I’ve been working on setting up a self-hosted WordPress blog over the last couple of weeks. It’s been a learning experience and I’m very excited to say “I’ve moved!”
I will no longer be updating this site so please change your bookmarks and feeds to my new home, On A Quest To Be Debt Free.
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Entries from August 2008
August 11, 2008
My move is complete!
August 8, 2008
Super Freebie Friday
Here is this week’s list of freebies and free samples, I’ve also included some coupons as a bonus this week!
Barnes & Noble is offering school supplies at 30% off using the code found here.
Free sample of LACTAID® Fast Act Dietary Supplements
Free sample of the Fiber35Diet® bar
Free sample of Dove® pro-age body lotion
Free [...]
August 7, 2008
Don’t Let Money Come Between Friends
With tighter lending standards and an uncertain economy, it’s possible that someone you know may be living paycheck to paycheck. In fact, 41 percent of workers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com admit that they often or always live paycheck to paycheck—a staggering statistic. With the cost of traditional borrowing on the rise, you need to [...]
August 6, 2008
Credit Cards are for Emergencies!
I haven’t written a post for my series, “A Family Guide to Living on Less” in a while, so I thought it might be time! If you haven’t read the first three posts, check them out here:
How Deep is the Hole You’re In?
Luxuries and Necessities
Creating a Budget
Most Americans view credit cards as a child [...]
August 5, 2008
Complete List of Personal Finance Blogs by Women
Lynn Truong of Wise Bread has a great article posted specifically focusing on finance blogs written by women. I am honored to say that this site was featured on the list. Head on over to see if your favorite personal finance blog is on the list. If not, you can add the [...]
August 4, 2008
Top Posts in July
I thought it might be fun to share the top 10 posts here at To Be Debt Free from the month of July.
Here we go:
CVS Extra Care Bucks
How Deep is the Hole You’re In?
CashCrate Review
24 Ways to Save Around the House
CVS Extra Care Bucks Update
Personal Finance Networks
Free Samples Round Up #2
CVS Update #2
10 Ways to Save [...]
August 3, 2008
Recycling Facts
The value of recyclables is driven by market demand. As consumers, we must choose products with recycled content and packaged in recycled materials, so that the materials we recycle are put to use, and markets are sustained. These products can typically be made with recycled content:
Packaging: Boxes for foods such as cereal, crackers and cake [...]
August 2, 2008
Weekend Round Up: Camping Edition
It’s the weekend and my family is heading out of town to go camping. I thought it would be fun to make this edition a collection of articles focused on camping since we go every weekend. I’ve also posted several articles of frugal camping trips here on my blog.
Here is the list [...]
August 1, 2008
July’s Top Referrers
I just wanted to take a moment to thank the following sites for referring the most traffic to my blog!
You Need a Budget-Carnival of Personal Finance #163
Frugal Dad Forums
Frugal Hacks-Blog Roll
Festival of Frugality
Snowflake Revolution
Debt Fighter
Student Scrooge-Festival of Frugality
Thrifty Florida Mama
PF Buzz
Suddenly Frugal
Thanks again for making July a great month here at To Be Debt Free!
August 1, 2008
Super Freebie Friday
Free 12-Pack Sample of Orbit Gum
Complete the survey here and get a free 12 pack sample of your favorite flavor of Orbit chewing gum.
Free Samples of Neutrogena Natural Bronzer
Summer tanning seasons here. Achieve a warm healthy glow without the harmful effects of the sun. Get a free sample by following the directions here.
Free Healthy Samples
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