Homebrewing Your Own Beer – Compare the Costs

March 21, 2012

For beer lovers, this may be a golden age for American craft beer.  Just 30 years ago, there were only 44 breweries in  operation in the USA, producing nearly 200 million barrels of beer per year.  The number of barrels produced hasn’t increased much in 2012… but the number of breweries has skyrocketed to 1,600!  [...]

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Enjoy a Gourmet Meal for Cheap: Boston Restaurant Week 2012

March 19, 2012

Boston’s Winter Restaurant Week is upon us again!
This delicious week (which, in response to diner’s feedback, is actually 2 weeks this year) is presented by The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau and runs from March 18-23 and 25-30. 200+ establishments offer some of the area’s best dining at a much more affordable price than we’re [...]

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5 Ways to Save on Sports Tickets

March 16, 2012

The following is a guest post from Anthony Jones.
With one sports season about to end and another set to begin, even the best of fans can’t always find the dough to make it to cheer on their team in person.  But did you know there are ways around those high ticket prices? To help give [...]

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March Grocery Challenge: Update #1

March 15, 2012

Stop & Shop trip #1
Date: Sunday, March 4th
Total: $110.28
Target trip #1
Date: Thursday, March 8th
Total: $6.11
Stop & Shop trip #2
Date: Sunday, March 10th
Total: $126.74
As you can see from the breakdown above I have spent $243.13 on food so far this month. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but compared to last month I’d say I’m doing pretty darn [...]

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Fresh Start: Frugal changes you can make today

March 12, 2012

Everyone loves a fresh start right? The clocks have been changed, the weather is warming up, and it’s time to start the spring cleaning.  So why not use this renewed energy as a push to live a more frugal lifestyle? I’m not saying to flip your life upside down overnight and start sacrificing everything in [...]

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InfoGraphic: Student Guide to Credit Cards

March 9, 2012
Infographic: Student Credit Cards

50% of college students have four or more credit cards. That’s more than any responsible person needs. Many students use cards to either live beyond their means or pay for tuition and other education expenses. But when bills aren’t paid in full every month, the cost of education becomes even higher than it already is.
The [...]

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Reading Without Breaking Your Budget

March 8, 2012

The following is a guest post by Christine Kane.
If you are anything like me, you could go through a book a day. Classics, thrillers, fiction or non-fiction; it doesn’t really matter as long as you’ve got words in front of you. But how do you keep up with your book fetish without breaking the bank? [...]

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Information Over-consumption and Spending

March 5, 2012

Humans are given a finite amount of time and energy. These days, most people in the US have developed a habit of frayed focus, which dilutes both time and energy. While watching Grey’s Anatomy on Hulu you can also be looking up what other movies Sandra Oh has been in on IMDB while checking your [...]

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MARCH GROCERY CHALLENGE: Cut my spending by 21%

March 2, 2012

Like almost everyone, I am always looking for a way to cut monthly spending.
Recently, I was comparing my budget versus what I actually spend and I realized that a bulk of it, besides bills, is spent at the grocery store.
After going through all the receipts from February, I calculated that we spent $619.84 at the [...]

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