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It takes a frugal spouse to make a frugal home

Posted April 2, 2009 - 06:20 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

Spouses

Something of an exaggeration, of course--a one-person household can be very frugal. But there's an underlying truth: A household is only as frugal as its least-frugal member.

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Too broke to be frugal?

Posted February 3, 2009 - 06:31 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Budgeting

Collapsed barn

The first few years after I got out of college my finances were seriously out of control. I was making pretty good money, but I was spending all of it. Worse, I wasn't keeping track, so I didn't even really know whether I was getting ahead or falling behind. During that period I more than once made some seriously unfrugal choices, simply because I didn't have cash on hand.

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