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Tips from S on how to spend less eating out

Published in October 13th, 2019
Posted by in How to, Strategy
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I must admit I am hopeless to give advice on reducing the cost of eating out, because eating out to me means about as much as a book on string theory does to the next person. Fortunately, I got “saved” by S who has taken a year off to travel around US and Canada by […]

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The Mini-minimum wardrobe

Published in October 12th, 2019
Posted by in How to, Strategy
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Previously, I have a advocated having about 12 items of socks, underwear and shirts based on the laundry cycle of the typical toploading laundry mat. This works well, because it allows you do a cold and a warm (60C) wash at the same time every two weeks or so. This works well for a single […]

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My list of 25 money saving tips

Published in October 11th, 2019
Posted by in How to
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Frugal for Life recently posted a big list of tips to save money and The Family CEO posted list of 25 things I do to save money, so I figured I would make my own list as well. These suggestions range from rookie to expert. Get netflix or blockbuster instead of going to the movies. […]

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