I usually don’t spend a whole lot of money, and I try to stretch what we have as far as possible. I thought I would just share some of the everyday things I do around the house to save money. When drying laundry, I rip my Bounce sheet in half. I found that half a [...]
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Ultimate Grocery Shopping – Getting Back to Saving
My grocery savings had gotten away from me. However, this weekend, I was a saving machine once again. I am back… So what happened that hindered my savings? Life! High School Baseball, middle school soccer, middle school baseball, travel soccer, end of school events, banquets, etc. I am exhausted just thinking about it. [...]
Money Saving Tips #4: Spend Now to Save Later
I recognize the title to today’s post may seem a little contradictory. Save money/spend money? Well, I am a big believer in spending some money now to save money in the future. Some of the areas I am willing to pay for now, to save financial pain later is the following: Stockpiling groceries: When we [...]
Just Because You Do Not Work Does Not Mean You Cannot Contribute To Household Savings
Since my kids were born, I have mostly been a stay-at-home mom (SAHM). When at least one of the kids was still at home, I felt like I was ‘contributing’, as I was busy with him all day long. However, when my youngest child went off to school full-time, I kind of felt like I [...]
Debt and Spending Habits. Evaluate Your Life and the Current Economy to See How You Can Change Your Spending Habits to Reduce Your Debt
One of my goals in life is to help everyone reduce their debt, even if just a little. For years I think Americans have spent freely. If you overspent, you could always just take out a home equity loan to help pay off debt. Unfortunately, many people ended up with a home equity loan and [...]
Money Saving Tip #3: Compare the per ounce cost of what you are buying. Bigger is not always better!
For years when I was grocery shopping, I assumed that the bigger the box, the better the deal. However, I was wrong, at least in some cases. One of the great pieces of information provided at the grocery store is the ‘per ounce’ cost that is printed on the product tags attached to the shelves [...]
Money Saving Tip #1: Just Say No To Restaurant Soft Drinks!
Well, I am home from vacation, but I am still not back in the swing of things. Therefore, I am going to cheat and ‘rerun’ a post from way back in the beginning of my blog. (OK, not that long ago, March. However, I am sure this post will be new to most, if not [...]