It is hot and I am tired, but I had such a nice time coupon shopping today that I had to share. My first stop was SuperTarget and the results for $10.10 are shown below. I had a buy one get one free (BOGO) from Bear Naked’s Facebook Page, so one of those cereals were [...]
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Excellent Coupon Shopping Trip
Posted in coupons, Frugal Living on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Easy Egg and English Muffin Sandwich
Posted in Breakfast, cooking, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I absolutely love the egg sandwiches you can get at various fast food joints. This summer, my daughter and I have been on a huge kick, eating egg and muffin sandwiches for breakfast, sometimes snacks, and sometimes for lunch. They are so easy to make and quite inexpensive. For one sandwich, here’s all you need: [...]
Cheap and Easy – Crockpot Pork Shoulder
Posted in crock pot, dinner, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m all about good food, but also like to save money and save time. This recipe covers all the bases. First off, one of my main grocery shopping strategies is to take advantage of sale meats. Last week, Kroger had pork shoulder on sale for about 1.39 per pound, so I bought a 6 pound [...]
Make your own ground beef!
Posted in cooking, dinner, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips, recipes on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This month’s Cooking Light magazine had a feature on hamburgers, and one of the recipes provided details on how to make your own fresh ground beef for really tasty burgers. All you needed was some time, a cut of beef, and a Kitchenaid mixer with the grinder attachment. The most time consuming part for me [...]
A new approach to menu planning….
Posted in cooking, dinner, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips, organizing, recipes on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those of us who cook most of our family meals at home, menu planning can help save money, time, and frustration, but sometimes it is hard to find the time or initiative to get a meal plan going. In the past, I have used weekly or even monthly menu plans, but as our family [...]
Great $5 Mouthwash/Floss Coupon in Self magazine January 2010 Issue
Posted in coupons, Frugal Living, health on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just a heads up for anyone who subscribes to Self magazine – in the January 2010 issue there is a $5 off coupon for any three Listerine, Reach, or Rembrandt products. The coupon does not expire until Jan 2011, so be sure to clip it and hang on to it until a good sale comes [...]
I’ve got the Food Storage Blues….
Posted in cleaning, cooking, coupons, Frugal Living, Household Chores, organizing on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve got the food storage blues this weekend. We have a narrow storage area in our basement that we have filled with shelving. I use about 30% of the shelving for longer term storage of non-perishables and things like cereal, crackers, noodles, etc. I think of it as my own personal store. Wednesday I was [...]
Save the TP!!
Posted in Frugal Living, Green Living, Kids, tagged frugal, Green Living, Kids, saving money on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once again I must apologize for the regular lack of posts. Week before last I was fighting off a cold (thank you dear daughter) and this week has just been busy. But I wanted to share a funny tip that my husband recently came up with. What parent doesn’t complain about kids who waste too [...]
Pantry Tip #4 – How much food should you “stockpile?”
Posted in cooking, coupons, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips, organizing, tagged cooking, frugal, organizing, pantry tips, saving money on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Pantry Tip #2 – Best Prices on Dry Herbs and Spices
Posted in cooking, Frugal Living, Kitchen Tips, tagged cooking, frugal, Kitchen Tips, saving money on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I have a few recommendations about where to get the best price and quality on herbs and spices for your pantry. I start by assuming you have containers of some kind for your regularly used spices – old spice jars or baby food jars or something. When I first went on my own, my [...]