FREE Money FREE Stuff

FREE Money!

Intrigued by the title, are you?  I thought so.  The first time I saw it I wanted to know more too.  Are you wondering where it came from?  My husband and I recently did a very large lifestyle change.  We had been married for about 7 years, had our cute little house, two dogs and a daughter and my husband was set in his career path as a Realtor.  We thought we were living the life we wanted, but realized one day that we wanted something very different.  My husband decided he wanted to switch careers and go into something that he felt was more fulfilling.  Within a year we sold our house and most of our belongings, moved two states away to a small rental property, and my husband started school at a local community college in pre-nursing.  We only have one car, make most of our food from scratch, shop at thrift stores and are trying to live a more simple life.  I thought it would be hard, but to be completely honest, it’s very refreshing.

We no longer feel the need to “keep up with the Jones’” and find that it’s easier to have less things because then you focus more on other things.  We own one TV that is about 13 inches across and only works for watching movies.  Because we can’t just plop down in front of the TV and watch whatever’s on, we spend less time watching things and more time playing games, going for walks and reading.  We’ve also started putting more money in savings, which is ironic since we’re making less money now than we were before.  I’m always looking for new ways to save money and I came across a book called “Free Money Free Stuff” written by the Readers Digest Association.  The book is full of great ideas for getting free money and free stuff from places you never thought possible.  It’s amazing what you can find if you just know where to look for it.

No matter how much money you make, or what kind of lifestyle you live, it’s always nice to get things for free.  Check out the book and see what you can get for free.  Hopefully you’ll be as pleasantly surprised as I was.

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