While things look pretty good now, they weren’t always that way. In 2008, as everything in the country crashed, I stopped working, had our first baby, and our business was in the tank. Due to some wise moves a few years earlier, we were able to keep our house, remain debt free and live without […] Read more…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. So I have gone back & forth between paper budget tracking and Quicken Deluxe and I have come to realize that I am just a paper & pen kind of gal. I have finally found a PRETTY solution that works the way I think. If you are interested in making […] Read more…
I have some more cool things to share with you this week. First, if you are a coupon queen (I sometimes am), you can see what coupons are going to be in this weekends paper! Just go to Sunday Coupon Preview.com or click on the icon above. There are also some new coupons posted online […] Read more…
I have a handful of great daily deal sites for you this week! I’ve gotten fabulous deals on all of them & they are great sources for finding Christmas presents that are elegant AND inexpensive! First up: Zulily is a great site selling toys, clothing & anything else you can think of for mom & […] Read more…
I’ve tried the normal coupon route and it just doesn’t work for me. It requires a lot of time and organization and my local paper stinks and the nearest metro one quit having the good coupon fliers in it. I don’t completely write off coupons & discounts, though, I just look for EASY ones. My […] Read more…
Ughh. I didn’t do nearly as well as I’d liked. I don’t think I’m going to be able to continue this challenge. July is just a really bad time. It’s the month of the year where we do most of our “entertaining” and it’s finally starting to feel like summer. There have been a lot […] Read more…
We knew that the 4th and the festival were this weekend so we figured we’d spend more this week and a half than in the last 2-1/2 weeks. July 1 – none July 2 – spent: $55.96 left: $344.04 Groceries – $50.47–(all basics and stock ups…no treats unless you count the cinnamon roll raincheck […] Read more…
This month, we are joining Small Notebook in her 3rd annual no-spend month. We’re setting our budget for the month a little higher than hers since I know there are a few things we needed that I haven’t bought yet; we didn’t prepare like she did with full gas tanks, etc. Our July budget is […] Read more…
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09 One of the things that was the hardest about moving here was trying to figure out what is a good deal on grocery prices. The prices are vastly different than […] Read more…
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09 This is the coupon and cooking link love edition of Frugal Friday. My favorite websites for deal searching. Refund Cents Retail Me Not Hot Coupon World These blogs are my […] Read more…