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Deliberate Deprivation, Increased Appreciation

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Deliberate deprivation equals increased appreciation

Have you ever deliberately deprived yourself of something to increase your appreciation of it? I have. And if you find you’re taking things for granted, you should give it a try too. Inspired by my recent camping trip, and how much more appreciative we all are of the things we took for granted before we left, I’m talking today about how you can deliberately increase appreciation of the things you already have, helping you spend less and save more. Come join in the challenge – let’s work on this together!

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Replacing An Automatic Car Door Key – For Cheap #moneysavinghack

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Replacing an Automatic Car Door Key For Cheap

My car dealer told me years ago that it would cost over two hundred bucks to replace my broken automatic key, so I’ve been living with my spare key for years. Check out today’s story about how my husband saved over a hundred and fifty bucks by replacing my key the cheaper way – and learn some financial lessons in the process.

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Gardening – Fun, Frugal, and Full Of Financial Lessons

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I love my garden-but gardening successfully can take a long time. Adding my Mother’s Day plants to the garden this year made me think about how much successful gardening resembles wise financial management. I’ll share those thoughts today, and I’ll talk about how to build a successful, beautiful garden without spending a fortune. The Key

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Making an Owl Cake – Plus My Awesome Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Today I’m switching up topics and I’m going to talk all about how to make an owl cake. Why this rather than another serious personal finance topic like revealing the real definition of the middle class or pointing out the inconsistencies of the media when it comes to the subject of the middle class? Because

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Kourtney and Khole Kardashian vs. Chief Mom Officer – Baby Essentials

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I received an e-mail the other day from Amazon with an interesting announcement. Apparently, they have the exclusive list of Khole Kardashian’s baby must haves. Now, I don’t follow the Kardashians (never seen the show) (or shows? not sure) but I had to see what was on the list. And so I clicked, which I’m

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