Ms. Frugal

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Promotion Codes

Coupons, coupons everywhere.  Without the hard copy of the paper anymore, I was not sure what I was going to do.  I diligently went through all the ads to stores I shop at on Sundays and clipped coupons which might help me pay the bills or get things cheaper at the mall.  I never said […]

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Office Max Sale

Days like today make me so happy. I checked the paper last night and found out that my local Office Max was having a great sale today. Now, I don’t need any new office furniture or anything like that. My apartment is pretty well full and I don’t think that I will […]

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Canvas Bag in Action

Well that stylish and cool bag that I bought to carry my groceries and other purchased goods in came out of the closet today.  I strolled to the store today, because it was surprisingly nice outside, and bought a nice little amount of food.  Nothing too expensive, but enough to keep me fed during the […]

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Canvas Bags

I have made a step toward helping the environment.  I bought two giant canvas bags from the store the other day.  Granted, between the two of them I spent $23, but I feel better about what I’m doing.  I never have to worry about getting all those plastic bags from the supermarket or when I […]

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Giant Savings at Giant

Loyal readers, get your shopping carts ready.  I was flipping through the paper from the weekend and saw that the grocery store Giant is having a huge sale.  Nearly all of the products in the store have additional markdowns.  I’d never heard of this type of advertising for food.  The flyer I looked at seemed […]

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Cheap Candy

Well the holiday is over.  The work/school week is back in full swing and I have a craving for candy.  I’ve never been a huge fan of mints, but I love chocolate.  I also really enjoy the Easter sweet tarts.  Although they taste exactly the same as non-shape ones, there is just something amazing about […]

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Carpool!

In my current situation, I am carless. I walk or take public transportation everywhere. The nearest Target is about an hour away by Metro. I have made the trek a few times, but I realize that it just isn’t worth my time. And I never realized how often I actually went […]

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Coupons

I took a half hour break tonight from studying to go through the paper and cut out coupons.  Now, first I should mention that the newspaper is my landlords - I’m not foolish enough to actually purchase a paper when I can read everything online.  Anyway, I went through and found a lot of good […]

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Seasonal Shopping

The seasons have begun to change.  At least inside the stores they have.  While it remains frigid on the streets of Washington D.C., consumers are finding warmth inside shopping malls.  As I’ve said in earlier postings, I’m not a very big shopper.  I don’t really enjoy the process and I don’t usually have the money […]

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Going out of business sales

In my hometown, we’ve recently had quite a few businesses closing down.  When they do this, they often offer big blowout sales to get rid of everything.  My advice with these types of sales is to be careful!  Sometimes they actually do offer some really good sales.  We have a clothing department store going out […]

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