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It’s Never Too Early: 5 Tips to Conquer Holiday Shopping Like a Frugalista!

This week marked the official start of Fall – my favorite season! But just like dear old summer, you can bet your bottom dollar that autumn will be gone in a flash. Before you know it, the holiday shopping season will be upon us. And if your local retailers are anything like mine, you’ve had

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Finding the Sacred in Everything You Do

One of my favorite quotes is the one that goes, “Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” Is it just me or do you hear the last part of that sentence, take a deep breath, think about how beautiful it would be to

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5 Money Mantras To Attract Financial Abundance into Your Life

  By definition, a mantra is a mystic syllable or lyrical poem that devotees chant, recite, and repeat in rapid succession as to create and instill single-minded concentration on a particular goal or destination. According to this philosophy, the mind serves as the bed of all thought, which subsequently lays the foundation of our feelings

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Kill The Clutter Bug: 5 Baby Steps to Regain Control Over Your Messy Home

A while back, I read a book about the spirituality of space clearing. The author’s major point is that we often buy and hoard, consume and hold, and keep and store things because we are stagnant and unhappy with our lives. We use things to distract us from doing the labor of reflection and inner cleansing.

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4 Fab and Frugal Ways to Celebrate the Good Times

We all know life is hard. So when something good happens to us, we want to celebrate. And we should! I fully believe that we should recognize and celebrate our successes. Hard work deserves to be acknowledged, and there is nothing more uplifting to the soul than to honor ourselves during joyous occasions and times of success. However, the

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5 Tips To Stay Motivated and Productive While Building Your Side Hustle

Raise your hand if you want to quit your 9-5 and start your own business. Raise your hand if you are ready to quit your 9-5 and start your own business. Is your hand still up? I know that mine isn’t. While I fantasize about quitting my 9-5 nearly everyday to work for myself, I

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And The Winners of the Walmart Gift Cards Are….

Frugalista#1: Bosslady1333 Frugalista#2 Tamika Nicole Thanks ladies for entering. Enjoy your gift cards! Fabulously and Frugally Yours, Kara  

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She Fell for the Love Lies, Now She is Broke and Broken Hearted

“With this marriage, I felt that I had no freedom or stability. And you are supposed to give up some freedom in exchange for stability with marriage. I got nothing.”

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5 Top Tips to Being Natural on a Budget

by Laurén Doamekpor  Going natural 2.5 years ago was one of the best decisions I made for my hair, my lifestyle, and my wallet. Now don’t get me wrong. I find that taking care of my natural hair is not always easy, particularly as it grows longer. But over the years, I’ve settled into a routine

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Three Top Tips for Making Money on the Side

Who can be mad at having a little extra cash in their pocket?  And with summer coming to a end, and fall/winter quickly approaching, now is as good a time as ever to begin thinking about squirreling away some money for the holiday season. Of course, the following methods are great tips to keep your pockets padded beyond holiday season as well. So whether

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