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    1. Site Rules

      Although the terms are agreed to upon registration, here they are again, so there aren't any questions. I want all members to be aware of and clearly understand the rules here.

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    2. Question and Answer

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      This forum is for questions to be asked and answered. If you're new to frugality, this is a great place to start to get answers.

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      Introduce yourself here. This is the chit chat and hangout area.

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    4. FV Neighborhoods

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      Find someone that lives near you. Snail mail pals, email pals, chat pals, and swaps forum too. Find out what a city is like before visiting, relocating or moving.

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      1. Mid-Atlantic Pals,
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      05-18-2012, 02:07 PM

    5. Topic of the week

      Recognition for the best topics of the week as selected by community members.

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      05-14-2012, 07:45 AM

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    Frugal Village Blog

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    1. Family

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      Parenting, parenting styles, family, friends, family activities.

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      1. Adoption,
      2. Single Moms,
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      12. Education,
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    2. Home Environment

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      Organization, cleaning, space management, decluttering, time management. Disperse or dispose.

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      1. Appliances,
      2. Household notebooks and home manuals,
      3. Laundry,
      4. Pests,
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      Question Why 4 burners? Go to last post

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      mamamia

      Today, 05:38 AM

    3. Holidays-Special Occasions-Celebrations

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      Discuss festivities, party planning, preparations, stress, traditions, recipes, gifts and crafts for the upcoming holidays. Celebrations & birthday wishes & anniversaries too.

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      1. Christmas,
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      8. Easter,
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      14. Gifts In A Jar

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    4. DIY

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      Includes do it yourself topics such as remodelling, appliances, automotive, computers, electrical, plumbing, hardware, pest control, decks, patios, greenhouses, insulation, doors, windows, masonry, home plans, plastering, tools, garages, etc.

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      3. Computers

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      DIY Hourse Trough Planter Go to last post

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      05-13-2012, 09:26 AM

  4. Lifestyle Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Frugal Living

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      Share frugality here.

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      1. Calculations and Alternatives,
      2. Frugal Canadians,
      3. Frugal Down Under,
      4. Frugal Europeans,
      5. Miserly Monday,
      6. What did you get free?,
      7. Getting spouse on board,
      8. Tightwad Tuesday,
      9. Waste not Wednesday,
      10. Thrifty Thursday,
      11. Frugal Friday,
      12. Saving Saturday,
      13. Simple Sunday

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      Aren't groc. prices high... Go to last post

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      Spirit Deer

      Yesterday, 09:37 PM

    2. Just Tips

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      Frugal tips, laundry tips, cooking tips, kitchen tips, organization tips, beauty tips, timesaver tips, cleaning tips, and home remedies. Reuse common household items. Second use, repurpose

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      Little things that waste... Go to last post

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      Yesterday, 09:53 PM

    3. Simple Living

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      Simple living & inner simplicity. Deliberate choices, joys, daily gratitudes & redesigning our lives. Reconnecting with ourselves. Inner balance, slowing down, true values, mindfulness, self purpose, personal development, reinventing, rediscovery.

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      Daily Gratitude for 5/23/2012 Go to last post

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      Yesterday, 09:20 PM

    4. Green Living

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      Eco-friendly, sustainability, fair trade, environmental, human rights, animal rights, activism, veganism,vegetarian topics. Natural living. Organic-Whole foods, Green living, recycling.

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      Organic Clothing Go to last post

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      Sophiasmama

      05-22-2012, 04:36 PM

    5. Homesteading and gardening

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      Homesteading and garden topics.

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      1. Preparedness and Survival

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    6. Third Agers

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      Forum for our 40+ members. Special stage of our lives. Empty nesters, midlife talks, grandparenting and more.

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      Poll Will you be debt free when... Go to last post

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      angelhair

      05-15-2012, 05:06 PM

  5. Money Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Debt Reduction & Money Management

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      Discussions on debt reduction, credit cards, consolidation, debt free living, and money. Snowballing debt, paying yourself first, and money management.

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      1. Success Stories,
      2. Dave Ramsey,
      3. Automotive,
      4. Envelope system,
      5. Utilities,
      6. Financial hardship

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      Getting Back Into It!! Go to last post

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      Yesterday, 06:48 PM

    2. Freebies

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      This forum is post free samples.

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      1. Sweeps and Online Contests

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      Free Sample of Milk-Bone... Go to last post

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      stinkbug

      Yesterday, 04:57 PM

    3. Coupons

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      This board was set up to talk and ask questions about coupons.

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      1. Rebates, Refunds, Forms, etc

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    4. Secondhand Shopping

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      Talk about your latest garage sale find, dumpster dive, secondhand deal, thrift store, flea market fun, estate sales, new to you's, antiques and collectibles too here. Questions, open discussions,and tips are welcome.

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      Fabric Knitters Stash Go to last post

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      peanut

      Yesterday, 11:27 PM

    5. Drugstore and Grocery store deals and Product Reviews

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      Discuss and review products too. Brick and mortar deal talk for Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and grocery stores. Discuss and review products too

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      1. Hot deals,
      2. Discount Stores

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      CVS super center?? Go to last post

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      Rosebudget1

      05-06-2012, 05:12 PM

    6. Stockpiling

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      Stockpiling discussions. Organizing, building, and pics too. Can post pics in the gallery or in the forum.

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    7. Careers

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      A forum for members that work outside the home. Topics can include interviews, returning to work, and work related issues.

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      1. Supplemental Income, Small Business,
      2. WOTHM

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      Does anyone write for... Go to last post

      by
      BeachFun

      05-19-2012, 09:29 PM

    8. For Sale or Trade

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      Have items to sell, swap or trade? This is the FV Garage Sale forum. Place ads in the marketplace and they'll show on the main site and automatically post to this forum, too. In search of something? Want to barter? Post here.

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      Does anyone write for... Go to last post

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      05-19-2012, 09:25 PM

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    1. Kitchen Basics

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      Back to the basics cooking without ready made conveniences. Cooking from scratch. Discuss kitchen topics and food. ATTENTION: Tried recipes that didn't fail are to be posted in the FV cookbook forum. If it's a recipe that simply looks good and you haven't tried it, it can be posted here.

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      1. Kitchen Clones,
      2. Food for Kids,
      3. Cast Iron cooking,
      4. Pumpkin,
      5. Chocolate,
      6. Apples,
      7. Bananas,
      8. Pressure cooker,
      9. Baking Breads,
      10. Candy making,
      11. Soups and Stews,
      12. Creative Cooking,
      13. Healthy Cooking,
      14. Crockpot

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      Yesterday, 08:34 PM

    2. FV Community Cookbook

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      Tried recipes that didn't fail go here. Recipes that haven't been tried are to be posted in the Kitchen Basics forum and its sub categories.

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      1. Appetizers,
      2. Bean dishes,
      3. Thrifty meals,
      4. Candy,
      5. Grilling,
      6. Dehydrator recipes,
      7. Baby and Kids,
      8. Beef dishes,
      9. Beverages,
      10. Breads and muffins,
      11. Breakfast and brunch,
      12. Cakes,
      13. Canning and freezing,
      14. Casseroles,
      15. Crockpot Recipes,
      16. Cookies and bars,
      17. Easy side dishes,
      18. Fish and seafood,
      19. Ham and pork,
      20. Healthy cooking recipes,
      21. Holiday cooking,
      22. International recipes,
      23. Misc. desserts,
      24. Mixes,
      25. Pasta,
      26. Pastries,
      27. Pies and tarts,
      28. Potatoes,
      29. Poultry dishes,
      30. Quiches,
      31. Rice dishes,
      32. Salads and dressings,
      33. Sandwiches,
      34. Sauces,
      35. Snacks,
      36. Soups and stews Recipes,
      37. Vegetable dishes,
      38. Vegetarian

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    3. Meal planning

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      Get organized. Plan your menu. Share your meal plans and inspire others. This is for folks that plan ahead for the week, month, gasp year?! Talk about organizing meals.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. What's for dinner,
      2. Frugal Recipes, Leftovers, Budget Meals,
      3. OAMC, Homecanning, Freezing, and Preserving

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      What's For Dinner - May 21/12... Go to last post

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      05-22-2012, 09:42 PM

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    1. Health and beauty

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      Health, fitness, weight loss and beauty topics, specific health issues, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, chronic illness, and diseases support. Healthy lifestyle. Discuss specific weightloss programs. Discuss nutrition & fitness. Rewards & Goals.Beauty topics such as hair, makeup, fragrance, fashion too.

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      puffy eyes, what works? Go to last post

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      Today, 07:21 AM

    2. Support

      Hugs, vibes, good thingies, and prayer forum. The place when you need the support of friends. Grief, Loss, survivors, care givers, addiction, recovery, disability, etc.

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      positive thoughts and prayers... Go to last post

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      pinetree

      05-21-2012, 07:21 PM

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    1. Hobbies

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      Looking for craft or hobby ideas? Do you have a project that you want to share? General craft section.

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      1. Photography,
      2. Drawing, Painting,
      3. Crafts for kids,
      4. Scrapbooking & Paper Crafts,
      5. Clay Pot Crafts,
      6. Beadwork and Jewelry,
      7. Writing Forum,
      8. Sewing,
      9. Quilting,
      10. Needle Arts,
      11. Soapmaking,
      12. Candlemaking

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      2012 Quilting Club Go to last post

      by
      frugalfranny

      05-22-2012, 01:13 PM

    2. Community sites

      Links to member blogs and sites. Click and read before posting your link

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      Rhayne's Etsy Shop, Handmade... Go to last post

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      08-13-2011, 12:57 AM

    3. Swaps

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      Find ongoing FV swaps here.

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      Any Canadian coupon trains? Go to last post

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      04-01-2012, 01:08 AM

    4. Leisure & Media Arts

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      Share your favorite tv shows, soaps, movies, books, and magazines here. This is the entertainment and media forum. Movie reviews, celebrity gossip and talk, sit coms, reality tv, hgtv, lifetime, etc.

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      Game of Thrones HBO returns... Go to last post

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      thevillage

      05-07-2012, 03:12 PM

    5. Articles

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      Aspiring writer? Post and share your articles here. Read and discuss home and family related articles, too.

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      1. Food Articles,
      2. Lifestyle Articles,
      3. Money Articles,
      4. Leisure Articles,
      5. Home and Family,
      6. Health Articles

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      50% Less Cooking! Go to last post

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      11-01-2011, 09:58 AM

    6. Vacations and Travel

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      Discuss tourism, travel, vacations, and getaways. Get tips and offer suggestions on hotels, transportation, activities, and restaurants. Post your vacation pics too.

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      1. Camping, RV's, Trailers, Outdoor Living

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      busch gardens VA Go to last post

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      valerian

      05-13-2012, 05:24 PM

  9. Challenges Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Lifestyle challenges

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      Green living, vegetarian, self sufficiency, homesteading, simple living and frugal living challenges.

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      2012 Frugal Challenge! Go to last post

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      Mom23boys

      Yesterday, 09:36 PM

    2. Money challenges

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      Debt reduction, saving, budgeting, grocery, no spend, change jar, coupon, emergency fund, business, stockpiling, secondhand and utility challenges.

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    3. Food challenges

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      Meal planning, freezer, crockpot, cooking, no eating out and try new recipes challenges.

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      2012 No Eating Out Challenge Go to last post

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      Yesterday, 09:22 PM

    4. Leisure challenges

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      Book, writing and hobby challenges.

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      Thumbs up FV Reading Challenge 2012 Go to last post

      by
      madhen

      Yesterday, 07:20 PM

    5. Home and family challenges

      Cleaning, organizing, holiday, kindness and home projects challenges.

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      2012 May To-Do's Challenge Go to last post

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      Yesterday, 04:29 PM

    6. Health challenges

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      Health, fitness, self improvement, body and soul, and me time challenges.

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    7. Goals and Dreams

      Plant the seeds of your dreams here. Share your dreams, goals, ambitions, and aspirations. Gain support and encouragement.

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      Talking Libby's 2012 Goal - To turn... Go to last post

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      05-15-2012, 02:19 PM

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