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Frugality

What financial habit do you want to quit?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Sep 25, 2015
This week, we're talking about stopping, quitting ... throwing in the towel.
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The recession changed how we shop

by Mark Garrison
Sep 1, 2015
Retailers must deal with frugal customers who grab deals and dash.
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My Money Story: Frugality and cheese

by Eliza Mills
Jan 9, 2015
Listener Amelia Rosenman tells her story of inheriting frugality and eating cheese
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A 21st century Thoreau on living debt-free

by Kai Ryssdal
May 14, 2013
Ken Ilgunas spent two years obsessively paying off the $32,000 he owed on his student loans. And when he decided to go back to school for a graduate degree, he figured out a way to come out the other side debt-free.
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Germans and their frugal, saving ways

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 20, 2012
Many European economies are begging for Germany to share its wealth with them. Where did the German culture of frugality come from?
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Lessons from the Great Depression, one meal at a time

by Adriene Hill
Jul 13, 2012
At nearly 100, YouTube phenomenon Clara Cannucciari has been inspiring viewers with her "poor man's meals."
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Piggy Bank Award

To a daughter who made her mom proud

by Tess Vigeland
Jun 28, 2012
A proud mom nominates her daughter, who weathered a year of unemployment, for this week’s Piggy Award.
Carol Belanger's daughter Victoria whipped up cheap and delicious jello creations to socialize with her friends without breaking the bank.
Gisela Francisco
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Frugal state of mind

by Tess Vigeland
May 25, 2012
Wisebread.com's Meg Favreau makes the argument that frugal living is about prioritizing your passions.
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Piggy Bank Award

Piggy for the uber-frugal

by Tess Vigeland
Apr 27, 2012
Kris Keller gets the Marketplace Piggy Award for making sacrifices to stay on budget.
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The frugal gardener

by Tess Vigeland
Apr 27, 2012
Meg Favreau of Wisebread.com on what to plant if you don't have endless supplies of cash to grow yourself a salad this spring.
Vine plants like zucchinis are a good starting point for a new gardener.
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