The Frugal Housewife offers frugal living tips on meal planning, money management, home decorating, decorating for the holidays, and family time.
Some of you may have noticed the recent changes that have been made to our site. We've got our new header up and going and added some different spaces to the blog. In the coming days, we will be updating our Advertising page as well as adding some policy pages. Updates will be made to the Disclosure Policy as well as our Privacy … [Read more...]
Sometimes writers of frugal blogs concentrate on the money aspect of everything. In the past week I've also learned that you need to be frugal with your time. So that's what I've been trying to practice this weekend. This weekend I've: 1. studied my Bible. 2. worked on the budget. 3. looked through everything in the pantry and … [Read more...]
Picture by brokentrinkets Recently I did a post about Groceries Dirt Cheap. It made me start thinking more about my grocery shopping and how I use coupons and it made me curious about how you do your grocery shopping and coupons. So for the next couple of weeks, I'll be posting survey widgets. Please take the survey. There's no names to … [Read more...]
It's been a couple of weeks since we've had a giveaway here at The Frugal Housewife. So what do you say? Let's have another giveaway!!! One of my sponsors, MyBlogSpark, has generously given us a gift basket to give away to two lucky winners!!! The contest is going to run from September 16th through September 23 at 11:59 pm. The winners … [Read more...]
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a ship. --Benjamin Franklin "It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow." --Aesop "This would a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt." --Earl Wilson "Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can." --John Wesley … [Read more...]
Picture this -- you are getting ready for that big night out on the town. You pick up your favorite tube of lipstick and open it and it's nearly flat on the tube. ARGHHHHHHH!!! What are you going to do? Use it that last time and throw it away? Picture by JT Locke Here's some helpful tips to get the most out of what is left in the tube … [Read more...]
First 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 mind. After finding the item, I looked around the store. Without the dear hubby I … [Read more...]
There are many, many posts on the blogosphere about CVS and how you can save money. I truly believe that you can, but….. My CVS shopping experience did not go as planned. My husband went with me and I was not as prepared as I probably should have been. I slightly overspent to the tune of over $45.00. I’m still confused about how … [Read more...]
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