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September 2010 (1)
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02: Mortgage Payoff: September 2010 Progress (13)

August 2010 (17)
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31: September 2010 Mini Goals (6)
30: Losing my attachment to ‘stuff’ (11)
28: Link Love: Blog Carnivals Edition (2)
27: Five Items from My Wardrobe (2)
25: Be frugal, be green {er} (5)
23: Preparing for a car boot sale (6)
21: Link Love: From the Blogroll (1)
19: Could you increase the amount you’re saving? (9)
17: Reader Question: Do you make your own bread? (8)
16: House Project: Upstairs Linen/Laundry Cupboard (6)
14: Link Love: Random Edition (1)
11: Essential living costs {Updated} (4)
09: Getting Things Done Monday {and this week} (5)
07: Link Love: Escaping Edition (4)
05: Learning to use a saw and other DIY skills! (0)
03: A fresh new start (11)
01: August Mini Goals and a Review of July (4)

July 2010 (19)
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30: Link Love: Living Simply Edition (2)
29: My Dream Budget (8)
27: Put some sparkle…..in your budget (12)
26: On mobile phones (6)
24: Link Love: Catching up edition (2)
23: The {Great} Mortgage Payoff (9)
21: Chimney Stack Repairs and Emergency Funds (1)
20: Photo’s from Cascais, Portugal + Lisbon & Obidos (13)
19: Having direction (6)
15: Our house remodel: Kitchen (2)
14: Our house remodel: Breakfast Room (1)
13: Our house remodel: Dining Room (2)
12: Our house remodel: Lounge (2)
10: Link Love: Portugal here we come edition (5)
08: The next six months (4)
06: Adapting our meals (5)
05: Living in the now….. (12)
03: Link Love: Strawberries and Cream Edition (4)
02: Lets talk breakfast (5)

June 2010 (20)
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30: July Mini Goals (15)
29: New York Travel Fund (3)
28: If I had a pound…… (3)
27: Link Love: Sunday June 27th 2010 (3)
25: Guest Post: Having a Plan by Married with Luggage (5)
24: You can keep your high heels! (4)
23: Book reading progress in 2010 (8)
21: A {Frugal} Challenge: Update (2)
18: Link Love: Hitting the Road Edition (1)
17: A Wish List and Delayed Gratification (9)
16: And we have a winner (1)
14: Tomorrow’s another day (14)
12: Link Love: Saturday 12th June 2010 (6)
10: A {Frugal} Challenge (18)
09: A Book Giveaway: The Complete Tightwad Gazette (16)
08: Purging and more purging (8)
07: Moving furniture around is frugal (5)
04: Link Love: Friday June 3rd 2010 (3)
03: Cash Only Budget {The Jars} (2)
01: June Mini Goals (8)

May 2010 (19)
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31: I never promised you a herb garden… (2)
29: Link Love: Cars, Goals and Laundry Hampers! (3)
28: House To Do List Update (1)
26: Going Pescatarian! (10)
24: Menu Plan Monday {24th May} (4)
22: Link Love: Healthy Eating + Brownies (5)
21: Frugal, but still a learner (3)
20: Frugal habits: Packed lunches (8)
17: Making Banana Bread (5)
15: Link Love: Less Dusting Edition (1)
13: How we work that {monthly} budget (6)
12: The 80 Day Project Update (3)
11: Making meals to use stuff up (2)
10: Emergency Funds: How much? (7)
08: Link Love: Election Week Edition (2)
06: We are selling our house, for definite this time! (11)
05: Simple Health & Fitness: What I know so far (6)
03: The Plan: Can we do it? (9)
02: Link Love: I’m Car Booting! (4)

April 2010 (18)
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30: May To Do List (2)
28: Guest Post: The Compact, Buy Nothing New (5)
26: Cash Only Budget (13)
25: Link Love: Life Edition (2)
23: De-Clutter Your Weekly Shop (9)
21: A New Project (11)
21: Finally, I painted the back door! (5)
19: How far into the future do you plan? (9)
17: Link Love: Round The World (1)
15: Simplifying and Reducing: In The Kitchen (7)
13: Keeping It Simple {Menu Planning} (7)
12: I’m not a minimalist but… (15)
11: Link Love: Dream Life, Coffee and Kitchens (5)
09: Spring Cleaning: Don’t Forget Your Computer (6)
07: Simplifying and Reducing Clothing: Success! (15)
05: How I cut my insurance renewal quote (3)
03: Link Love: Easter Weekend Edition (1)
01: To stockpile, or not to stockpile (10)

March 2010 (15)
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31: Paris In March (7)
30: April To Do List (3)
28: Organising Project: Under The Stairs (3)
27: Link Love: Earth Hour Day (0)
24: When I dream I like to… (5)
23: Leaving Work: The Good & The Not So Good (8)
20: Link Love: I would like {want} a bike! (9)
19: Grocery Budget Challenge:Result (5)
16: Focusing on One BIG Goal (12)
15: Sunshine = Motivation (3)
11: Finally Getting It! (5)
10: Essential Living Costs (3)
08: Bucket List: Revised in 2010 (7)
04: A Simple Health Choice Part Two (12)
02: The {Great} Mortgage Payoff: Progress (17)

February 2010 (11)
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27: Link Love: Bring on the Spring (2)
26: TV or not TV? (7)
22: Grocery Budget Challenge: £50 a week (11)
18: Mortgage Free and Renting (10)
16: Making a New Inspiration Board (0)
11: A Spending Hiatus (1)
10: Porridge – The Ultimate in Healthy and Frugal (15)
09: New Windows and a Step Closer to Renting (15)
04: Being inspired this Thursday by.. (7)
03: Grocery Budget 4 Week Challenge – Progress (6)
01: Lights, Camera, Action: February here we come! (3)

January 2010 (9)
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27: Simplifying and Reducing: The Final Phase (10)
25: Planning and Saving for Short Term Goals (13)
20: The Great Mortgage Payoff: 2020? (9)
18: Grocery Budget 4 Week Challenge (15)
17: Quick House Update {Constant Goal Reminder} (6)
13: Can you make cuts in your budget? (10)
11: A Simple Health Choice (9)
06: Achieving Financial Freedom (12)
01: Resolutions, Goals and Dreams (7)

December 2009 (2)
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31: Book reading for 2010 (12)
20: Are you ready for Christmas? (5)

November 2009 (9)
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30: Guest Post: Thoughts on Retiring Early to Asia (21)
26: How much does it cost to run your home? (19)
22: House Plans for 2010 (5)
15: Brainstorming Our Future: Simple Living (28)
13: A Simple Home (3)
11: Simplifying and Reducing: Keeping for Best? (14)
08: Mortgage Progress: November 2009 (3)
02: The Frugal, But Healthy, Food Budget (8)
01: Christmas: Back To Basics (4)

October 2009 (10)
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31: A little under the weather (2)
24: Saving Towards a Goal (3)
21: A Clear Out and a Move Around (5)
18: Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook (6)
16: A little re planning (10)
14: Bad Habits! (6)
11: Washington and New York in August (5)
09: Link Round Up: Life Planning (3)
05: Big Change: I’m escaping the 8 to 8 (26)
04: Rent or Sell? The Decision (9)

September 2009 (7)
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27: Simple and Automatic (4)
25: September Update: Emergency Fund Progress (7)
23: More Reducing! (10)
14: Earn More Challenge: Week 2 (7)
12: Simplifying and Reducing: How far can I go? (8)
08: Earn More Challenge: Week 1 (4)
04: Simplifying and Reducing My Clothing (29)

August 2009 (7)
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31: Earn More Challenge: September (6)
21: Organising: Packing My Case (2)
20: Menu Planning and The Grocery Budget (1)
18: Master House To Do (7)
16: A {practically} Empty Shoe Rack (6)
09: Getting The Basics Right (7)
08: I’m still here (2)

July 2009 (3)
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June 2009 (8)
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28: Change of Plans {Probably} (14)
21: Cleaning Relaxes Me! (6)
13: Funding Our Big Trip (4)
11: June Goals – A Little Late! (5)
07: Must See Places in the UK (8)
06: Basic Budget to Determine Your Emergency Fund (2)
05: June Update: Savings Progress (0)
04: Baby Steps To Your Dream (9)

May 2009 (11)
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30: Lisbon Here We Come (6)
26: Ten Things I’m Loving (8)
23: Budget Meeting (12)
20: Show Me The Money (5)
17: Taking a Day Off (7)
12: A Travel Question (9)
11: Back To A {Summer} Menu Plan (2)
10: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Your Direct Payments (1)
08: Talking a Good Game (10)
04: What’s Your Dream? (19)
03: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Bathroom Cabinet (2)

April 2009 (17)
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29: May Mini Goals (6)
27: Changing Plans and Savings Goals (6)
26: Not Buying Clothes in 2009: Update (7)
26: 52 Simple Organising Projects: The Everything Drawer (2)
25: Ten Day Towards Health (5)
24: Getting Into The Garden (6)
22: Some Days…. (9)
19: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Sort Your Socks (7)
17: Link Love: Romance, Beauty, Simplicity and Motivation (5)
15: 100 Random Things About Me (6)
15: Financial Independence (5)
12: An Easter ramble (8)
09: Clearing That In Box (3)
07: Money and Goals (6)
05: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Pots and Pans (1)
03: Reducing the Energy Bills (3)
01: April Mini Goals (4)

March 2009 (18)
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31: Grocery Challenge Update (5)
29: 52 Simple Organising Projects: The Spending Diary (9)
26: Next Step: Improving Our Finances (7)
25: Steps We’ve Taken So Far (0)
25: In a New {Blog} Home (3)
23: The Romantic Notion (9)
22: Corners of My Home (1)
22: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Your Knitwear (0)
21: Spring Cleaning and Other To Do’s (4)
19: March Mini Goals (4)
15: Cash Grocery Shopping Challenge (6)
15: 52 Simple Organising Projects: A Balance Sheet (3)
14: Happy Days (5)
13: You can’t do everything! (3)
09: Hold on To Your Dreams (11)
08: 52 Simple Organising Projects: A Menu Plan (1)
01: Random Thought (5)
01: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Your Shoes (5)

February 2009 (16)
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28: The Great Mortgage Payoff: March Update (0)
25: Getting rid of the STUFF (6)
22: 52 Simple Organsing Projects: Go Paper Free (3)
21: The Stuff Fairy: Follow Up (4)
21: Saturday Link Love (1)
18: 4 Weekly Menu Plan (4)
18: The Stockpile – Ongoing progress (4)
15: The stuff fairy (8)
15: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Pens and Pencils (2)
14: Valentine’s Saturday Catch Up (0)
09: Laziness v Saving Money (5)
08: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Your Handbag (0)
07: The good life (2)
05: Get me on the flight now! (10)
01: February Mini Goals (3)
01: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Incoming Paperwork (8)

January 2009 (17)
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31: Stuff and more stuff (4)
28: What’s stopping you, or me? (4)
25: 52 Simple Organising Projects: A Kitchen Cupboard (6)
23: 7 things I want to do…… (9)
20: Stockpiling (3)
19: Dishwasher problems (3)
18: Simple Living – Part 2 (1)
18: 52 Simple Organising Projects: Your Bedlinen (4)
16: I’m not buying clothes in 2009 (13)
11: 52 Simple Organising Projects: The Make-Up Bag (11)
09: An uninspiring me space! (9)
07: Grocery challenge update (2)
04: 52 Simple Organising Projects: The Cutlery Draw (15)
04: 52 Simple Mini Organising Projects for 2009 (6)
04: A ramble about leaving the rat race (9)
02: The Great Mortgage Payoff (4)
01: My Bucket List (9)

December 2008 (12)
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31: And it’s a happy New Year from me! (6)
28: Getting ready for the New Year – links (3)
27: Storecupboard challenges… (9)
25: Happy Christmas (6)
20: Nearly there! (5)
16: A Simple Guide to Selling on eBay (5)
14: How is your time allocated? (6)
09: Priorities in 2009 – Financial (6)
06: Link Love (3)
04: Happy Anniversary to Mr Move To Portugal (6)
03: I love to travel….. (10)
02: The great mortgage payoff (6)

November 2008 (11)
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28: Speechless…for once (10)
26: 6 things you probably didn’t know about me (8)
24: Going on a surprise trip (8)
21: Building up the 2009 budget – Joint account (4)
18: Safety and Efficiency…getting the boiler serviced (2)
16: House Series: Front Door (10)
16: Small business ventures (12)
14: Updates and being a bad blogger………… (4)
09: Vinyl’s and family treasure (6)
07: Festivals and update (2)
01: The great mortgage payoff (10)

October 2008 (13)
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30: Precycling (6)
26: A quest for a simpler life (7)
25: Organising: Financial Data (6)
19: Frugal breakfast date (12)
18: It’s party time (3)
15: Launderette (13)
14: Spot the new Blog Header (3)
12: Relaxing Sunday (4)
06: The {not so} great mortgage payoff (13)
05: To Do list for October (6)
04: Organising: Your wardrobe – Part 3 (3)
03: Organising: Your wardrobe – Part 2 (3)
02: Organising: Your wardrobe – Part 1 (5)

September 2008 (14)
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29: September Grocery Challenge wrap up.. (14)
28: This week…the kids edition (4)
27: Making do… (9)
21: Escaping the Rat Race (11)
20: Ten things I love… (9)
18: Menu Plan and grocery spending (5)
15: Organising: Spending Diary (12)
14: Lazy days and…. (7)
12: Life lessons..buy small (7)
11: Frugal menu planning for the novice cook (8)
08: Reducing the Gas and Electricity Costs (12)
07: Sunday Morning… (2)
03: Learning Portuguese (14)
02: The great mortgage payoff (11)

August 2008 (12)
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31: How frugal are you? (10)
30: August Grocery Challenge – Final Update (8)
23: Making the move to eco friendly laundry (7)
23: August Grocery Challenge – Update 2 (0)
22: Little savings (1)
20: Back with more determination (15)
11: Researching! (8)
11: August Grocery Challenge Update (1)
07: Cost of Living (5)
03: Reducing the junk mail (6)
02: August Grocery Challenge (4)
01: The great mortgage payoff (5)

July 2008 (10)
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30: Calling all cooks – free food (6)
27: I finally made the Car Boot sale (11)
24: Being prepared (6)
24: Recycling packaging… (6)
23: Organising your blog reading (3)
22: Organising my Email (6)
18: Vinegar – ‘Natures secret weapon’ (7)
15: Simple Living – Part One (9)
15: Too busy! (0)
04: Prom night…..nothing frugal about it! (10)

June 2008 (12)
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30: Recycling mobile phones in the UK (6)
29: Organising: Travel documents (5)
29: The great mortgage payoff (5)
24: Frugal repairs and fixes (1)
22: Meal costs (3)
21: New eco bags (3)
19: Energy prices to go up (0)
15: The great mortgage payoff (3)
13: Comparing supermarkets (4)
08: Survey Sites (3)
08: Still waiting to complete new mortgage (2)
01: The great mortgage payoff (8)

May 2008 (10)
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29: A typical day chez Move To Portugal (4)
23: May Update (3)
18: Grocery Spending so far in May (1)
16: Can you learn to cook at 43? (2)
14: Our Goals Board (7)
14: Renewal of passport – How much? (0)
10: Organising: Our housekeeping schedule (4)
07: Project grocery bill (0)
03: Organising: My meal planner (1)
02: The great mortgage payoff (5)

April 2008 (12)
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28: Retiring early? – No not me (2)
27: 67 (2)
27: It’s All Quiet (1)
26: The sun is shining – at last! (1)
21: The #149 Carnival of Personal Finance (1)
19: Organising: My paperwork (6)
17: Health cover in Portugal (3)
16: Holiday week update (1)
12: April update (4)
11: In one hand and out the other (1)
06: Renewing the house buildings insurance (2)
01: The great mortgage payoff (7)

March 2008 (10)
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February 2008 (8)
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27: Home improvements and earth tremors (0)
25: Ten Tips for Selling at Car Boot Sales (2)
21: Frugal Living (3)
18: Blog Carnivals (3)
15: Re-Mortgaging (2)
13: Switching Utility Suppliers (3)
10: Extreme measures (3)
09: Mortgage pay off requires patience (4)

January 2008 (8)
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31: Mortgage Overpayment (3)
19: Menu Planning (1)
18: British Gas to increase prices by 15% (1)
13: Going Out (0)
12: Ongoing Utility Bills (0)
11: Doing it yourself (2)
04: Contact Form (0)
03: New Year De Clutter (4)

December 2007 (2)
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29: Mortgage overpayment (1)
27: Grocery costs (2)

November 2007 (4)
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October 2007 (2)
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21: Sunday paper article (3)
16: Treats (0)

September 2007 (11)
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30: Reducing your outgoings (0)
27: All quiet…. (5)
22: Price book (2)
19: Portugal…. (2)
16: Having a Goal (0)
14: Buying in Portugal (2)
09: Car Boot Sale (3)
07: Renovation Projects (0)
05: Mortgage Payments (4)
02: Not Buying It – Being a frugalite (1)
01: Increasing our income (0)

August 2007 (8)
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30: Living Frugally – Saving money on grocery (1)
29: Balance Sheet for Portugal – August 2007 (0)
29: Setting our goals (2)
28: Deciding where to live (1)
27: Learning Portuguese (2)
26: Our house purchase and our mortgage (0)
26: Our Five Year Goals (0)
26: Our Plan (8)

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