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Sep 24 2008, 07:47 PM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Myscha Theriault at partner blog Wise Bread. Are you needing to look the part, even if you'd rather not be bothered? Having to save some scones while still playing the game? I hear you. And sitting on the sidelines isn't always an option. Particularly when your network is directly related to your net worth. A few tips were covered in my previous article, "How to be a high-end cheapskate." Here are a few more suggestions to help you survive on the corporate playing field and still bank some bucks.
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Sep 10 2008, 10:23 PM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Sarah Winfrey at partner blog Wise Bread. "Pa-doink" is the sound you hear when something small and heavy hits water. Think about a child throwing a coin into the fountain at a shopping mall: A toss and a pa-doink later, there's one more wish waiting to be granted and one more coin at the bottom of the pool. I heard a story once about a man whose job it was to clean those coins out of the fountain. None of his supervisors wanted the money. "It's not enough to bother about," they said, and "It's not worth our while," so the man shrugged and took the coins home. He didn't know what to do with them, but he put them in an extra jar his wife had given him and set them aside for later.
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Aug 28 2008, 05:40 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Thursday Bram at partner blog Wise Bread. In high school, I watched a friend drop more than $100 on a trip to her favorite salon. I'd always known that her hair looked better than mine, but I couldn't believe that it was simply a matter of money. I didn't want it to be, either. Even in high school, I had other financial priorities than my hairdo. However, there are frugal options for taking care of your locks. It's taken me a while to find them, but I use these tricks regularly.
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Jul 23 2008, 11:08 PM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Linsey Knerl at partner blog Wise Bread. The sudden aggravation of my son's allergies became the last straw for this frugal family. While we had suffered through a summer or two in our old farm home with little to no air conditioning in most rooms, this year was going to be different. Credit card in hand (we enjoy collecting those rewards points), my husband headed to our local Pamida for the 12,000-Btu beauty. Soon after he arrived, he called me from his cell phone -- a bit more than aggravated. "Lins, it's showing $50 more than what you said it was going to cost." I reached for my sale ad and realized that the great price on the very last one in stock had ended -- yesterday.
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Jun 19 2008, 06:03 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread. My husband and I often search online for fixes for our electronics problems because if a gadget is out of warranty it often costs quite a bit to get it fixed. When we find a solution that is not hard to implement, we figure we might as well try it. We have been able to fix many things, including computers and handhelds. Lately my husband's Nintendo DS Lite has been giving him problems. Namely, the shoulder buttons at the top of the portable gaming console have been sporadically unresponsive. He has been using my DS, and he was thinking of buying a new one. However, today he found a great low-tech fix on the Internet that saved us more than $100.
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Jun 05 2008, 04:55 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread. Once upon a time I sold a lot of stuff on eBay and Amazon, and I always needed envelopes, boxes and padding. The cost of these shipping supplies can really add up when you mail more than 1,000 things per year, so I looked into how to cut down my shipping costs. Here are some of the ways you can get supplies for free and lower your business overhead.
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May 29 2008, 06:21 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Paul Michael at partner blog Wise Bread. The chances are, you're dehydrated right now. In fact, more than 75% of the American population is dehydrated, and worse still, more than 80% of them know they are. No big deal? Well, it is, actually. Lack of hydration can lead to all kinds of problems, including obesity, fatigue and a much higher risk of certain cancers. So grab a glass or three of water and read on.
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Apr 10 2008, 05:48 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Nora Dunn at partner blog Wise Bread. As a traveler, very little irks me more than walking into a store and paying $7 to $12 for passport pictures. You need them not only for passports, but also visas, international driver's licenses, and other miscellaneous pieces of photo ID. At about 10 bucks a pop, this cost of traveling can add up. And ultimately, all they do is sit you in front of a white background, take your picture with a digital camera, then crop and print out a few copies. Ta-da: $10, please. The good news is that with a digital camera, you can take your own passport photos and print them out for pennies on the dollar. Literally.
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Mar 27 2008, 06:18 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Carrie Kirby at partner blog Wise Bread. I was hard on cell phones as a carefree single gal. Now that I have two little kids, I'm impossible. Teething slobber and juice in a diaper bag knocked out the first two phones of my parenting years. When phone No. 3 slipped from my sweater pocket into the toddler's tub shortly after I'd extended my service plan to replace phone No. 2, I was stuck. I wouldn't be eligible for an upgrade for at least a year. I couldn't bear the thought of paying more than $100 out-of-pocket for a new phone, but -- pregnant and with a small child -- I didn't feel right walking and driving around Chicago without the safety net of a cell phone. I mentioned my trouble to my father-in-law, who laughed and said he had two unused phones from the same carrier sitting at home. He'd changed providers, and the phones had belonged to members of their family plan. With relief, I switched my SIM card into one of them. It was old, a bit clunky, with no camera or other frills, but it worked great. Last weekend, on a work/family trip to California, I forgot to zip the pocket of my ski jacket on the slopes of the Sierras. One major wipeout later, it was goodbye, hand-me-down phone.
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Mar 20 2008, 05:32 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread. Since I got married, people have been constantly asking me two questions: "Are you pregnant yet?" and "Are you going to buy a house?" If you are a reader of my personal blog, you already know that I don't want to buy a house in the San Francisco Bay Area right now because the prices are still quite ridiculous. The hubby and I always tell people that we cannot afford a house, but that's not entirely true. We can afford to buy a house with a pretty nice margin of comfort, but we don't want to buy one just because we can afford it. One day I told someone that I do not want to afford a house right now and he asked me what I meant. Here is my explanation. We do not need to spend more. The cost to own a unit similar to what we live in is two to three times what we pay in rent. The only purpose of a house is to provide shelter, and I don't see a need to upgrade just because we can afford it.
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