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Bob W

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MSN - 66 Tried and Tested Tips for a Frugal Life
« on: April 07, 2015, 03:19:08 PM »
http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/money-tips/66-tried-and-tested-tips-for-a-frugal-life/ss-AAah80O?ocid=HPCDHP#image=65

Usually MSN has lame stuff but I found this quick and dirty piece an MMM rip off ---  pretty much covers everything from Costco to biking to right sizing your house to  DYIing. 

No financial investment stuff just frugal living ideas. 

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Re: MSN - 66 Tried and Tested Tips for a Frugal Life
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2015, 03:27:52 PM »
I would be surprised if any of these originated with MMM.

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Re: MSN - 66 Tried and Tested Tips for a Frugal Life
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2015, 04:33:52 PM »
I would be surprised if any of these originated with MMM.

AND it's a good thing that the ideas got into this mainstream media piece.  It's not just us weirdos, right?!

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Re: MSN - 66 Tried and Tested Tips for a Frugal Life
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2015, 08:21:21 AM »
I would be surprised if any of these originated with MMM.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if MMM was referenced for this piece.   MSN  just tends to plagiarize reference material from other sources primarily and seldom quotes who they were.   I didn't see in the piece where they found these tips.  As I clicked through the tips I noticed that they started to jive up with MMM pretty closely.  Sure they could have and probably did reference other sites with a frugality theme.   

 

Wow, a phone plan for fifteen bucks!