New Year, New YOU: Save On Gas

January 27, 2014April 20, 2017

Tip #27 – Save on Gas

Want to save money this year? Be conscious of how much gas you go through. What trips can you combine to ensure you don’t make 3 trips into town every week? What can you fix on your car to ensure better gas mileage – do you need more air in your tires? Gas is expensive – especially when you think about how much a gallon of gas really costs. Just think about it. When you really think about how much of your paycheck you are putting towards gas, you may try to be more conscious about how much you are spending.

Kristin’s Action Plan: We live about 20-25 minutes from town. That means making a trip everyday to town, can get costly – costly if we don’t HAVE to go there. I try to take one morning or afternoon a week to do ALL of my errands, so that I don’t find myself running back and forth into town. It has been time saving and money saving!

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If you know me, I am NOT a shopper. Never have been. I find it’s SO easy to buy something for the simple reason of instant gratification, versus actually needing it, hence why I don’t shop much. In reality though, going to the store or buying something online, is inevitable. Toilet paper, computer paper. Apples….

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Living Frugal

Living frugally often comes across as being cheap. In fact, when some hear the word “frugal” they think of that person in front of them at the checkout line who is arguing with the cashier about the price. Or maybe that person who is always complaining about how much things cost. Or maybe you think…

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My Efficiency Struggle

I am a to-do list girl. I LOVE to make lists and accomplish them. The more things I can cross off in a day, the more accomplished I feel. And unfortunately, often I see my success defined by how much I can accomplish. In other words, I end up trying to do a LOT. The…

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Simple Uses For Ordinary Items: Steel Wool

I always thought of steel wool as this “if I don’t know what to use it for, I’m not going to touch it.” It wasn’t until I had to get some stains off my pans, that I realized how useful steel wool actually is! I must say I usually keep the steel wool with soap…

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A Gift We Often Choose Not To Open

Have you ever watched how your child reacts to present-opening time for their birthday? I don’t know about you, but days and weeks before, our daughter is trying to find every way possible to try and get us to tell her what the present is. She just can’t WAIT. And then the day FINALLY comes….

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Thrifty Thursday

This post is going to be in combination with tomorrow’s blog about accomplishing goals. One of my goals is to continue to learn how to live simply. Coupled with this is reading more as well (one of my goals this year). I recently read the book “Less Is More” by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska….

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