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What Would You Do with a Lotto Win?

October 24, 2018 by Penny 11 Comments
Lottery Daydreams

Oh. You didn’t win the lottery? Bummer. Me neither.  OK, fine. You don’t play the lottery. Neither do I. In fact, I have a really hard time doing anything other than sinking a few pennies in the slots in Vegas and cashing out right away. I like my money. Sue me. But still, it’s fun to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: Aldi, charitable giving, giving, groceries, lottery, lotto, mortgage, spending

Busting Our Grocery Budget

January 18, 2017 by Penny 26 Comments

The second month of my pregnancy was, hands down, the most spendy month of my frugal life. While I don’t think it was quite on par with my 200-pairs of-shoes existence, it was exorbitant by every other month, especially when it came to our grocery bill. Of course, I understood that when there was a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: $200, Aldi, budget, cooking, grocery, grocery budget, kitchen, meal planning, pregnancy, pregnant, shopping

How We Hit Our $200 Grocery Budget

January 11, 2017 by Penny 37 Comments

I talk about spending seven dollars on breakfast for the month, and everyone wants to know my secret. Oatmeal. Oatmeal is my secret. And our lunches are so cheap. You know why? Because we make them and because we’ve worked really hard at reducing our expenses. I realize that I’ve talked a lot about what our … [Read more…]

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