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How to save money on textbooks

save money on textbooks, college life, college books, textbooks

CF / August 7th, 2013 / 26 Comments

In my first year of college, textbooks cost me an astounding $800. That’s an absolutely disgusting amount for something that I might use once a week. And that was only one year of school! I think I ended up needed only a handful of chapters (if that) out of each textbook. Schools will encourage you to buy books through the college bookstore, but that is definitely not your only source of textbooks....

Frugal or Foolish: Paper towels

CF / July 8th, 2013 / 23 Comments

Frugal or Foolish? Is it better to get the cheap paper towels or the more expensive ones for everyday use? Brian and I use paper towels for meals and occasionally cleaning. We’ve always bought the Shopper’s Durg Mart Life brand paper towels because they’re incredibly cheap. When on sale, you can get 8 rolls for $2.50 or less. At 40 sheets per roll, that’s 0.78 cents...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: best paper towel brand, Bounty Select-a-Size, bounty vs. life brand, comparing paper towels, paper towels price

What causes hoarding?

cluttered room, hoarding, hoarding problems, collecting stuff

CF / January 14th, 2013 / 21 Comments

While on Christmas vacation, I indulged in some of my more less-productive pursuits, including… watching TV. *gasp – shock – awe* One of the things I watched was A&E’s television show, Hoarders. Basically, the show is a stylized documentary series which depicts the stories of real-life hoarders. From what I understand, each episode features two different families and...

Posted in: Home, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: hoarding clean up, hoarding help, hoarding symptoms, ocd help, OCD symptoms, psychology of hoarding, treatment for hoarding, what causes hoarding

Should I, or should I not?

gadget enthusiast, android phone, latest gadget, gadget lover

Brian / September 5th, 2012 / 5 Comments

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Posted in: Entertainment and Leisure, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: decision making, galaxy tab, macbook pro, spending