Frugal living ideas bonus - Baby Boomers guide for a common sense frugal retirement plan

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE FRUGAL LIVING IDEAS

We offer the following articles to help you in your quest for and transition to a common sense frugal lifestyle.

Social Security Commentary

"The real crisis is that Social Security's high taxes prevent too many families from accumulating savings. Just as bad, the return that most workers get on the money they pay into Social Security is abysmal. Raising taxes to fund Social Security--which some propose as an alternative to real reform--would just make this savings crisis worse."

"Here's the dirty little secret. Those surpluses are being used to reduce the president's budget deficits. The president's new budget predicts that this year's deficit will be $427 billion. But it would be much, much larger -- a whopping $589 billion -- without this year's Social Security surplus."

"Here's just a small selection of our featured frugal living articles - stretching your dollars and resources for a better life!"

"Frugal Soup"

"I don't know about where you are, but it's cold here today! Those gray clouds look like winter's coming on, and it makes me start thinking about comfort food. Homemade bread, hot chocolate, and frugal soup or stew are my favorites. You don't need a recipe to make soup, but a few guidelines will help make it the very best soup it can be, every time."

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http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/frugal.htm

Visit the DMOZ open directory to find many sites dealing with frugal lifestyles, frugal ideas and living frugally.

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Another frugal ideas site that can help you save more:

"Instead of going to debt this year, why not give a gift from the heart? You don't have to make tons of cookies, or learn to knit between now and Christmas! But you can use your imagination and create a gift tailored specially for each recipient on your list."

http://www.stresslesscountry.com/frugal-christmas-gifts/index.html

As we find more informational sites which we feel will help you to live your retirement in a common sense frugal way, they will be added.

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