Spending Zero Dollars

my mission: no debt and $10,000 in savings in one year

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Further Frugal Reading

I’m back!  My freelance work took longer than I expected, but I’m finally finished and back to being full-time frugal.  The work has put me 1/4 of the way to my savings goal, so I am very happy right now.
I was perusing the New York Times book reviews today and I stumbled upon a review [...]

October 13, 2009  Tags: book review, books, freegan, freelance, frugal vs. cheap, My Progress, reading, spending habits, tabs  Posted in: Frugal or Cheap?, My Progress  No Comments

Spending Zero Dollars and Drinking at Bars

Last Thursday, my sister met up with some friends for drinks downtown.  It was supposed to be a low-key evening on a patio, but things quickly got out of hand.  For starters, she opened a tab at the bar and started ordering rounds for her friends.  She quickly lost track of how much she had [...]

September 10, 2009  Tags: alcohol, bars, budget, Cheap Thrills, credit card, family, finances, financial responsibility, frugal, Spending Zero Dollars, tabs, thrifty  Posted in: A Night Out, Cheap Thrills, Lessons From My Family, New Spending Habits, Spending Zero Dollars  No Comments

• MY CREDIT DEBT
  

  4707		0
  Current: 0 Dollars

• MY SAVINGS
  

  0		10000
  Current: 2600 Dollars

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