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#dealchat round up!

March 25, 2010

Ok, if you are missing my weekly #dealchat on twitter, why is that? I’m not the kind of girl who likes to be alone! We have so much fun sharing ideas on the best techniques and deals around town. It’s even getting noticed. Journalist Chris Nelson who blogs on a Baltimore Sun site wrote a [...]

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Best Frugal Blogs of 2010

March 24, 2010

Yippee! The fine and lovely women at Tucson on the Cheap named thefrugalista.com one of the “Best Frugal Blogs of 2010.” Yours truly got the nod in the “general category” which works well for me. I think the fine ladies at Tucson on the Cheap were a fan of Dine-In Week! Yay! Frugalista is a [...]

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Toyota Discount

March 3, 2010

Hi Frugalistas! So Toyota is offering discounts on its cars, after discovering some of the vehicles had SERIOUSLY faulty designs. From the Business Week article: Toyota buyers can choose either a loan with no interest for as long as five years or a low-cost lease on models including Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Prius and Yaris cars, [...]

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#dealchat

February 18, 2010

O.M.G.! If you missed last night’s #dealchat on Twitter, my heart goes out to you! We had SOO much fun! It was only supposed to be 30 minutes, but we went over time. All the Frugalistas and Frugalistos came out to to share hot saving tips! Trust me, I brought my best deals and saving [...]

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Sites that save

January 25, 2010

Here are a few websites that can save you a few bucks. Of course, you can always click back here , but I wanted to share the saving wealth! Chegg:If you are in college or you are sending a loved one to college, this site lets you rent textbooks, so you don’t have to buy [...]

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Welcome to my New Home

December 8, 2009

Hello, Frugalistas! I have gone  indie, and have branched out on my own site. I loved blogging for the Miami Herald, but it was time for me to spread my wings. I have so much stuff going on that I needed my own venue. Please let me know what you think about the new blog, [...]

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Frugalista lost her swag!

October 12, 2009

Greetings, Frugalistas!  So I got back last night from a MARHHHVELOUS weekend at the first Blogalicious conference, a networking event for women bloggers of different ethnicities. I laughed. I cried. I networked at the W hotel in midtown Atlanta.  I had so much fun. The thing about blogging conferences (or any conference for that matter) [...]

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Review of Cheap Products

October 9, 2009

There's a new site on the world wide web, cheapism. It's a product review of cheap products. Here at The Frugalista Files, the word cheap is not in our vocabulary, but I wanted to shout out a growing blog.  :) I say the blog is worth a click and a gander. The site does the heavy [...]

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New coupon website

September 24, 2009

Coupon Sherpa, which is an iPhone application to find deals is now its own website. The Coupon Sherpa site offers up shopping codes and coupons for online shopping.  A sherpa is a member of a Tibetan people known for providing support for mountain climbers in the Himalayas. On the site, you can find hook ups [...]

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Will ‘Cash for Clunkers’ help the environment?

August 24, 2009

Today is the last day for the government-funded Cash for Clunkers program, where people can trade in their gas guzzlers for new, more fuel-efficent vehicles on discount. ABC ran an interesting story about how the program probably won't help the environment that much. Boo hiss!  What do you think about Cash for Clunkers? Was it "green [...]

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