Donna Freedman created the Smart Spending and Frugal Nation blogs for MSN Money and has written for dozens of other blogs, newspapers and magazines. She is the author of Your Playbook For Tough Times: Living Large On Small Change, For The Short Term Or The Long Haul. Donna writes about money and midlife at DonnaFreedman.com, and she's at work on a sequel to her book.

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29 tactics for living alone without breaking the bank
29 tactics for living alone without breaking the bank Money & Credit August 23rd, 2018
Living with roommates is a great way to keep housing costs low. But what if you get sick of sharing…
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Frugality does not mean a one-way ticket to the Land of No Fun At All. Even when times are tight…