Self Isolating? Over 50 Frugal Ideas for Spending Your Time at Home

By now, I think all of us have heard the strongly suggested advice to self isolate and, if you must leave your home, to socially distance yourself from others (by at least 6 feet). Recommended group sizes keep shrinking. And as I am writing this, groups of 10 or more is now a no-no. If you can stay home, stay home. I know it’s not going to be possible for everyone to stay home, and this pandemic is going to…

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Try these 7 calming meditation apps and breathing exercises – for free

I was working on some other topics to share with you here on Frugal Thumb this week, but in light of the current news about coronavirus, I thought maybe a post about calming meditation apps and breathing exercises might be more helpful for us all right now. I know I need to remember to take deep breaths and meditate more often in the coming weeks! It seems like every email I open, every post on Facebook, and every scroll through…

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Beware of this scammy gift card practice – plus lessons learned

I want you to be aware of this gift card practice that I came across when using a gift card online. After reading this post, you’ll know what to do if it happens to you–and prevent it from happening to you! This literally happened to me this week: I tried to use one of my gift cards for Office Depot and their website told me it was invalid. Now, other people might assume that they just forgot that they’d used…

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