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Is Your House Above Average?
Do you ever drive through your city and stare at houses both larger and more magnificent and smaller and more terrifying and think to yourself, "What is it like to live there? Is that just me?Credit...
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Eating Healthier (and Cheaper!) For One
Recently, I have discovered unfamiliar territory: eating for one. For most of my adult life, I have had to grocery shop for a family and cook for a family. So this change in habit has so far caused me...
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I Am Pregnant and Uninsured in America
My health insurance ran out on December 31st. The nice lady with Cigna quoted me in the ballpark of $750 a month to maintain my insurance through COBRA for 3 months, which wouldn't have gotten me to my...
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Suddenly the Grocery Bill Was Half
[Editor's Note: Ever since Denise Tanton started her Extreme Couponing series, I've been paying way more attention to coupons. I'm not ashamed to haul my dorky binder into the store because it means...
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Tips: Can You Afford to Quit Your Job?
[Editor's Note: I made my first "how much do I need to live" spreadsheet with my dad shortly before I graduated from college. It was, shall we say, eye-opening. And I sort of wondered how my parents...
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A Dose of Debt Ceiling Reality for President Obama
Sometimes it feels like we swing from one fiscal crisis to the next. Earlier this month it was the fiscal cliff, now it is the debt ceiling, and after that will be the sequester. All of these are...
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BlogHer's Next E-Book: All About Food!
Did the holidays see you making some of your favorite foods from childhood? The ones you remember your mother or grandmother making, year after year? And when you tasted them, did you feel all the...
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How to Make Your Own Maternity Jeans
Almost two years ago, I broke the zipper on a pair of my jeans (I've never done this before or since, happily), and I thought, "WHAT could you possibly do with a pair of jeans with a broken zipper?"And...
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Cheapwashing: Cashing in on the Frugal "Fad"
For many of us, the frugal life is simply our normal. Whether we were raised by Depression-era parents or survived some lean times, or whether we are dealing with a rough economy, those long-term...
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Debt Doesn't Stop You From Earning More
I am a restricter by nature. When I get nervous, I circle the wagons -- whether it's food, energy or money. So when I get nervous about finances, my first instinct is to focus all my energy on saving...
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Countdown to Affordable Health Insurance
By Sec. Kathleen SebeliusSecretary of Health and Human ServicesWe're starting an important countdown, first to October 1, 2013, when many of you will be able to begin to shop for health insurance that...
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How Foodstamps Helped Me Feed My Kids and Rebuild My Life
Author's Note: I originally wrote and published this a year and a half ago. on Mamiverse.com, in the hopes of raising awareness and reducing the stigma associated with using food stamps or SNAP...
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Stop Wasting Food with These Strategies
When we started getting all up with the frugality at the Arens household, we quickly realized we couldn't make a new meal every night. Three people just don't eat that much food. Even with eating...
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Uber Confused: Trying to Choose a Health Insurance Plan
[Editor's Note: Whether you are unemployed or taking the leap to self-employment, choosing a health insurance plan can be baffling and expensive. Here's one story (complete with detailed numbers) of...
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The Hidden Costs of Private Preschools
I am familiar with meltdowns in Target. I have two small children, after all, so I expect to leave Target in a blur of tears, whining, crying, and threats to never, ever return. When I got an...
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My Daughter Wants to Donate Her Eggs -- I Feel Conflicted
DSH and I have similar philosophies with regard to money and finances. This has given us one less thing to argue about over the years.We both agreed and enforced similar habits with regard to earning...
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Lay-Offs and The Desire to Downsize
Editor's Note: My husband lost his job last September and didn't get his first paycheck from his new job until the end of January. During those four unexpectedly lean months, I was like Tisha -- I had...
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Most Women Would Rather Divorce Than Be a Housewife
Here's some great news. The vast majority of young people -- about 80% of women and 70% of men across all races, classes, and family backgrounds -- desire an egalitarian marriage in which both partners...
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21 Things You Can Do to Save Money Now
Have your New Year's resolutions failed you already? Some of mine have, but my renewed commitment to save my money for stuff I really want instead of stuff that's just there in front of me to grab in a...
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So Long, UPS Man
As someone who works from home, does a fair number of reviews and manages a book club, I get a package from UPS several times a week. I always wonder if the UPS dude thinks I have a shopping addiction,...
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