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• Frugal Friends

  One thing that I really enjoy about my job is that I get to meet a lot of interesting people. And, not surprisingly, many of them are of the frugal living stripe. Two of them are Annette and Steve Economides. They're often referred to as "America's... Posted Jun 05 2008, 08:47 AM by Gary with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, Economides, America's Cheapest Family

• Supply and Demand

  Wow! The news is full of stories about rising gas and food prices. For those of us who pay attention to our expenses it's not a big surprise. We've known for awhile that's been happening. In fact, what surprises us (at least me) is that so... Posted May 01 2008, 12:10 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, inflation

• Become an Inflation Fighter

  For the first time in years, inflation is back in the news. If you've studied economics, that's no surprise to you. In an attempt to make it easy for people to borrow money, the Federal Reserve has been lowering interest rates for years. When... Posted Mar 25 2008, 01:05 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, inflation

• Mixed Messages

  Saw something fairly interesting yesterday. I was sitting waiting for a stoplight to change when a cab pulled into the lane next to me. I knew it was a cab because it had a sign painted on the door. The car was a little smaller and older than what you... Posted Mar 17 2008, 01:08 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, mixed messages

• Real Simple

  I think that those of us who are into frugal living are blessed with a lot of fine resources. Among them is a magazine and website called "Real Simple." Their main focus is on simple living (with a modern interpretation). They had contacted... Posted Feb 19 2008, 08:47 AM by Gary with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Budgeting, frugal living, Dollar Stretcher, The Dollar Stretcher, clutter, simple living

• On the Road Again (with apologies to Willie Nelson)

  Just finished an overnight road trip with a friend of mine. Saw something that I'm still not sure what to make of it. Somewhere along I-75 just south of the Florida/Georgia border is a truck stop with an amazing store attached to it. I doubt that... Posted Feb 07 2008, 08:11 AM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, travel