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TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 30 Mar 11

OK, here goes... Waiting on and waiting for - to me, growing up, "waiting on" meant you were serving somebody, attending them in a retail store, etc. If you were standing around while somebody else was doing something, that was...

language changes

my bad

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scarlet_woman i never really heard "acting up" as much as i heard "starting" in the same sense. as in "don't start".tho now i hear "moment" or "needs timeout(wtf?)" the same way.. most of the changes i've seen involve words that are no longer "PC". although it seems...

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danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28955) • Canada 13 Mar 11

I am one who is usually aware of time. Even if I am not sure what time it IS, I almost always know how much time has PASSED. Knowing that today is the day to turn all clocks ahead one hour in most of North America, I turned my...

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mommyboo @mommyboo (13174) • United States 14 Feb 11

With all the discussions lately I've seen about high heels and cute clothes and of course during the summer all the ones about short shorts and bikinis and such, I would like to know how the people of this community here feels...

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TheRealDawn Well I used to back when I had the body for it. My generally standoffish nature usually took care of people giving me unwanted attention.

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dismalgrin @dismalgrin (2604) • United States 27 Nov 10

I just got finished soaking my old prescription bottles in hot water and scraping off the labels so that I can use them to hold quarters to get my laundry done with. I think it's kind of a crazy thing to do because you can buy...

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louievill Guess I'm pretty much like you,the only thing I have a very large bottle where I store all the five centavo and ten centavo coins, you see in my country we seldom use this coins because the value is really very small that you cannot do much with it( some...

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dismalgrin @dismalgrin (2604) • United States 27 Nov 10

I just got finished soaking my old prescription bottles in hot water and scraping off the labels so that I can use them to hold quarters to get my laundry done with. I think it's kind of a crazy thing to do because you can buy...

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dismalgrin Lol it sounds a lot like pennies in my country. I pick them up all the time off parking lots when I'm out. My boyfriend sometimes chastises me because of a saying in our country "See a penny pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck." Apparently this...

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dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 2 Dec 10

If your family is anything like our family, Christmas this year is very tight. I would love to know some of the things that your family is doing to stretch your budget this Christmas season. For us, I used a lot of Amazon gift...

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marguicha @marguicha (223720) • Chile 9 Jan 11

I have often seen that people think that being frugal is a synonym for being poor. I think it´s just the opposite: you are frugal so you don´t get even near the experience of poverty. I feel that being frugal has to do with using...

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coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 1 Jan 11

I have always been a freebie person...watching and picking up things free samples etc..even rebates. When the foreclosure/recession hit in 2008 - I went for the entire year and never bought things like toothpaste,...

free samples

freebies

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coffeebreak Don't feel guilty. They offer the sample/freebie and no where does it say you have request it only if you are interested in purchasing it later or only if you are interested in changing brands or anything. A sample is a sample. At stores they have food...

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coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 1 Jan 11

I have always been a freebie person...watching and picking up things free samples etc..even rebates. When the foreclosure/recession hit in 2008 - I went for the entire year and never bought things like toothpaste,...

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coffeebreak Those surveys to get a free item are a joke. Don't waste your time. you have to spend money or buy something else just to get the freebie!!! I wish they'd come back to. It was nice to go to the mail box and have couple of samples drop out!

8 Feb 11

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coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 1 Jan 11

I have always been a freebie person...watching and picking up things free samples etc..even rebates. When the foreclosure/recession hit in 2008 - I went for the entire year and never bought things like toothpaste,...

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phoenix3423 I used to get tons of freebees it seemed everywhere. I remember getting tons in the mail and in almost every magazine and of course in all stores and such I have not seen a free sample in quite a long time but see tons of ads saying take this survey or what...

8 Feb 11

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coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 1 Jan 11

I have always been a freebie person...watching and picking up things free samples etc..even rebates. When the foreclosure/recession hit in 2008 - I went for the entire year and never bought things like toothpaste,...

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TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 8 Feb 11

My glasses there have gotten more and more expensive, stronger prescription, reading glasses, etc. But sometimes you go with what you know. So when Dearra's pediatrician said she needed glasses at the same time I already need...

discount

frugal

glasses for less

why did i wait so long

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TheRealDawn My prescription has actually improved, but not enough so that I can do without them.

8 Feb 11

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TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 8 Feb 11

My glasses there have gotten more and more expensive, stronger prescription, reading glasses, etc. But sometimes you go with what you know. So when Dearra's pediatrician said she needed glasses at the same time I already need...

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ElicBxn Well, you know I figured my glasses were so old I needed a new prescription so I went to the eye doc and he told me to STOP wearing glasses to drive, that I see better without them than with them!

8 Feb 11

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TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 8 Feb 11

My glasses there have gotten more and more expensive, stronger prescription, reading glasses, etc. But sometimes you go with what you know. So when Dearra's pediatrician said she needed glasses at the same time I already need...

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savypat Thanks, Costco here I come. I do feel I save on many things at Costco but you still have to shop because of the fact that they have limited brands on many thing I can get better deals else where.

8 Feb 11

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marguicha @marguicha (223720) • Chile 6 Feb 11

I have heard many times about eating frugally as a synonim to not eating a good meal. On the contrary, it can be the difference between eating junk and preparing a nice healthy meal with little money. I always have a salad (grees...

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dreamnishu hello friend!you are absolutely right.i am totally agree with you.all cheap food does not mean bad for health.sometimes i like to eat cheap foods.use 1 potato,some onion,some chilies and 1 egg, mash it and fry it in oil.ready 1 cheap item but it is very...

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marguicha @marguicha (223720) • Chile 6 Feb 11

I have heard many times about eating frugally as a synonim to not eating a good meal. On the contrary, it can be the difference between eating junk and preparing a nice healthy meal with little money. I always have a salad (grees...

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marguicha Cheap food only needs more imagination and more time so you cook from scratch

8 Feb 11

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marguicha @marguicha (223720) • Chile 6 Feb 11

I have heard many times about eating frugally as a synonim to not eating a good meal. On the contrary, it can be the difference between eating junk and preparing a nice healthy meal with little money. I always have a salad (grees...

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marguicha Legumes, when you don´t use canned ones, can cut costs a lot. I have some spices in my backyard too and it sure helps.

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