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Mock-up of our Favors (Pics)
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on October 2, 2015 at 11:31 AM

Since FH collects playing cards, we decided to do cards as our favor. We had settled for only having the card boxes personalized (the 3rd picture) when we saw the major pricing difference between...

Alex, Jul 12, 2019 11 27
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So pissed! Hotel block more expensive than current rates
Frugal Gator in Etiquette and Advice, on April 22, 2016 at 1:20 PM

My reception venue is also the hotel where everyone is staying, and they included a "discounted rate" for all our guests at $99/night. Last night, I was booking myself a room for 2 extra nights...

Pam, Jan 2, 2019 19 3,405
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Why Publix was our favorite vendor - Flowers and Cake
Frugal Gator in Planning, on December 20, 2016 at 1:52 PM

For those who don't know, Publix is a grocery store in the South-east. They did our cake and flowers, and they deserve to have their praises sung. Plus, I've seen a few "Has anyone ever used Publix?"...

aray, Dec 21, 2016 38 3,134 2
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Frugal Gator got married! BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!!
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on May 16, 2016 at 12:17 PM

I know a lot of BAMs include the OP talking about how their wedding day was the "best day of my life," and while I loved my wedding day, I'm not sure that I would classify it that way. My goal is to...

Ashley, May 27, 2016 112 152
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How Much Lingerie to Bring
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on May 3, 2016 at 10:37 AM

My friends were generous with the amount of lingerie they gave me. We're going on a 5-day cruise for our honeymoon, and I'm trying not to over- (or under) pack. So how frequently did you use your...

Jones2020, May 3, 2016 37 50
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Beer and Wine Preference Poll - Results on Page 4
Frugal Gator in Planning, on April 12, 2016 at 1:48 PM

We're ordering our alcohol soon and are trying to get an idea of what people would prefer. Beers: Bud, Bud lite, Coors Light, Miller, Mich Ultra, Yuengling Wines (all Berringer): Chardonnay, White...

Frugal Gator, Apr 13, 2016 69 122
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Money Questions Monday - Tax Season Edition
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on April 4, 2016 at 10:43 AM

All types of personal finance questions, wedding-related and NWR, are welcome. However, this thread will NOT be hidden, so if you have a question, please do not leave so much detail that you don't...

Frugal Gator, Apr 4, 2016 15 16
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How to Handle my Niece's Babysitter
Frugal Gator in Etiquette and Advice, on March 22, 2016 at 9:33 AM

So my niece will be about 9 months old for our wedding. My mom and sister-in-law have worked out to have my sister-in-law's sister come to the wedding city to babysit. She wasn't invited to the actual...

Frugal Gator, Mar 22, 2016 11 28
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LMac is getting married!
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on March 10, 2016 at 6:07 PM

I know she's probably not going to be on the boards for the next two days, but wanted to create a place for people to post good wishes anyway. Also, update about the rash thing: "Dermatologist said I...

FutureMrsBrbr, Mar 11, 2016 30 33
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PSA: How to keep money from messing up your marriage
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on March 9, 2016 at 11:12 AM

Saw this on NPR today -> http://www.npr.org/2016/03/08/469239033/how-to-keep-money-from-messing-up-your-marriage What do you think are the keys to a happy marriage when it comes to finances?

Christina, Mar 9, 2016 13 3
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Money Questions Monday
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on March 7, 2016 at 8:59 AM

All types of personal finance questions, wedding-related and NWR, are welcome. However, this thread will NOT be hidden, so if you have a question, please do not leave so much detail that you don't...

Aubrette, Mar 7, 2016 34 37
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Do I Bring the Gifts to the Shower?
Frugal Gator in Etiquette and Advice, on February 26, 2016 at 3:40 PM

So I've been receiving gifts in the mail from people who are coming to the shower. Pretty sure they are supposed to be shower gifts, even though they weren't wrapped inside the shipping boxes or say...

GrumpyCatRebecca, Feb 27, 2016 13 7,041
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Money Questions Monday
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on February 22, 2016 at 9:05 AM

All types of personal finance questions are welcome. However, this thread will NOT be hidden, so if you have a question, please do not leave so much detail that you don't want it to be seen later....

Nikkell402 #makeyour, Feb 25, 2016 51 42
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Money Questions Monday
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on February 15, 2016 at 9:44 AM

Last week, there was an incredible amount of response to the idea of starting a weekly thread so users could ask personal finance questions. Since every other day of the week seemed to have a big...

Frugal Gator, Feb 15, 2016 67 47
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Personal Finance Nerds of WW!
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on February 10, 2016 at 10:32 AM

Where my personal finance nerds at? In case you weren't here, there were a lot of financial problems posted on WW last week. In one of the threads, after multiple posters mentioned asking for advice,...

lovin' life, Feb 10, 2016 149 114
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Spin-off: Ice Sculptures?
Frugal Gator in Style and Décor, on February 4, 2016 at 9:01 AM

I have never been to a wedding with an ice sculpture, but the 10k post has me wondering if my friends are just weird (AKA budget conscious and not rich). Did you have an ice sculpture at your wedding?...

Arielle, Feb 4, 2016 33 57
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Crap...Reception Venue Changing its Name
Frugal Gator in Etiquette and Advice, on February 2, 2016 at 7:34 AM

I found out yesterday that our reception venue was recently bought by a hotel chain and will be changing its name on all signage prior to the wedding. Problem is we already sent the invitations (it's...

FutureMrsBrbr, Feb 2, 2016 19 10
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Fresh from the DMV Social - Updated with Poll
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on February 1, 2016 at 9:31 AM

Yesterday, 17 ladies (and one little boy) from DC/Maryland/Virginia got together at the Daily Dish in Silver Spring, MD. It was awesome seeing everyone again and meeting some other WW regulars. The...

OG FMP, Feb 2, 2016 73 11
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PSA: Why WW sometimes cuts off the end of your comment
Frugal Gator in Community Conversations, on January 21, 2016 at 2:23 PM

TLDR: Use &lt; instead of < in your comments, and the problem goes away! WW allows users to use HTML syntax, which is cool if you want to be able to format your comment with bolding, bullet...

Frugal Gator, Jan 21, 2016 10
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Put who to make checks out to on website?
Frugal Gator in Etiquette and Advice, on January 20, 2016 at 10:09 AM

When attending weddings in the past (ya know, before I knew about wedding planning), I was unsure who to make checks out to. Both of them? Married name or maiden name? So I thought I could add a note...

mandybeth, Jan 20, 2016 37 64
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