By Trent Hamm
A few weeks ago, I put out a call on Twitter and on Facebook for detailed posts that people would like to see. I got enough great responses that I’m going to fill the entire month of July – one post per day – addressing these ideas.
On Facebook, Rebecca requested a post on “ways to live more frugally, and ‘beat’ inflation. ie: garden, raise own animals? (is it cost effective?) buying used/bartering/trading, public transportation vs driving pros/cons, saving in an economic nightmare (is it possible?)”
Here’s the real truth of the matter: frugality does beat inflation. Some methods of frugality, however, are much more effective at fighting inflation than others. Let’s look at what I mean.
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