31 Days to a Better Budget [%postname%] Each day of the series offers new tips, ideas and a challenge to start the year with a solid financial plan. Stretching our budget means planning ahead. Further ahead than this week’s grocery list. Even further ahead than our next oil change. We plan seasons ahead. Sometimes an [...]
Shopping Inexpensively
When I first heard about the SWAGG app, I chalked it up as another store loyalty organization tool—which is awesome, of course. Then, I found out about the gift cards—you can not only store & use your gift cards from the phone app but even buy & send gift cards for 10 of their partners [...]
31 Days to a Better Budget Shopping Smart Each day of the series offers new tips, ideas and a challenge to start the year with a solid financial plan. We all know that using coupons can save a ton of money. Coupons are not the only way to save money though. Creating a budget and [...]
31 Days to a Better Budget Using Coupons Each day of the series offers new tips, ideas and a challenge to start the year with a solid financial plan. If you’re already a coupon user, the idea of grocery savings is not new, but there is always room for improvement for an even lower budget. [...]
31 Days to a Better Budget Budget Grocery Shopping Each day of the series offers new tips, ideas and a challenge to start the year with a solid financial plan. Today, we begin to tackle specific line items in your budget—we’re focusing on the areas that most people will be able to reduce, like food, [...]
The concept of giving inexpensively can take on many forms. You may find everyday ways to help others one day and gifts to give friends, family & charity with what you already have, the next. It’s about working within your budget to make a difference in someone’s life. Part of that is shopping with a [...]
Holiday decorations for less. Do your research, find the right store and get what you need!
As hard as we try to avoid the germs, someone will get sick this winter—and, likely, pass it on to the rest of the house! Since I can’t avoid everything, I try to keep the right supplies on hand, just in case. You know, because the best offense is a good defense. Or, something like [...]
Merry Christmas, dear friends & readers—I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend. This is my last post until the middle of next week. I need a break between the countdown and our new year plans. See you on the flip side! The Countdown to Christmas is officially at its end—just 1 day until [...]
Okay, I should start by telling you I go to the grocery store alone, whenever I can get away with it. It is faster, easier and generally less expensive. However, if we want food in the house, I’ll be shopping with kids more often than not. So, I’ve come up with a few tricks to [...]
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