The Frugal Housewife offers frugal living tips on meal planning, money management, home decorating, decorating for the holidays, and family time.
Now more than ever, couponing has taken on a new meaning. CNN reported that "The rising price of consumer goods is driving shoppers from all walks of life to use coupons for food, beauty aids and pharmacy products at an increasing rate, according to some of the country's largest purveyors of manufacturers' coupons." Coupons are available for … [Read more...]
The "B" Word -- "Budget" The "b" word has reared its head again in our house. My husband and I started discussing ways to start paying off our little debts early. Our idea of budgeting was different than what budgeting actually is. We always had a calendar with all the payments and their due dates written on it. That's not really what a … [Read more...]
This past week, my husband and I started taking an inventory of what we had in our big freezer. We couldn't tell what some of it was. There was a lot of freezer burn and a lot of frost and ice in the freezer. We realized that we had let a lot of food ruin and in the process lost money. Now I know, some may be asking … [Read more...]
Menu didn't work. Earlier at the start of this blog, we decided that we'd try to make a menu for the week. While doing this is a very good idea, it just didn't work very well for us. My son lives with us in the summer and there are too many activities going on in our household to try and implement the cooking at home. After he went back … [Read more...]
During my short time blogging, I've seen several bloggers who recommended Cashcrate. So, I signed up. It's relatively easy to do. For me personally, I have several pay for minutes cell phones that I still have the telephone number. There's a few minutes left on each one and I decided that I'd use those telephone numbers to sign up for the offers at … [Read more...]
The Frugal Housewife » Couponing The Frugal Housewife » Store Sales
