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A Simple Wedding

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   This past weekend I had the honor of attending a Swedish wedding ( I didn’t know the bride or groom – family friends)  in New York City. It was my first big...

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You Don’t Need Money to be Rich

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom    Ten Things Money Just Can't Buy In this day and age, we are bombarded by images of McMansions, designer clothing, gourmet meals, fancy vacations, sports...

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Borrowing From Friends : The Cheapskate Way

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Just a couple years ago – a matter of months really – I used to buy everything I needed – even for one time events like a summer wedding. I would think nothing...

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Parents: Childhood’s Flight Attendants

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Today … I am thinking about saving money and why it's important despite how hard it feels sometimes. I woke up with a funny idea : parents are kind of like...

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Quotes About Being Broke

Sometimes, no matter how hard we work or how many pennies we've pinched, we're still left with a defecit. We shop at Wal Mart almost exclusively – I make our own baby wipes, our laundry detergent and...

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Super Cheap Disposable Baby Wipes from Your Closet

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Extreme Cheapskate Meet Baby Wipes I've become an extreme cheapskate!! Maybe it's sad – maybe it's not – but either way it's frugal: in my world every last...

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Generic Baby Formula : Made In Vermont

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   I've talked about my struggles with breastfeeding before. The bottom line is – it just didn't work out for us and I was faced with sticker shock at Baby...

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It’s Hard Being So Cheap: Confessions from The Cheapskate Mom

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom I think I'll get a little personal today. I've been an extreme-ish cheapskate for over a year now and I have to confess – it's hard sometimes. Some days, I wanna...

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Five Easy Ways To Start Saving Money Today

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom So, I sure don't have all the answers to financial conundrums – I'm just trying to find my way out of ours! That being said, I've learned an awful lot in the...

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Network Your Way to Saving Money

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom In my endless pursuit to NEVER EVER pay more than I absolutely must, I've time and time again called upon the helpfulness of friends in high places to help me...

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The Cheapskate Mom’s Favorites

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom As I always find I get more out of blogs that are a bit more personal, I'm trying to get a tad more candid on this site – so I thought I'd talk about money and...

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My Cheap Wedding Daydreams …

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   My Dream Cheapskate Wedding !   I’m trying something a little bit different today …  Well, to be honest, it’s past midnight and I can’t sleep a wink. There was...

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On Raising Charitable Children

From Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom : I think it's so important to not only save money but to be giving. I think one great thing we learn from saving money is to live within our means and not be...

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I’m Just Not That Cheap…. Yet

Tonight, I'm challenging myself to think outside the proverbial -cheapskate- box. I like to think I'm one of the cheapest people I know – and in many ways I am – but tonight we went to a party at a...

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The Light at the End of the Frugal Tunnel

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   Well, readers… it's been a long year and a half since I first started this job. When I first started blogging about the perils and merits of being a cheapskate...

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5 Unusual Ways to Save Money $

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   In my unending quest to save some money, I travel the cheapskate roads both high and far to find good money-saving ideas.  There's (almost) nothing too cheap...

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The Expat Life: Cheaper? Food for Thought

by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom   Long time, no write. I know. & I'm sorry. & I'm thankful to those of you who are still loyal readers. A lot has happened in the cheapskate house. Some...

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Don’t Cheap Out on Hope

If you're reading this, you're probably not rich and famous. That's cool, because neither am I. I'm a cheapskate by neccesity, to be completely honest. If I could, I'd live in a million dollar home and...

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The Best and Worst Things to Buy in September

September is an odd month for shopping, since summer has officially come to a close, and we're inching ever closer to Black Friday. But September has its own deal virtues, including Labor Day sales!...

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Tip: Shop Like a Restaurant Does

  Okay, Cheapskates… I have a super secret tip for you. BUY IN BULK – like SERIOUS BULK. No. I’m not talking about BJ’s and Sam’s Club. To be honest, I’ve been a wholesale club member over the years...

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