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Welcome to my Blog, I created it to provide a creative outlet for myself and a documentation of my money saving ideas and research that just might help others. I call it “Domestic Savvy” as I plan to incorporate many aspects of frugal living. I get a high out of saving my family money because when I do it means we can get more out of a dollar. I started trying and researching many ways to save money years ago and some things worked out for me and others haven’t. I am continuously searching for other ways to improve. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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