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It's been along time since I have been here. I sure did miss this place and the nice people. Since I have been gone I have paid off two credit cards and closed them and my hubby is no longer getting laid off in fact he got a .30 raise. I am glad to be back for good.

Welcome to Frugal Village! I'm Russ, did you bring cookies? :D Just kidding.. sorta. :laugh: Seriously though... Don't be afraid to post, most of us don't bite. (except Greebo, but he has had his shots) We have a great group here at the village and love to hear your stories and tips so don't...

Popping in to say a quick hello, it has been quite some time since I have been around. Hope all is fine with everyone and hopefully I can get back on track and pop in everyday. :rollsmile Hugs to all, Heather.

I don't want to buy Mustang parts for my dh for Christmas. His fixer upper from when he was 16. Gah!(but I will consider it) Just curious, what things you are looking into and it might give me some ideas. :swave: Men are not easy to buy for, at least in this house. ETA, I meant SO in the title...

Im new here, I usually use Amazon for Organic Recipe Books, because I figured, it's better to eat healthy than to eat cheap and unhealthy? What do you guys think? Can you guys help me with finding ORGANIC FRUGAL RECIPES lol, the only place i have found ideas is on amazon and its gettin pretty...

How did you hear about frugal village? Google What interests you here? Getting out of Debt, learning to budget better, a simpler way of life What will you contribute? I am pretty familiar with making extra money, I am a freelance writer and can provide lots of information about working from...

why do you say to sell the car?? just being curious. thanks

We have a great and active Reading Challenge going on ~ we should hit at least 1,000 items read by FV readers over the course of this year. If you want to join us, please do! All you have to do is post when you have finished reading a book, magazine, audio book, rereads ~ just about anything...

i use zillow. they send you regular updates on the price of your home i think its every 3 mths, maybe more. cant remember. not sure of how accurate they are though yahoo has a site for realestate also that you can update stuff, etc on your home MSN has one too i think zillow has fluctuated...

aha! got your attention. i just noticed that i have only been hugged 10 times in 7 posts. what do u gotta do to get a hug around here??? lol

I am back and feeling much better.. even though I still have to wait to have my second hip surgery sometime in the spring..I am still getting stronger. I have tried my hand at writing at a site called helium.. cool site.. I tried one of their contests and I wanted you guys to tell me if you...

Are you the proud owner of a fancy fru fru breed?! I have two domestic shorthairs.. So nothing awesome here! I would love a Savannah! I'm afraid it would eat my child, so I wouldn't get one! I've always been drawn to big cats mainecoons, savannahs, ragdolls, angoras,

All of my canning recipes for seasoned tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, etc....call for the use of dried herbs. I'd much prefer to use fresh herbs, is there a reason not to? Thanks so much, your posts are always so helpful!!

I posted this here because I wanted you to see it, Amy. If I put it under health, it could be eons before you noticed it, I'm thinkin'. LOL! I have a few Glycemic Index charts for foods saved in my comp., and they all have <<Fetuccine>> as the only pasta that is in the low GI range. I...

I know it has been a while since my last post. I haven't been totally gone though. I have been checking in and reading posts these last few months, I just haven't posted. I have been frugally going along with life and decided that I should let you all know that I'm still being quite frugal here...

I'm new but loving this site! -edit- sorry i didn't realize there was a intro section :dunce: is there a way i could delete this post?

I am just going to jump right in here.... I have been around here and there, but not at all like I used to... Now because of DH being layed off yet again and going back to get his degree (all on the governments dime), we are making it month to month barely and I really need this board again. I...

Hi everyone, hope some of you remember me...it's patty,married to Joe mom of Kira and Gabie.Life had been a roller coaster for so long, am finally getting a grip on things.If you recall, I'm severely bipolar and have been hospitalized four times alone this past year.I stopped drinking, and tried...

but here I am again! And guess what? I just found out I am expecting my first baby!!!

If you live in the south central/ southeast area near Rolla/Salem then you might be interested in this group... http://www.meetup.com/The-Rolla-Frugal-Living-Meetup-Group/ A woman in my homeschool group just started The Rolla Frugal Living Meetup Group and our first get together is this month...