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Some more food for thought:

10 ways being frugal can actually cost you money- MSN Money
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Location location location..............

Best and worst places for cheapskates - MSN Real Estate
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along-for-the-ride;1224036 wrote: Do kids still have fun playing with those cheap plastic toys?

Yes, for the five minutes they last.


When I was a child "Made in Japan" meant cheap. I recall those stamped out plumpish-looking cars that cost nothing. These.



Funny that real cars today are beginning to resemble them.
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5 Major Differences Between Cheap and Frugal

Which one are you? Neither?
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Some more tips:

14 things you should stop paying for now- MSN Money
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I keep getting an Error 500 Internal Server Error coming up whenever I try posting here - and it's not even that long a post. Let's see if this shorter one works.
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I keep getting a 500 Internal Server Error whenever O put a proper post in here. Last time in allowed this post, but when I tried to edit it to put the rest of it in, I got the error again, and the tech post disappeared as well.

The post wasn't even that long either.
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At the grocery store:

7 ways to save on groceries- MSN Money
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For Halloween:

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Through the coming year, you may want to keep these in mind:

Food Holidays Calendar: When to Get Discounts Year-Round
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Anyone you know?

10 signs you've gone from frugal to cheap
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DEAR ABBY: My wife, "Tina," was very hurt by a friend recently. Her friend "Sally" called her "cheap" during a conversation ("she's cheap like you"). Sally didn't intend it to be hurtful, just an illustration -- but my wife is very upset about it.

We use coupons when we grocery shop or dine out; we also watch our thermostats, recycle, etc. On the other hand, we have sent our children to university without loans, our mortgage is paid off, we have traveled extensively and our net worth is north of a million dollars with no debt. How do I make Tina realize that Sally's comment should not upset her so? -- THRIFTY IN TEXAS

DEAR THRIFTY: What happened was unfortunate because the problem may be that Sally simply chose the wrong word. What she probably meant was that your wife is frugal. The difference between "frugal" and "cheap" is that being frugal is a virtue. Because Sally hurt your wife's feelings, Tina needs to tell her how it made her feel so Sally can apologize to her before it causes a permanent rift.
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10 of the richest cheapskates of all time

Interesting insight into the lives of some famous folks
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along-for-the-ride;1471624 wrote: Anyone you know?

10 signs you've gone from frugal to cheap


5 Ways Frugal People Aren't Cheap
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