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  1. 10 Simple Tips to Lower Your Food Bill When You Cook For Yourself

    9/6/11 1:00pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    Dinner for One

    If you live alone like I do, coming up with new things to make each week can become challenging and really annoying when you are hungry and just want to eat. Most recipes serve a family of four, it's hard to find recipes for just one person. But don't despair, follow these 10 tips to cook for one and save money in the process.  Read more >

  2. Your Thoughts: Is it a Good Idea to Loan Money To A Friend, or Better Yet, a Boyfriend?

    6/6/11 8:24am by The Jenny Pincher
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    Checks Cashing Place

    [Editor's Note: Ever really needed that pro/con list from an unbiased third party while deciding whether or not to loan money to a friend or significant other? Bookmark this list -- you never know when you're going to need it. -Rita]  Read more >

  3. What Every Woman Should Know About Personal Finance: How To Create A Budget

    5/16/11 7:09am by The Jenny Pincher
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    Woman paying bills

    Maybe you've experimented with developing a budget but failed. Or else you have just never really considered viewing your spending habits before. It doesn't matter what your life-predicament is right now, making a household budget may appear intimidating. However, a straightforward and easy-to-follow budget is actually simple to create!  Read more >

  4. 5 Money Saving Tips That Will Also Help You Lose Weight in 2011

    12/29/10 7:42am by The Jenny Pincher
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    1. Cut out soda- Period. That means diet soda too. Soda offers no nutritional value and is expensive considering it provides you with nothing!  Read more >

  5. Doctor Dohner Still Charges $5 For a Visit in Rushville, IL

    12/28/10 9:21pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    Take a look at this video. It’s from my hometown of Rushville, IL where the local doctor, Dr. Dohner, is still working at the age of 85. He has been a doctor in Rushville for 55 years and still only charges $5 per visit! Watch this video for the full story:  Read more >

  6. Generic vs. Name Brand – What’s the Difference?

    12/20/10 8:51pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    When I was at my parents for Thanksgiving, the local news channel ran a story on generic food vs. name brand food. They took in the obvious factors of price and taste and asked, "can you really taste the difference?". Take a look at those videos here: Generic vs Name Brand Part 1  Read more >

  7. Traveling Over The Holiday Season? 4 Quick Tips To Travel Cheaper

    12/20/10 8:47pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    My post yesterday was about making the “coming home” part of traveling a little bit easier after the holiday season. Today I thought I’d touch on how to travel cheaper during the holiday season (or any time for that matter).  Read more >

  8. Newsflash – Just Because You Get a Raise, Doesn’t Mean You’ll Get Out of Debt

    12/13/10 7:54pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    Does it surprise you that when most people get a raise, they end up spending just as much, or more so they never really get ahead? How many times have you told yourself “if I just made $5,000 or $10,000 more a year, we’d be set”"? My church recently did a message series on Margin and one of the topics was Finding Margin in your Finances.  Read more >

  9. The More We Make, The More We Spend

    12/13/10 7:52pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    Why is that? I talked about this in my post yesterday, Newsflash – Just Because You Get a Raise Doesn’t Mean You’ll Get Out of Debt but I wanted to revisit it again today because I think it is such an important topic.  Read more >

  10. The Weather Outside is Frightful, Time to Get Out the Crockpot!

    12/13/10 7:46pm by The Jenny Pincher
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    It has been freezing cold with snow here since the weekend, I think it was around 6 degrees when I got up this morning! Boo this is way to cold for me. But it is the perfect weather for cooking with your crockpot. There is nothing better than coming home on a cold night to a warm kitchen with a simmering crockpot.  Read more >

Jenny Kerr

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Jenny Kerr
Member Since
October 2010
About Me: 

Jenny Kerr is an expert author, consultant, blogger and social media professional. She loves living a flexible lifestyle and spends most of her time reading, gardening and trying new recipes she has cooked from scratch. Jenny is passionate about helping people save money and blogs about it on her Jenny Pincher site. She has taught her self-developed "Basics of Budgeting" course throughout the St. Louis area. Visit her site http://thejennypincher.com to get her free ebook and 7 day budget program.

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Western Illinois University, Lindenwood University

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