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Sierra Black reuses her tinfoil, recycles her orange peels and reduces her spending in the Boston area. You can read about her adventures in parenting at http://childwild.com
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Posted November 12, 2009 - 08:00 by Sierra Black
Green Living, Cars and Transportation
Even in this tough economy, there's a booming market in personal carbon credits. People are realizing that being "green" in an environmental sense is as valuable as being "green" in a financial one. Carbon offsets can be a great tool to reveal the true cost of our consumer choices. But they can also be fraudulent or foolish. Here's how to find the good ones.
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Posted November 9, 2009 - 08:00 by Sierra Black
Shopping
I've never bought a lottery ticket, but I do often buy extended warranties. Why? Because I am brutal on my possessions. I drop them, I spill things on them, I crash them into things. I also have two small kids and a teenage boy in my household, who are no gentler than I am.
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Posted November 4, 2009 - 06:00 by Sierra Black
Shopping
Are Americans suffering from "frugality fatigue"? After a year of tightened belts and tighter fists, we're reaching for our wallets again and returning to our bad old ways. Or so the theory goes.
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Posted October 27, 2009 - 07:00 by Sierra Black
Cars and Transportation
Getting a great deal on a used car is easy if you know how. Here are 9 tips from a frugal family on how to get the most out of your car-buying dollars.
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