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Sara Noel knows that being frugal doesn’t mean you have to settle. Her Frugal Living column - available five times per week through United Media’s Newspaper Enterprise Association - emphasizes simplicity, family values and eco-frugality, inspiring women to discover their passions and rekindle their inner spirit. From cutting down the food bill to finding alternative uses for everyday items, Frugal Living examines smart, easy ways to save money.
Noel is frugal - not cheap - and applies common sense in cost-cutting endeavors. The primary focus is simplifying busy lives. Noel’s professional background includes special event planning, floriculture and buying and selling antiques and collectibles. Her degree in business and her entrepreneurial spirit led her to found, edit and publish a network of lifestyle and shelter Web sites more than seven years ago that serve as guides to achieving balanced and gracious living. Some of her web properties include:
Frugal Village.com
Homestead Garden.com
Homekeeping101.com
Budget Christmas.com
Noel has served as a columnist for Midland Daily News and has been a contributor to DrLaura.com. She has been recognized in the media by such entities as ABC’s “Good Morning America,” U.S. News and World Report, Slate, NY Daily News, The Wall Street Journal and Woman’s World to name a few.
She has a special place in her heart for disadvantaged and abused children.
She was raised in Rochester, New York and currently resides with her husband and four children in Michigan.
Photo credit: Danielle Rappaport, Midland Daily News
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Paper is often wasted. Maybe you use both sides of a sheet of paper, use the backs of your mail envelopes for grocery lists or reuse newspaper to wrap gifts.
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Once the colder weather hits, the comfort-food cravings start. Soup and pasta dishes fit the bill.
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DEAR SARA: Do you make your own breadcrumbs? When I was little, my mom always made them.
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photo by mike burns Its easy to keep or toss some items. You might have an idea for ways to reuse something and, if you dont, out it goes. But it can be tough to decide what to do with some items, such as vinyl shower curtains or liners. Theyre cheap to replace, so many people opt to throw them away and replace with a new liner (consider replacing with cloth). ...
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Buying housewares at the thrift store can give your home a unique style.
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