Thriftiness - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/thriftiness en Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:30:00 -0500 <![CDATA[The Good Eye: How To Score Big At Flea Markets And Thrift Stores (Without Exhausting Yourself)]]>

To keep myself on the straight and narrow, and to ensure ongoing success at thrift stores and flea markets wherever I go, I now follow these basic rules.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/diy/the-good-eye-how-to-score-big-at-flea-markets-and-thrift-stores-without-exhausting-yourself http://www.xojane.com/diy/the-good-eye-how-to-score-big-at-flea-markets-and-thrift-stores-without-exhausting-yourself DIY Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:30:00 -0500 Meghan Moreland <![CDATA["We Can't Afford It": Teaching Kids the Value of Money]]>

Teaching kids about money is hard -- we should cut ourselves some slack.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/we-cant-afford-it-teaching-kids-value-money http://www.xojane.com/issues/we-cant-afford-it-teaching-kids-value-money Issues Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:30:20 -0400 Amy Keyishian of LearnVest <![CDATA[Do Coupons Really Save You Money? ]]>

Couponing? Well that was becoming another 20-hour-per-week job. I mean, sure. I got free stuff and saved money... And all those good deals? Well, they languished in our pantry because, really, what do you do with 10 cans of butter beans?

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/is-extreme-couponing-worth-it http://www.xojane.com/issues/is-extreme-couponing-worth-it Issues Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:30:24 -0400 Lyz Lenz <![CDATA[Why I’m Cheap]]>

I get high off of bargains, from beating the system. It makes me feel self-sufficient, if not a little self-satisfied.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/relationships/why-i-m-cheap http://www.xojane.com/relationships/why-i-m-cheap Relationships Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:00:27 -0400 Rebecca Kelley