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Mish on October 16th, 2008

With gas prices rising, food prices rising…OK – the price of everything rising…I am often asked about how to get by on very little.
As you may already know, I spent the bulk of the summer of 1997 living in my car with my three small children. Before that, I lived in the cabin from hell [...]

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Mish on October 10th, 2008

I was listening to NPR in the car with my husband the other day and there was an interview with a gentleman who has a new book out (I am totally forgetting the name of book and author, so if any of this sounds familiar, please someone let me know because I’d really like to [...]

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mishakennedy on September 25th, 2007

This always seems like a no-brainer tip to me, but people seem to be reluctant to do it – until they try it!
I have bartered babysitting services for dishes – and even a car for a winter’s worth of firewood! Bartering is a great way to solve cash flow issues and get involved in your [...]

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