I toured the Consumer Reports testing labs as part of the ShopSmart Summit. Here are seven photos to illustrate the tour! http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Your struggle with financial sacrifice during Lent
My spending moratorium was going good aside from my weekly co-pay at the dr’s for allergy shots, occasional gas refills, and the rare but much needed grocery replenishment (milk, eggs). Until Monday. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Re-selling new pots on Ebay to make extra money
I know a lot of people sell stuff on Ebay to make extra money, but it never occurred to me to sell new stuff that I purchased solely for the purpose of reselling it. Is anyone else doing this? http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Update on BB’s no car experiment for Lent
It’s been two weeks since I gave up my car for Lent as a financial experiment and I’m surprised to I’ve only had to walk 12 miles that I would have driven. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Do you take surveys for money?
I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently about completing surveys online for pay. Are they worth your time? Do you trust the companies you are working with? http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Ack! Second thoughts about giving up my car for Lent!
I’m having second thoughts about giving up my car for Lent. Not because of my business trip to Los Angeles that will pose a particular public transportation challenge, but because a video shoot I’m doing that was moved from today to next week and the location is three hours away! Three hours by car, that is. By bus, train, and foot I’m guessing it will
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I’m giving up my car, except for…
I’m going car-less for Lent, but need to rent a car on a business trip. Would that be cheating? http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Should I give up my car for Lent?
Last year for Lent I gave up meat after calculating that meat is much more than vegetable protein. This year I’m considering giving up my car after reading that driving takes $7,095 out of my community each year. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Earn your extra income on Amazon
One reader made an extra $500 in one month with this easy trick that also de-cluttered her house! http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Your spending moratorium starts…Tuesday!
I have decided to make your spending Moratorium an annual adventure, and this time, I have decided to include my new boyfriend…http://www.bargainbabe.com
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How my friend saved $800 without thinking
On the way home from a ski trip my friend Emily told me she saved $800 over two years without thinking. WHAT?!? http://www.bargainabebc.om
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Clip of Bargain Babe on NPR!
Here is the clip of the interview Bargain Babe did on Marketplace Money, which runs on NPR across the country. The story is “Tips for staying financially fit.” Air date is January 7, 2011. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Quiz: how frugal are you?
How savvy of a spender are you? Take the annual BargainBabe.com quiz to find out. Answers below. Or take last year’s frugal quiz. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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From moratorium to spending spree
parking-meter-ccI said farewell to my spending moratorium a few hours early on Friday, July 31 with $.35 cocktails and free mini-grilled cheese sandwiches at the Edison. It was definitely one of the best happy hours I’ve been to and very schmancy. Short dresses and heels were standard. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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I’m not spending; Hubby is. Is our total spending any less?
My spending moratorium is over in four days on August 1. Hallelujah! I told Hubby how well my spending experiment was going when he brought up a great point. You’re not spending anything, he said. “But I’m more in the ‘I can spend’ mindset,” he said. The possibility that his spending would change during my moratorium had not occurred to me. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price.