ShareOften when I’m doing research for articles I’ll search news stories, hot blog topics, and forums to get a handle on what is the “HOT” topic of the day. Today was no different. Article after article started showing up on the topic “Frugal Parents Toss Disposable Training Pants.” The Associated Press ran a story about [...]
Advertising with Adgitize — Month 2
July 26, 2009 By 3 Comments
Share Last month I started using Adgitize as an advertising tool for The Frugal Housewife. It has helped drive more traffic to this site. The great thing about Adgitize is that you can earn your advertising dollars back. Last month I earned my $14 plus the months that I had earned and not [...]
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5 Ways We Plan To Save Money
April 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
ShareIt’s time to readjust the budget. Actually it’s time to get a budget on a computer spreadsheet instead of the notebook that we are using. We have to become more dedicated to tracking each dollar that we spend. Some ways that we have decided that we can save money are: 1. Save money on gas [...]
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Helpful Tip Saturday — Cheap Meal Idea #2
March 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
Share Going out to eat has come to a screeching halt around here. We won’t be going out very much until my hubby goes back to work at his seasonal job in early May. So now we are always trying to come up with quick and easy ideas for lunch or for a side dish [...]
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Helpful Tip Saturday — Dryer Sheets
February 7, 2009 By 7 Comments
ShareI don’t know about you, but I tend to look for multiple uses for the products I buy. One product that we regularly use that has multiple uses is dryer sheets. I love the way dryer sheets smell. They smell so fresh and make everything around them smell fresh. Picture taken by JT Locke for [...]
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CVS Sales Receipt
January 8, 2009 By 4 Comments
ShareFirst I want to say thank you to all who responded to the last CVS post. The advice that was given has helped so much!!! My Second CVS Trip This week I went back to my local CVS without the dear hubby. It was a much better trip. I went with one specific item in [...]
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Our Wal-Mart Trip
January 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
ShareWe went to Wal-Mart today with a very limited budget. Payday is not until next week and I’m trying to stick to the budget. We had our list made and we followed it until…. Well, We went by the Christmas clearance aisle. They had some beautiful Christmas ornaments. They were marked down 75%. Just couldn’t [...]
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Christmas Club Savings Accounts
December 29, 2008 By 1 Comment
ShareIt’s a term that I haven’t heard anything about in a long time. When I worked as a teller at a small town bank in the late 1990′s, the first of January was always a busy time with people coming in to faithfully open their Christmas Club Savings account. We had these coupon books like [...]
