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...]
Christmas Club Savings Accounts
December 29, 2008 By 1 Comment
It'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 the old loan payment books and every week people would make … [Read more...]
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Feed It Forward!!!
December 10, 2008 By 1 Comment
Did you know that there is a place online that is offering a program called “Feed It Forward” ? I’m sure most have heard about it by now. I must have been preoccupied for the last several weeks because it’s been ongoing since the end of November. Feed It Forward The good people over at restaurant.com have come up with their own … [Read more...]
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Pennies, Pennies, Pennies
October 24, 2008 By 3 Comments
When my children were young, they loved getting pennies. As they grew older, they realized it took a lot of pennies to buy what they wanted. Happens to all kids, they'd rather have the dollars. Wouldn't we all? Pennies do add up. One of the ways my husband and I save up for extra spending money is to throw all of our spare change into a … [Read more...]
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What Do You Do With Your Extra Money?
October 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Economy Over the past several weeks, the economy has been at the forefront of the news. The stock market has been hit hard. Lending institutions have failed. The government has passed this new bill that was supposed to stabilize the economy. The election is probably going to hinge on this topic. Through all of this, my husband and I … [Read more...]
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Couponing — Taking on a New Meaning
October 10, 2008 By 1 Comment
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...]
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Anti-Bling Thing Going On!!!
September 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It's been a few weeks since I've read anything about frugality. Call it a self imposed sabitical. Today, my sabitical ended. Occasionally, when I want to see what the world is saying about frugality, I'll type the word "frugality" into Google and see what happens. Usually I'll just close it out. There are usually over 100,000 responses. Today … [Read more...]
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Using Cashcrate
August 5, 2008 By 2 Comments
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...]
