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$550 Cash Gift Card Giveaway + Spring Freebies

Happy Monday, Friends!  We’ve got our usual Monday freebies roundup AND another fun giveaway. This time we teamed up with DailyPurr for some California Themed prizes including a $550 cash gift card. 🥳 Join the Giveaway! I (Kim) have also plucked some Spring inspired deals (pun intended), since I come from a long line of…

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3 Ways to Choose Simplicity Today

Happy Friday, Friends! 😎 I (Misti) have been visiting my family this week and helping with some spring cleaning… yeah, I know we’re all a little sick of hearing “spring cleaning” at this point, but bear with me.  After packing up what seemed to be the 19th bin of extra stuff to sell on Poshmark, I…

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High Quality Lawn Mowers For Every Budget

Happy Hump Day, Friends! 💪 I (Misti) might have been the only kid in the country who begged her parents to let her mow the lawn growing up. It just seemed SO fun to me, but perhaps most of the appeal was only because I was very explicitly banned from ever touching the lawn mower—the handful…

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No Foolin With These Freebies!

Happy Monday from Misti, Friends! 🤗 The fact it’s already April feels like a hoax to me, and I know I’ll be spending all day today on edge avoiding being the butt of a joke. Let’s just say I was always quite a gullible kid, so I developed a strong dislike of this holiday at…

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April Budget Tool Kit

It’s finally Friday, Friends!  It’s the last Friday in March, which means it’s time to talk about our April budgets. 🎉 Have you heard the saying, “April showers bring May flowers”? It’s one of my favorites, and not just for the obvious warning about bringing an umbrella to work for the rest of the spring….

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Our 5 Favorite Frugal Side Hustles

Happy Wednesday Friends!  In her previous Friendletters, Misti has shared some of her amazing financial goals for 2024. This got me thinking about my New Year’s Resolutions & the shifts I can make to stay in alignment with my values. Now that we’re days away from April (how?!), it’s the perfect time to check in…

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International Waffle Deals

Hello Friends!  Are you a morning person… …or do you look more like this little guy in the wee hours? 🙋‍♀️ Personally, I’m up around 4:30 a.m. daily due to my “alarm clock” (AKA an energetic dog) who’s ready to walk two miles before the sun comes up. At first, it was tough to get…

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Using the Radical Middle to Master Your Money

Happy Friday, Friends (and a very special happy birthday shoutout to my mom 🥳)! Last week, Kim shared some excellent advice about how we can all find our own version of the Radical Middle to hold tension between financial goals. One line has really stuck with me all week: Finding the Radical Middle means laying…

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5 Sustainable (& Affordable) Clothing Brands

When Jen & Jill introduced me as a new Frugal Friend team member a couple weeks ago, you might have missed the part where I’m also a nomadic house and pet sitter. 🏠🐶 Let me tell ya… there’s nothing like living out of a suitcase and a backpack to make you more interested in minimalism! …

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