Be Creative With Halloween Decorations!

by Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ I just stepped outside and took a deep breath and then another one and another one. No I don’t have a breathing problem or anything. It’s just that for the first time in months, I don’t feel like I’m breathing in an aquarium. The air is crisp and cool and that [...]

Acres of Apples, Frugal to the Core

By Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ I’ve always dreamed of having an apple tree in my back yard. You know the old saying, “Be careful what you wish for?” Now that I actually have my own apple tree, I stand in my yard watching the apples piling up around me thinking, “Oh no — What do I [...]

Popsicle Paradise!

By Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ Remember when you used to sit on your front steps on a hot summer day eating a popsicle? It was usually red or purple and on special occasions you got a fudgesicle. Remember how you tried to lick the drips faster than the sun could melt them? Sometimes [...]

Packing Food for Road Trips

by Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ If you have some money saved for a trip but you know that the gas cost is going to eat most of your funds, try cutting your budget in another area, like your food. Consider taking your food with you. Going out to eat on a trip does not hold the [...]

Tips for Inexpensive Graduation Parties

By Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ Bobbi asks: Our daughter graduates this spring and wants to have a graduation party afterwards for family and friends. We have very little money for that. Do you have any ideas for finger foods, salads, and decorating ideas that would fit our budget? Thank you, Bobbi First of all, keep it [...]

Stop Eating Your Way Into Debt!

by Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ At this time of year, there are usually 3 things people are panicking about: how to lose weight, how to save money, and how to get organized. We have already touched on losing weight so this week I would like to touch on saving money. Hopefully most of you realize that [...]

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