It's your turn!I'd love to hear how you stretch your Christmas dollar.Do you make all your gifts? Do you have a potluck Christmas dinner? Do you wrap your gifts in newspaper and paper grocery bags?Leave a comment and let me know! … [Read more...]
3 Simple Menu Planning Tips
I heard you. Yup. I did. You just sighed when you read "menu planning." I mean, who wants to sit down, try to think about the coming week, and then be tied into that plan? What if you don't feel like tacos on taco day? Menu planning has a bad rep. People really don't want to do this chore. However, I find it very helpful. I love not having to think about dinner throughout the day or at 4pm. I find it much less stressful to have a plan in place. Plus, it does save me money. I can base my meals … [Read more...]
Frugal Tip: Use Your Warranty
Sunday night when we got home from our last competition, we noticed the laptop was being strange. It kept beeping saying it was plugged in, unplugged, plugged in, etc. It was still doing it yesterday. I had to hold the power cord a certain way to get the battery to charge.As of last night, it wouldn't charge at all. I check Amazon for a new power cord. My old laptop I could get one for $6. This one....$20. But still cheaper than if I have to get the power jack itself fixed so I put it into my … [Read more...]
Frugal Tip: Don’t Buy Every Deal
This is a tough one for me. I just missed out on a great deal on butter and chicken. Excellent deal even. $1.79/lb for chicken and a pound of butter for $1.67. But to get these deals I would have had to drive the 40 minutes into the "big city." I'm really sad that I missed out on these deals but it just wasn't in the budget this week. If I am going to drive that far I want to stock up on many things, go to a few stores, etc. I like to make that trip worth the drive. Since that trip just wasn't … [Read more...]
Money Saving Tips: Common Sense Grocery Savings
I think we are all looking for that one big money saving idea that is just easy and saves a ton of money.It doesn't exist.Sad, I know. I wish there was one magical answer too. Instead, saving money, especially on those every day items, seems to be a series of small, simple steps. Most of them are just plain common sense.But since we all need a reminder every so often, I thought I would list them here as a refresher for you. I know I need that every so often.Menu Plan Based on SalesSo, so common … [Read more...]
Simple Frugal Tip: Pudding Cups
This is a short and sweet and kind of silly frugal tip.Don't buy pudding cups.Instead, buy little half cup sized Gladware containers and instant pudding mix. I keep a couple vanilla and a couple chocolate pudding mixes on hand at all times. If you want to get really frugal, you could even make your own pudding. I just don't.I mix up the pudding according to the side of the box and put into the little containers before the pudding is set. Put the lids on and pop in the fridge. Instant pudding … [Read more...]