THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 17, 1994 TAG: 9407200610
SECTION: HAMPTON ROADS WOMAN PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ELIZABETH SIMPSON, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Short : 28 lines
TIME, MONEY and sanity. Those are the three things that Carol Pinigis keeps in balance when she's trying to save money. In other words, you're not going to find her cutting out mittens from discarded sweaters. ``If it saves money but it drives you crazy, then what's the point?'' said Pinigis, who started a bimonthly newsletter called ``The Smart Skinflint'' from her Virginia Beach home six months ago.
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Carol Pinigis' bimonthly newsletter, which she began six months ago,
offers thrifty advice on running a household. Her family moved to
Denver recently.
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