If you’re willing to be patient, gracious, and alert to opportunities, you can enjoy free meals on certain occasions. Here are ways that have worked for me.
Can't afford to live on your pension or Social Security in the U.S.? Why not find a cheaper place to live? No, not Canada - the other communist mecca... that's right, China!
Ha ha! I know I'll get all kinds of flack for that one. [more]
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Using any of these debt tracking systems, you'll have a much easier time paying off your debt once and for all.
How to Calculate Future Value, and Why It Matters
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Ask the Readers: Have You Ever Done a No-Spend Challenge?
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If you’re willing to be patient, gracious, and alert to opportunities, you can enjoy free meals on certain occasions. Here are ways that have worked for me.
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With electricity rates and propane prices rising, we learned in a big hurry how to dry our clothes with minimal dryer use.
The 5 Best Blow Dryers
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10 Things You Can Totally Regift — And 7 Things You Shouldn't
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Make Money Recycling: Get Paid to Recycle by 15 Websites
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Got a problem with clutter? Make this one commitment, and your house (and life) will become awesomely clutter-free.
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When your lunch break rolls around, leave the computer, get off the phone, and use your time for you — stop giving it to the man.
Tiny Nestegg? Retire abroad!
Can't afford to live on your pension or Social Security in the U.S.? Why not find a cheaper place to live? No, not Canada - the other communist mecca... that's right, China! Ha ha! I know I'll get all kinds of flack for that one. [more]