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The Frugal Duchess

From Sharon Harvey Rosenberg: a fun, frugal and fashionable way to save money and live well.
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11 Tools for Teaching Kids about Money

Oct 30, 2008
My kids are becoming more thoughtful about money, and it's a process to teach them how to save more, shop wisely and earn money through small jobs. The meltdown in the economic markets provides a fitting time to school our kids on personal finance,...

6 Tips to Detour Around Car Loan Problems

Sep 16, 2008
This item from Citibank offered good tips about reducing car loan headaches. "After mortgages, auto financing is the most expensive loan most Americans carry...

Need a Second Job? Ideas & Strategies For Extra Money

Jul 30, 2008
Bartender? Seamstress? Tutor? Retail clerk? Those are a few of the second job ideas from CCCS that caught my eye. Here's the release...

They Retired My Brown Bag & Still Gave Me the Rebate

Jul 22, 2008
Is there an expiration date on a brown paper bag? I'm not sure, but a cashier at a local market decided that my brown paper bag needed to be permanently checked out. To save money, I often bring my own paper bags to the store. The payoff: I receive a...

Ask Your Boss to Underwrite a Bus Pass and Save $1,200 a Year

Jul 9, 2008
A friend of mine has found a way to shave at least $1,200 a year from her commuting costs. She now takes the bus and train to work, and her employer is underwriting a large portion of the fare.

Frugal Duchess Moves to WiseBread.com & Starts a Video Channel

Oct 20, 2009
I'm going to the beach because reality has hit like an overdue bill: I need to get more rest and to work smarter. I need to be more frugal with my time. And for that reason I am relocating to Wise Bread as a steady blogger. I have also helped to...

How to Trim Fat From the Family Budget

Sep 25, 2009
Small changes have reduced electrical charges in my home. On a year-over-year basis, we have used 20 percent less electricity due to two minor adjustments. We have switched most of the light bulbs to compact florescent bulbs (CFLs), an energy-saving...

Currency Exchange & Other Tricks to Save More Money

Sep 21, 2009
Currency exchange is a thrifty tool in my home. To save money, my 11-year-old daughter has swapped five single dollars for a five-dollar-bill and has traded up for even larger denominations. She uses the larger bills to preserve capital. “When I see...

Rosh HaShannah: New Year Greetings From an Ironing Board

Sep 18, 2009
We can iron out past wrinkles in money, relationships and clothing. That's what I learned as I ironed clothing for Rosh HaShannah, the New Year on the Hebrew calendar. Even if you don't celebrate the holiday, September is still a time of beginnings...

Kiplinger.com: 7 Lessons From the Financial Meltdown

Sep 16, 2009
In this guest post, Kiplinger.com offers 7 Lessons from the Meltdown, including: "1) Where's the money? You'd better know—literally. The reported $50-billion swindle orchestrated by Bernard Madoff and other fleece jobs should put to rest the notion...


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