Ask Alexis: Thrift store spoils

Dec. 16, 2010   1 Comment  

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My best thrift store gifts this holiday season

Ask Alexis: the Christmas Thrift Store Challenge

Nov. 30, 2010   2 Comments  

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Get the tools to shop smarter this Christmas

Ask Alexis: fun (cheap) entertainment

Nov. 24, 2010   1 Comment  

See how much better TV has gotten since the 50s?

TV-watching parties just got cool

Money myth: You need credit to buy big stuff

Nov. 18, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Debunking this wildly inaccurate myth

Ask Alexis: The Cash System

Nov. 17, 2010   1 Comment  

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A great, wise, and actually, pretty fun system.

Ask Alexis: why menu planning makes a world of difference

Nov. 16, 2010   1 Comment  

So many opportunities to save!

Heading to the grocery store with a mission — now that’s savvy.

Ask Alexis: Game night is budget conscious

Nov. 12, 2010   2 Comments  

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Game Night — Fun and free! What more could you want?

Ask Alexis: Budget tips that won’t ruin your life

Nov. 10, 2010   4 Comments  

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Budget Tip #1 – Skipping Cable Bills without losing (too much) culture savvy

The Poor Grad Student gets drunk on St. Patrick’s Day

March 11, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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You’ll like where this goes

The Poor Grad Student responds to Valentine’s Day

Feb. 8, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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A little something for broke couples and poor single people

The Poor Grad Student gets all of her shit stolen

Jan. 28, 2010   1 Comment  

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What would you do?

The Poor Grad Student makes New Year’s Resolutions

Jan. 4, 2010   2 Comments  

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Even a Gen-Y’er might be able to keep (most of) these

A Poor Grad Student’s Holiday

Nov. 29, 2009   Leave a Comment  

You really don't need all these picture frames on the wall. Tape will do. Tacks too. (Media credit/Derek Purdy via Flickr)

Regifting, baking and wrapping paper basics from Lindsay

The poor grad student’s guide: Eating

Nov. 12, 2009   3 Comments  

Buy one good box and one store box. (Media credit/nemoorange/Flickr)

Money’s tight? Here’s how to survive.