In 2008 I divulged all my best secrets for frugal living. Once I had shared every last one I “retired” Rich Little Poor Girl, with the promise to reinstate and reveal new tactics as they arose.
It’s been a long sabbatical for the RLPG, but she’s back with a tricky little tidbit that will not only help save you dollars, it will help save the environment, too.
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Gentle readers, postings for Rich Little Poor Girl Fridays will be suspended indefinitely…at least until I come up with more brilliant ideas on how to stretch a loonie.
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Lesson #9: IS THERE MORE?
What more can I tell you?
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Lesson #8: HAPPY-RICH AND DOLLAR-POOR
This week’s lesson has to do with a different kind of “rich”. I’m talking quality rather than quantity.
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Lesson #7: JUST POOR ENOUGH
If your goal is working to live, not living to work, then you might want to consider being “just poor enough”.
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because I am too damn exhausted. Tomorrow morning. Promise.
Lesson #6: DRESS FOR MUCH LESS
This is so obvious it is embarrassing, but I must give due diligence on the subject: second hand clothing.
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Lesson #5: ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE
Skimming the fat off my annual expenses, I decided to downgrade my top-of-the-line high speed connection to something a little more practical.
Lesson #4: SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
One of the con’s of straddling the poverty line is the pervasive feeling that you can’t ever afford to enjoy yourself. Not true. This week I’d like to promote “free” entertainment.
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Lesson #3: BROWN BAGGIN’ IT
After last Friday’s post y’all ran out and stockpiled a bunch of dietary staples. Now you are ready to take the next step: Basic Training for Brown Baggin’.
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Lesson #2: STOCKPILING
Gathering in times of plenty to make it through lean times is nothing new; the concept of stockpiling has been around since before Mason jars.
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While updating a dear art school peer on my Where, What, How, When, & Why it suddenly struck me how amazing it was that I own my live-in studio.
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