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Top 3 Ways to Decrease Your Internet Bill

Hi, friends! 👋 Have you wondered where you could create room in your budget without cutting out your favorite subscriptions or services? We have!  Housing, transportation, and food might be the top 3 places to save each month, but there are other places we can cut back if you’re not ready to make a big…

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DEALS for Back to School Shopping

Happy Monday, friends!  With back to school upon us we know many parents are looking forward to a reprieve and renewed routine! But… it also means back to school shopping. School supplies, teacher gifts, and new outfits can put a strain on the wallet this time of year, but with the right tools, these items…

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Five Steps to Implement Curiosity

Happy Friday, Friends! Wanna know the best way to get better at spending money well? …and, no, it’s not just through buying more stuff. It’s by getting curious with ourselves. Genuine curiosity leads to learning and understanding, and this applies to the ways we interact with money. We believe it’s one of the first steps…

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Save $ on Rent!

Happy Wednesday, folks! You’ve heard of the Big 3 right?! Housing, Transportation and Food. These are the categories we spend most of our money on, but they also seem like the hardest areas to cut costs sometimes. BUT, if we can pull it off, saving money here can have the biggest impact on our budgets! …

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Book Launch Party TOMORROW!

Hey friends! It’s not the holidays (yet) but we still think it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Because tomorrow, August 20, it’s PARTY TIME!! We’ve hit a huge milestone in the book writing process, so Buy What You Love Without Going Broke is officially available for pre-order. 🎉  And we want to celebrate…

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How Unhelpful Thinking Styles Get in the Way of Spending Better

Happy Friday, friends! Have you ever called yourself a spender or a saver? Or maybe your house a hot mess or dumpster fire? There’s all sorts of labels we put on ourselves or the choices we make, but what if these labels turn into core beliefs and form the foundation for our behaviors? And what…

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Wireless Routers

Gooood morning! If you’ve been following Frugal Friends for a while, you know that in 2024 we’re preaching affordable quality rather than cheap quantity. 🙌 Whether it’s shoes, clothes, household items, or ROUTERS! It’s best to buy something that lasts rather than many items that won’t stand the test of time. Besides, who has room…

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Bowling Freebies!

Happy Monday, friends!  Have you ever wondered what to do with the kids when it’s 86 billion degrees outside, and you’ve gone to the pool one too many times this summer?  We’ve been there.  Thankfully, last weekend (Aug. 10) was National Bowling Day, and there are a lot of bowling freebies going around that last…

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Barriers to Curiosity

Happy Friday, Friends!  Do you ever find yourself awed by the curiosity of children, and maybe even a little jealous of how easily it comes to them? As we get older, our interactions with the world are guided by our life experiences, patterns of relating, and an established understanding of who we are. Somewhere along…

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