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Waste not. Want not: I notta.

Write about your approach to budgeting. This poem is being written in stages to highlight the things I do toward frugal living. ~ I notta. I think it was 2019 or 20’ when I joined Ibotta. I don’t buy a lot of name brand products. The cost difference isn’t (typically) worth the bucks. $20 inContinue reading “Waste not. Want not: I notta.”

Waste Not. Want not: Scary cheap

Happy Halloween It’s hard not to get pulled into the fun that is Halloween. People spend a lot of money on Halloween costumes. Not this cheapskate. This costume cost me $2.00 because I had most of it. I bought batteries for the raven on my shoulder. Only used 2 out of the pack. And theContinue reading “Waste Not. Want not: Scary cheap”

Getting it right, I hope

I have been learning about finance. My financial education growing up wasn’t much. You work. You get paid. You buy things. My dad was a retired coal miner. I learned the ‘coal miners mentality’ concerning money. Coal mining is a dangerous job. Especially if you’re working underground. Dad’s unspoken philosophy was ‘if you got it,Continue reading “Getting it right, I hope”