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2022

Intentional Spending: Frugal vs. Cheap

I’m in a facebook group for frugal living and a question came up regarding personal care spending.  The question went something like this:  “Do you spend a lot for your shampoo?  I believe mine is making my hair fall out. “ The responses ranged from “do not skimp on caring for yourself” to “this could be related to something other than shampoo, such as thyroid issues or vitamin deficiencies.”  But the responses were consistently and unanimously on the side of not skimping on personal care items when choosing frugality could possibly cause you harm. Obviously there’s…

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by justamarylandgirl
2022

My Spendless Saturday at the Library

Last weekend I had no plans. I love weekends like that. Being able to just do whatever I feel like it, go wherever I feel like it, IF i feel like…that’s the epitome of relaxing for me. So on Saturday when my boyfriend asked what I wanted to do, I had nothing really to suggest. The easiest answers to that question always seem to involve spending money for no reason, And with it being winter, like…below freezing winter…it’s not like I could pick some free outdoor activity. So an easy response usually is something like…

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by justamarylandgirl

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