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  1. 05-07-2003, 04:54 PM #1
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    Default My first copy of Budget Living...

    and I have to give it a thumbs down.

    "The $3000 kitchen makeover". muwhahaha.

    I have read mixed reviews on this magazine, so couldn't wait to see for myself. I got a free subscription and this is the first one to arrive.
    This month was all retro and nothing appealed to me at all in the entire magazine. There was a 20% off coupon for Bed Bath and Beyond. Can't say I shop there often though.
    Anyone like the magazine? Should I look forward to the next one? Maybe this one was just unusually bad. LOL
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  2. 05-07-2003, 05:09 PM #2
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    I like the magazine in general but I don'tthik it lives up to it's name at all. But I supose for some people it's a way to start on the way to frugal living.
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  3. 05-07-2003, 05:15 PM #3
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    I wasn't impressed with the magazine either. Hope it gets better.
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  4. 05-07-2003, 05:29 PM #4
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    Did the $3,000 kitchen makeover include any appliances?
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    I get this magazine and have to laugh at what they consider "budget living"! I have been able to glean a few things from it, but all in all, I don't think it's all that great. I'm glad I didn't pay for a subscription to it.
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  6. 05-07-2003, 11:49 PM #6
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    I got the first issue (free subscription too!). They had a $15,000 makeover of a very small apartment in NYC. Let's not forget the $150 cashmere DOG sweater! I usually find one decent idea per issue. The rest is a giant howl. My friends and I get the biggest kick out of the so-called frugal ideas. Give me AMY ANY DAY!
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    They have forums. http://www.budgetlivingmedia.com/boards/index.php
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    I had gotten it a couple of times then cancelled. After all, the title is Budget Living, not Frugal Living. It never said whose budget they were basing it on. Certainly not mine! LOL!
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    I just read my first copy and wasn't impressed either.
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  10. 06-02-2003, 06:41 AM #10
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    I agree with y'all...I wasn't impressed with it either. I got a free copy and I was so glad I didn't pay for it!!
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    I got a free subscription but I have not received my first issue yet. I hope that I can find something good in it. If not I guess I can donate them to the hospital volunteers for the waiting rooms.
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  12. 09-07-2003, 01:42 PM #12
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    My free sub just expired, and I choose not to renew if for $19 or so a year....
    If I had that to spend on a mag, it would be a Reiman one!
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