Sometimes we find things that seem like a good, money-saving deal, but turn out to have hidden catches, or tricks, or problems that end up costing us more than we thought. (Not always, but sometimes ( Read more... )

Not sure if this is a useful link (as per the earlier thread) or if it should go under nutrition, but I wanted to recommend the website for The USDA Publications and Reports. The files are PDF, which I always find a PITA ;) but their Recipes and Tips for Thrifty Eating is a useful resource. They've also got other reports about nutrition and eating ( Read more... )

How about a thread for useful links and websites?

I'll start us off:

The Dollar Stretcher
A free online newsletter (you can get copies sent to your emailbox) that's all about ways to simplify your life and save money.

Miserly MomsUseful even for those without kids, this also gets into tips and tricks for living a frugal lifestyle. They also get ( Read more... )

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Buffy and Angel fans might have already seen this, but Time and Space Toys is having a sale on pre-orders of some of their figurines and replicas.

Thanks to being extra frugal last week, I was able to buy a Rain of Fire Wesley with no guilt whatsoever 8)

Doing a two in one post here to cut down on spamming =)

First off, I updated our profile to reflect the new guidelines. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with them. The big one to note is that posts of local sales should now be placed behind cut tags, where the cut tag specifies the name of the store and the geographical location of ( Read more... )

A few years ago I purchased a midsized analogue office copier for fanzine production. It cost a little over $2,000. I'm no longer producing fanzines, so now the copier needs a new home ( Read more... )

Hi all! Just some admin notes:

1) I've been updating our memories as we get posts that look like they'd be good resources for people. I was wondering if anybody out there would like to volunteer to help out with that, to make sure our memories are always up to date? If interested, let me know in the comments. [ETA: swmbo and lexsboo have volunteered to ( Read more... )

So, I'm a little pissed off right now and since this is a community for support, I thought that I'd post my plight here.

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It's that time of the month again ( Read more... )