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Have you considered yourself lucky if you get $5.00 off your grocery bill with coupons? I have to confess, that has mostly been my story. I always wondered how anyone could get substantial savings with 50 cents here and a dollar there. It often seemed like the store brand was cheaper than the [...]
Christmas time during a tight economy means you have to get creative to keep your family engaged. You can do it if you try.
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Plan Ahead and Shop Around
Running from store to store to compare prices makes no sense. You will use up more gas and time than you will save. With the internet at your fingertips, there’s no need and comparison shopping is easier than ever before.
Last December I was in the market for a [...]
Continue reading about Moving Forward in Today’s Economy Part 2
Last Friday (9/4/09) the Associated Press headline read, “Recovery difficult as jobless rate hits 9.7 pct”. When you realize that people working part-time because they can’t find a full time job or people who have stopped trying to look for work aren’t even included in those figures, it’s clear that many of us are [...]
This is the third post in our series on cheap ideas that the average householder can use to save money. We have been focusing on good solid ideas to stretch your budget. Sometimes hearing someone else’s ideas will spark some of your own.
My daughter wants a new baby sling so we [...]
This is part two of a series we are doing on cheap ideas that the average person can use to cut their costs. My husband and I live pretty cheaply but there is always something you can do to improve your bottom line.
Many people with grown children have extra rooms in their [...]
Sometimes I think life would be a whole lot simpler if we went back to the barter system. I know cash or plastic is easier to carry but with barter you cut out the middleman. My bank got sold to a bigger one last winter and I don’t care for some of the [...]
I am totally intrigued by PlasticJungle.com It’s such a good idea that I’m surprised it took so long to come up with it. I have had gift cards sit around until I wondered if they had any value left. Sometimes they were given to me for a store that I rarely shop at [...]
Here’s a thought:
So many people were given gift cards and never used them that companies began charging handling fees after the first year. They wanted to get the cards off their books and figured a year is plenty of time for you to redeem your gift.
How many gift cards do you have gathering dust? [...]
