Category Archives: saving money

Thrift Store Treasures #1

Posted on August 14, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Thought I’d start a regular feature about the great things I find at thrift stores – starting with today’s treasures. For $17.09, I got the following items at Goodwill: 1) Two, brand new-in-the-original-package round silver towel bars (to replace the … Continue reading →

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Take a Load Off Your Seat #2: Adjustable Stand-Up and DIY-Cycling Computer Desks

Posted on August 1, 2014 by blogqueendiane

A while back, I wrote a blog post about stand-up computer desks and how using one could help improve your health, since many people sit way too much. I’ve used a stand-up computer setup at home for several years. Recently, … Continue reading →

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Twenty of the Best Bargains of My Life

Posted on July 6, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I’ve always been an avid shopper – starting at the age of ten. My mom and sister and I would go to the big department stores in downtown Pittsburgh and split up and meet in a few hours. The stores … Continue reading →

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I Adore the Dollar Store

Posted on July 1, 2014 by blogqueendiane

If you like shopping, there’s almost nowhere you can have as much fun with a few dollars in your pocket as the dollar store. You’ve just got to love a place where every item is a dollar or less! It’s … Continue reading →

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How to Add a Low-Cost Reading Rack to a Treadmill to Make Walking More Fun

Posted on June 25, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I routinely walk on a treadmill at least twice a week – both at home and in the gym, and as an avid multi-tasker, I always read while walking. It’s great, because if you’re reading a good book the time … Continue reading →

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Easy Ways to Save Money

Posted on June 14, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Saving money doesn’t have to be hard, and it doesn’t require a major sacrifice. Try some of the following techniques:

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Cell Phone Luddite: An Occasional TracFone User Explains Why She Doesn’t Want a Smart Phone

Posted on June 13, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Nearly everyone in the civilized world aged 12 and above has a high-tech smart phone these days. (Government programs give away better phones than I have to low-income people.) But I’m not a convert yet, and I’ll tell you why: … Continue reading →

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Decorating Your Home with Extremely Low Cost Framed Prints – Part #2

Posted on June 6, 2014 by blogqueendiane

To expand on my previous blog post about tips for large framed prints, it’s also easy to decorate inexpensively with collections of small framed prints if you buy beautiful greeting cards or post cards and encase them in frames from … Continue reading →

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How to Decorate Your Home with Extremely Low-Cost Framed Prints

Posted on June 5, 2014 by blogqueendiane

The cheapest way to hang nice-looking framed prints in your home is to buy them at a yard sale or thrift store. I was able to get the three prints in my living room, which have similar frames (gold wood) … Continue reading →

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Why I ♥ Yard Sales

Posted on June 4, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I started going to yard sales many years ago, before Hurricane Hugo blew through South Carolina. For years afterwards, very few people had yard sales because many families lost everything or had extensive water and wind damage to attics and … Continue reading →

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