Tag: saving
group name: frugality
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April 17, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
There are lots of little things you can do around the house to make things last longer. Just look!
* Put a rubber band around the base of a liquid pump dispenser so that the pump doesn't . . . more
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April 08, 2008 03:53 PM EDT --
It's best to avoid buying these items when used:
* Projection TVs
* Standard DVD Players
* High-Definition DVD Players
* MP3 Players w/ Hard Drives
* Computers
* Digital Cameras & . . . more
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May 14, 2008 05:09 PM EDT --
Filling up for Less
Worried about the high cost of gas this summer? Here's some easy ways to save money at the pump --and make a difference for the planet too:
Mind your maintenance. . . . more
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April 15, 2008 07:20 PM EDT --
I've been reading the book "How to Pinch a Penny Til it Screams" by Rochelle LaMotte McDonald. Here's a tip from the chapter "Reducing Your Grocery Bill" that I hadn't . . . more
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April 12, 2008 01:30 AM EDT --
Being new to using coupons, I wasn't quite sure what people mean when they refer to stacking coupons. This week, Walgreen's ran a coupon for $5 off a total sale of $20. It finally dawned . . . more
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May 10, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
Supercook is an extensive recipe database and search engine that finds recipes you can make with the ingredients you currently have on hand. You simply start by entering the ingredients you have . . . more
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May 12, 2008 09:39 PM EDT --
Since it was Mother's Day, my husband accompanied me shopping.
First Stop: CVS
Sodas were on Sale, buy four 12-packs for $11, get one Free ($2.20 a 12-pack)
1 12 -packs Nestea Lemon . . . more
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May 15, 2008 11:34 PM EDT --
I came across some terms I hadn't heard before: Snowflakes and Snowballing. Snowflakes are tiny amounts of money that combine to create snowballs to start throwing at debt. As you pay off one, . . . more
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April 18, 2008 07:34 PM EDT --
Since I coupon, I like to figure up each night how much dinner cost me. Tonight we had:
baked chicken (bought whole chicken on sale @ 59 cents per pound =2.44) $2.44 . . . more
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June 01, 2008 12:53 PM EDT --
Friday I was 2 hours late getting home, thanks to horrendous traffic. Why? Disabled cars.
It's springtime folks. Time to get outside, take your family to parks and the beach, . . . more
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April 16, 2008 11:22 PM EDT --
My Dad and my grandmother both take Move Free® for their arthirits - so I was very excited to see this week's buy 1 get 1 free sale at Walgreen's. This past Sunday (4/13) there was . . . more
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April 21, 2008 07:05 PM EDT --
I haven't much luck with shopping at CVS. Our store usually doesn't get the items advertised as free after extra bucks. I had to run an errand across the street from the store and decided to . . . more
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June 01, 2008 04:56 PM EDT --
I went back to CVS this afternoon for another round of bargain seeking. I hadn't been too impressed with Extra Bucks offers the last few weeks, but the Extra Bucks I got last time out were set to . . . more
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April 08, 2008 03:35 PM EDT --
My grandmother, who was not quite twenty when the Great Depression hit, has inspired me over the years to get the best bargains I can. Maybe that's why I'm all a-twitter when combining coupons . . . more
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May 10, 2008 11:21 PM EDT --
I know there are a lot of people out there who are better than I am at working the system when it comes to the CVS Extra Bucks rewards program, but I had a pretty good night at it tonight.
I came to . . . more
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June 18, 2008 03:08 AM EDT --
More and more, I hear friends say they take a job which is closer to home or even quit one where the price of gas is formidable because of the commute to work. Here is our reality: It costs $8 a day for . . . more
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April 30, 2008 07:47 AM EDT --
I wrote an article the other day on Gather about people who were stockpiling food and included links to related articles in the Wall Street Journal. I've been reading the book Pantry Cooking (author: . . . more
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May 06, 2008 12:34 PM EDT --
Disney Store Crazy 5 sale
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=TjGMVh3XxAk&offerid=97760.10000870&type=3&subid=0
Code SHIPFIVE ships entire cart for $5
Code TAKEFIVE . . . more
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May 08, 2008 01:51 PM EDT --
EXPO TV GET PAID FOR REVIEWS
by Consumer_Queen on 08 May 2008 12:39
Expo Tv pays you $10 for every video review on your faveorite product. They do have certain standards and your video must . . . more
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May 13, 2008 04:51 PM EDT --
Okay, here's the deal. Answering the questions here is purely voluntary, of course, If you'd rather skip to my recipe, simple as it is, feel free. The chicken breasts take 30 minutes or less so . . . more
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