper and ribbons

Published in April 3rd, 2024
Posted by in frugal
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What do you do with the gift wrapping paper and the ribbons after you unwrap the gifts? When I was a kid, my mother taught us to carefully unwrap the presents and avoid crumbling or ripping the paper apart. This was often a challenge, especially if the gift giver had used a lot of tape. […]

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Stop throwing away food

Published in March 8th, 2024
Posted by in frugal
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When I was a kid I was always told to finish whatever was on my place. Wasted food never seemed to be a problem. Today I read in the newspaper that people throw away food worth billions annually. I think this reflects a change in attitude. What happens is that something is cooked. The proper […]

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The ultimate cheapskate – reflux

Published in December 25th, 2008
Posted by in frugal, Timely
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While trying to avoid repeating myself by not blogging daily anymore, I have been reading a lot of books lately. I got 13 checked out from the library, another 9 on request, and I got a stack from paperbackswap (link to the lower right). I haven’t really read anything that was not somehow “productive” in […]

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