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Jul 02 2009, 10:15 AM
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Donna Freedman
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A friend of mine pours leftover coffee into ice-cube trays. The caffeinated cubes make first-rate iced coffee because they chill the beverage without diluting it.
That got me thinking about other ways to use ice cube trays -- and no, Jell-O shots don't count.
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Jun 19 2009, 09:08 AM
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Donna Freedman
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Want to save a bunch on groceries? Make this the official "Clean Out the Cupboards and Freezer Month." Smart Spending message board reader "mdwilson" does it each June and it pays off big-time.
Not only does she save at least a couple of hundred bucks, she gets rid of the mystery meat.
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Jun 09 2009, 06:27 PM
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Donna Freedman
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Recently I opened a new checking account to get free money from the bank. Since I had the option to give the account a name I called it "Home," as in "a home of my own."
Did that really make a difference?
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May 01 2009, 08:34 AM
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Donna Freedman
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Got coupons? Maybe not. Maybe your local paper includes few or no Sunday inserts. Maybe you're feeling so squeezed by the economic downturn that you can't afford new printer cartridges -- or for that matter, a Sunday paper.
Stephanie Nelson of CouponMom.com suggests a way to get free coupons. It takes very little work and is paying off for one of Nelson's co-workers.
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Apr 06 2009, 03:17 PM
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Donna Freedman
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
On the way home from the doctor last week I stopped at the bank, planning to deposit a check in my account and $50 cash that my daughter asked me to drop into hers. I felt so lousy that I broke my own rule and used the drive-through lane.
The receipts came back to me in an envelope, which should have been a clue. It wasn't. (See "felt so lousy," above.) So I drove off without checking the contents.
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Apr 06 2009, 10:15 AM
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Donna Freedman
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
I have a long history of saving plastic bags for reuse. Lately I've even been saving the bags from those 16-ounce frozen vegetables. I wasn't sure how I'd use them, but figured something would suggest itself.
It did.
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Apr 03 2009, 01:54 PM
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Donna Freedman
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Denny's gave away some 2 million Grand Slam breakfasts on Feb. 3. Now they're at it again with the "Pass Along Grand Slam Kindness" promotion. From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, you can get a free Grand Slamwich for a friend when you order a Grand Slam for yourself.
"We invite you to bring a friend . . . anyone who could use a hug, a smile, a lift, a free meal. . . . I'm sure everyone knows someone who they want to pass Grand Slam kindness on to," says Mark Chmiel, chief marketing and innovation officer.
What's a Grand Slamwich? So glad you asked.
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Mar 25 2009, 04:28 PM
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Donna Freedman
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Recently I treated my daughter and son-in-law to sandwiches (using a coupon, of course). At the register I heard those words no one wants to hear: "I'm sorry, this card was declined."
I responded with the same words all the deadbeats use: "That can't be right. Run it again."
He did, and it was declined again. Face aflame, I paid with a different card. (Yes, I could have paid cash but I use credit cards for the rewards. And ever since I got out of divorce debt I have paid my balances in full each month.) When I got home I called to ask why my plastic had been declined -- and the answer was also one of those things that no one wants to hear.
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Posted
Mar 11 2009, 11:07 AM
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Donna Freedman
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Want to get a head start on your spring cleaning by de-cluttering? Try a tactic recommended by a Smart Spending message board reader posting as "AwakenedSpiritHawk1." Twice a year, this reader and her friends have a "shopping party" with food, fun and freebies.
Got a stack of books you've read? Home decor items given as gifts that simply aren't your style? A shirt you rarely wear? Here's your chance to clear closets, bookshelves and tabletops. Think of it as your own private Freecycle. After all, one person's discard is another person's great find.
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Posted
Mar 10 2009, 04:36 PM
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Donna Freedman
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
When I was a kid, many of our meals began with a pound of ground beef because it was the cheapest meat to be had. These days, my mom would be horripilated by the price of ground round. It's costlier than steaks used to be, way back when the Earth was still cooling.
Recently I discovered an alternative -- and I'm not talking about vegetarianism.
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