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• Extreme-saving choice: Live in your van

  Posted Jul 10 2008, 02:04 PM by Karen Datko
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  Filed under: housing, extreme savings, Karen Datko, transportation
  Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

  To those readers who have cut spending every which way they can, but find it's not enough, "Tight Fisted Miser" offers an extreme idea -- live in a van.

  The 40-year-old law student is seriously considering a van-dwelling experience when his apartment lease runs out in the fall.   Read More...

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• 'Cheaper than cheap': Tips for ultra-frugal living

  Posted Jun 11 2008, 11:15 AM by Karen Datko
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  Filed under: extreme savings, saving, Karen Datko, transportation
  Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

  Some frugal-living tips -- turning two-ply toilet paper into one-ply -- seem over the top, but others, like reusing Ziploc bags, are accepted practice in lots of households. The Happy Rock provides six "cheaper than cheap" tips "that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous" and asks readers to vote on their usefulness.

  "Rock" provides a thorough explanation of each über-frugal tip as part of an ongoing series of posts, complete with how-to links in case you need some help implementing them.   Read More...

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