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  1. 02-15-2006, 10:23 PM #1
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    Default bye bye Budget Living

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  2. 02-15-2006, 10:33 PM #2
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    Oh, that is news. I have a subscription. I liked it, but I never loved it. Oh well, it might have helped if they would have been more frugal with some of their ideas.
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  3. 02-16-2006, 12:00 AM #3
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    It doesn't surprise me. Their ideas were ludicrous!
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  4. 02-16-2006, 08:27 AM #4
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    It doesn't surprise me either.
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  5. 02-16-2006, 09:14 AM #5
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    Another one not surprised here. I never thought it was that great.

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  6. 02-16-2006, 10:10 AM #6
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    I think their idea of frugal and my idea of frugal are the difference in night and day. I guess a lot of other people felt that way too.
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  7. 02-16-2006, 10:35 AM #7
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    Originally posted by leeleeaub
    I think their idea of frugal and my idea of frugal are the difference in night and day. I guess a lot of other people felt that way too.
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  8. 02-16-2006, 10:42 AM #8
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    Just chiming in to agree with everything everyone has said.

    I only read one interesting article in the year or so that I had a (free) subscription. It was the one about the family that reminded me of Amy D's family. Other than that, there was never really anything good in there....

    Hahaha, I just saw that it was geared toward "35-year-old, affluent women."

    I think that may have been their problem.
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  9. 02-16-2006, 03:06 PM #9
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    I did enjoy it. I liked the kitchy decorating that they did and the articles on the parties with the sales tape included to see what they spent. I would not have spent the amount of money that they did on things but it was fun to look at.
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  10. 02-16-2006, 05:15 PM #10
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    Doesn't surprise me a bit. I had a free subscription, and honestly, I hated it.
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  11. 02-16-2006, 09:07 PM #11
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    Another one of my "freebie" mags is gone, also. Organic Style

    http://www.organicstyle.com/
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    Oh that is funny. I was visiting my parents this past weekend and my mom had a subscription from her air miles. I paged through it and just laughed. Their idea of "cheap finds" were $36 and $48 tank tops. Maybe the magazine would have lasted longer if it had a different name!

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    I had a free subscription to this magazine, and was never impressed. I don't like the "Real Simple" mag, either. They both assume their readers have six figure incomes.
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    I had a free subscription and barely looked at it. My idea of budget and theirs were not the same.
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    Budget Living, it just wasnt MY budget that they were living with. LOL


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