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Thrifty Tips

How’s Your Hair?

by Crystal August 25, 2010 Mission Organic
no-poo hair

Are you taking the no-poo (no shampoo) challenge with us?  Here’s your chance to check in and ask your questions.  You can see my hair in the above photo.  I’ve been no-poo for a while now.  I use a part baking soda/water wash, with part apple cider vinegar/water rinse for my hair.  And if I [...]

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Frugal Living Community from Blog Frog and Ebates

by Crystal August 4, 2010 BlogFrog

Blog Frog and Ebates are teaming up to create the biggest Frugal Living Community on the web.  They’ve partnered with myself and eight other bloggers, to create something that we hope will be a valued resource for all things frugal. If you’ve been around my blog for a while, you know that I love BlogFrog. [...]

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Ways to Save this Summer Part Three: Travel

by Crystal July 14, 2010 Money Saving Ideas
travel-savings

With everyone taking Summer trips and visiting family, it’s important to know how to get the best deals and find ways to save on travel expenses this summer.  Before reading this, you might want to read Ways to Save on Activities and Entertainment and Ways to Save on Food and Eating Out. Planning Ahead For [...]

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The Many Uses of Coconut Oil

by Crystal July 12, 2010 In The Kitchen
Coconut Oil Soap

The following is a guest post by Lorrie from Natural on a Budget. With everyone around the blogosphere talking about coconut oil and the recent deal on Amazon I thought it would be a good idea to write a post on the many uses of coconut oil. I am sure I am not the only [...]

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Five Ways to Save on a Kitchen Remodel

by Crystal July 9, 2010 Money Saving Ideas

The following is a guest post by Jennifer Kardish from Kitchen Cabinet Mart. The prospect of remodeling your kitchen may bring to mind several unpleasant phrases, mainly “expensive” and “difficult”. And this is sure to be the case if you plan on outfitting your space like a magazine spread or a model home. But …

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“Me Time” on the Cheap

by Crystal June 8, 2010 Money Saving Ideas

Lately, I’ve noticed that I don’t get a lot of “Me Time.” Between being a mother, blogger, business owner and keeper of the home, it’s the end of the day before I realize I didn’t get a lot of time for myself. Between forgetting to brush my teeth and/or my hair, eating dinner and/or …

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Baby Steps to a Healthier Lifestyle: Using Coupons & Deals Pt. 2

by Crystal May 1, 2010 Health and Wellness

Be sure to read part one of Using Coupons & Deals before reading this post.  The first post has to do more with using coupons to save on organics, and this post is more about different ways to find the best deals. 6. Buy items in bulk. Bulk buying can sometimes be effective in saving [...]

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Shopping Superstars: Always Check Your Garage Sales and Thrift Stores

by Crystal April 24, 2010 Shopping Superstars

This is the week I got Natural Glycerine soap for $.37 per bar at a thrift store.  I was definitely ecstatic finding that deal, and it reaffirms to me, and hopefully to you as well, that you can find natural deals at thrift stores and yard sales if you keep your eyes open. And if [...]

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Thrift Store Find: 24 Bars of Natural Glycerine Soap

by Crystal April 23, 2010 Shopping Trips

Today’s find was a case of Clearly Natural Glycerine Soap bars for $8.50 plus tax.  I paid a total of $9.01 for 24 bars of this soap, or .37 cents per bar!  These sell for $1.89 each plus shipping online.  Check out the info on these bars: • High glycerine content • Non drying; will [...]

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