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CVS is a great place to shop and combine coupons with the sales and Extra Care bucks. Be sure to check out this week's sales circular. There are some really good buys. We are still learning all about combining the sales with the coupons and Extra Care Bucks, but we have learned if a little time is taken before the trip to look over the … [Read more...]
Picture by atomicshark@Flickr.com A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. ~Yogi Berra … [Read more...]
Did you know that charges can be added to your cell phone bill that you did not authorize? They can!!! Text notification #38146 is one of these messages. I have just spent 20 minutes on the phone about one of these messages from this number. They have been charging my cell phone bill $9.99 for the past two months. The great news is that if … [Read more...]
One way to save money is to stop wasting so much. One area my family noticed that we are wasting in is not turning the thermostat up when we leave the house. Usually we keep the thermostat on 75 degrees when we are at home. At night we turn it up to 77 degrees. It’s comfortable and turn it back down to 75 in the morning while we are … [Read more...]
This week's Frugal Pantry scenario is: You got hungry for turkey so you baked a great big beautiful turkey. No it's not Thanksgiving but there are times when it happens. Your family ate a lot the turkey but since it was a huge turkey and you have a lot left over. What are you going to do with it? Feed it to the cat? … [Read more...]
Gardening can help reduce your grocery bill by reducing the amount of produce that you purchase each week. Fresh vegetables are great. This is an old, old tip but if you raise enough veggies, you can "can" them or freeze them. This helps to reduce your grocery bill throughout the year not just when the veggies are fresh. We are going … [Read more...]
It'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 by taking my lunch to work instead of eating out … [Read more...]
When you are trying to lead a frugal lifestyle, you look for ways to reuse different things. One of the things that I look for are ways to reuse is aluminum foil. Picture by Rakka at Flickr.com A couple of weeks ago, in the "Did You Know" Helpful Saturday Tips, I wrote about washing aluminum foil and reusing it. What are some ways you can … [Read more...]
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