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Chase away the winter chills with seasonal drinks you can mix at home. Plain coffee, tea and hot cocoa are delicious, but there are times you’ll want to make something different. The following recipes have high fat content, so they’re a special treat, and you shouldn’t drink them daily. But they can help make your home more welcoming and cozy for friends and family when they pop in …

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Where do you draw the line between being frugal and cheap? You’ve gone overboard with frugality if it harms or takes advantage of someone else. But even that has gray areas for some, especially when people can be at different ends of the frugal spectrum, depending on whether they’re frugal by choice or necessity.
Here are a few examples of when you’ve crossed over to the cheap side of …

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DEAR SARA: I need a paper-towel intervention! I am trying to be more “green” in our home. Not only because it’s better for the earth but mainly because I can’t stand choking on chemical fumes when I’m cleaning and because it isn’t frugal to spend $10 a month on paper towels. I’ve done small things here and there. Switched to CFL bulbs, we use cloth shopping bags, and …

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The first tip shares a way to keep your recipe card upright while using it. You can use a clothespin, business-card holder, a binder clip or two, or slide the recipe card onto fork tines and place the fork into a glass tumbler, vase or jar. If you have larger recipe cards, you can use an acrylic plate stand, too.
RECIPE HOLDER: I have a cheap 8-by-10-inch …

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What is frugality? According to dictionary.com, it’s being economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful. But it means something different to each person. For years, it has been synonymous with being a cheapskate or miserly or a temporary wagon to jump onto because of a setback or the economy. I like to think of it as choosing the best balance of time and money …