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Aug 05 2008, 03:23 PM
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Karen Datko
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Just how much caffeine does a person need in one day? Plenty, or so suggests Starbucks, which today rolled out a new nationwide promotion to entice morning customers back for a same-day afternoon fix. It's just the latest in a series of short-term discounts and freebies designed to get repeat traffic into Starbucks' shrinking number of stores. This one was available for a test drive in several locations around the country before its unveiling today at every store.
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Jul 29 2008, 10:00 AM
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Karen Datko
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Not everyone loves grocery coupons. Some people don't have time or patience to clip them, and others don't get the Sunday paper. Many stores won't accept Web-based coupons, and many others don't offer double-coupon deals. Crystal at Money Saving Mom does love her coupons, but she has food-shopping strategies for those who don't. Her advice can help you meet the $100-a-week challenge for a family of four.
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Jul 18 2008, 01:09 PM
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Karen Datko
Mike at Clever Dude recently faced one of those "does this make me look cheap?" moments. He and Stacie were part of a group of 11 honoring a departing colleague with dinner. Mike and Stacie split a veggie main course after everyone shared appetizers, and they drank water. Others had meat dishes and drinks. When it was time to pay, the others decided the bill should be split evenly, which would cost Mike and Stacie a lot more than the price of their actual meals. What do you do when you're faced with that situation?
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Jul 14 2008, 07:14 PM
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Karen Datko
We love questions like this one asked by Nickel at FiveCentNickel: "What is your biggest financial vice?" You just never know what people are going to say. Readers name pretty common splurges, like lunches out, and then someone comes out with a zinger. For instance, after Nickel and others estimated they spend $1,000 to $2,000 more a year than they'd like on eating out, they heard from reader "TSModie." "Is a couple of thousand dollars a year really affecting your finances? If so, you need to start making more money," said TSModie, who lost $20,000 on gambling last year.
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Jul 14 2008, 02:05 PM
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Karen Datko
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With American icon Budweiser becoming a foreign-owned brew, and the cost of hops and other ingredients driving beer prices up, maybe it's time to get downright domestic about beer. Honestly, folks, it's not that difficult to make beer at home, as Lise notes in a two-part post at Frugal in the Fruitlands. We used to do it -- and were amazed at the quality of our results. Some upfront investment is required for carboys, fermentation locks, bottles and some other equipment -- but you may be able to find them on Freecycle. You can also have your friends save their beer bottles, Lise says.
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Jul 12 2008, 05:27 PM
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Karen Datko
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OK, tofu and broccoli are on Brie Cadman's list of "The 20 healthiest foods for under $1" at Divine Caroline. But so are eggs, whole grain pasta, bananas, potatoes and coffee. Are you on board now? This excellent post puts a big dent in the contention that stretching your food dollars means you'll be eating more unhealthy or fattening food. She describes the nutritional value of each food and offers serving suggestions. Plus she provides links to wonderful recipes like easy breakfast potatoes and huevos rancheros.
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Jul 08 2008, 05:05 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from partner blog Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. My wife and I have been trying to cook more often as a way to combat the rising price of everything. One unfortunate side effect of this is that we've been throwing out our leftovers as we discover them pushed to the back of our refrigerator. The solution is to use a leftover calendar. We took advantage of a calendar we already have on a kitchen wall and turned it into our leftover calendar. We found a Sharpie and stuck it on top of the calendar. As we make meals, we write what we made in the box for that day. As we eat the leftovers, we cross it off the list.
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Jul 02 2008, 05:15 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread. In a previous article about gasoline prices I noted that many packaged drinks are quite expensive and that the cheapest drink out there is water. The main reason people don't drink water is that it is tasteless and not very "fun" to drink. On the other hand, water is definitely better for you than sodas, so now there is a entire category of packaged drinks like VitaminWater that are basically bottled water with coloring, vitamins and flavor. Instead of buying those drinks, you can add many things to water at home to make it more exciting to drink.
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Jun 30 2008, 05:34 PM
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Karen Datko
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We figure lots of folks will be eating tube steak rather than rib-eye on this Fourth of July. If you're having a holiday barbecue, hot dogs aren't the only way to save money. Food savings are on the minds of many personal-finance bloggers as Independence Day nears. We offer a smorgasbord of their thoughts, ranging from cheaper watermelon to hot wings that are free to those whose towns are "hotter than Hell."
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Jun 26 2008, 01:37 PM
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Karen Datko
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Frugal Babe has boiled water, made both oatmeal and rice, baked biscuits and reheated lasagne in her new-to-her solar oven/cooker. Pretty impressive, no? Next she's going to bake a chocolate cake. We've been reading about solar ovens and wondered if they really work. In her post and the comments that followed, Frugal Babe answers a lot of questions about them. For instance, does solar cooking take more time? Just a little bit more with the one she bought, she writes. Hers gets to 350 or 400 degrees quickly and stays there if the oven's position is changed every half-hour as the sun moves.
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