Monthly Archives: December 2009

Cost of Food for a Family of Two

By Jacob Allred | Published: December 6, 2009

Recently my wife, Becca, and I were trying to come up with numbers for our monthly food budget, but weren’t sure how much to put in. During this process, Becca found a cool page from the USDA that provides monthly estimates for how much food should cost each month based on different budgets. For example, [...]

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Buying glasses online

By Jacob Allred | Published: December 3, 2009

Recently, I’ve been having some trouble reading small print on my monitor. After talking to my wife, I realized that my vision just isn’t what it used to be. After getting my prescription, we hit up Sam’s Club and found a nice pair that would cost $127 plus 5% sales tax. Yikes! I just need [...]

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Quality of Life Purchases

By Jacob Allred | Published: December 1, 2009

My wife and I are tightwads frugal. We’ve managed to save a good chunk of money by cutting a lot of the “extras” out of our lives, such as frequent trips to the movies and eating out on a regular basis. Occasionally we have friends or family imply (or sometimes outright say) that we aren’t [...]

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