Coupons, Freebies, and Tips to Save Money Every Day
We are heading into a frenzy of cooking and baking, which I love because I have invested in high quality kitchen tools. I’ve found that it’s worthwhile to pay a few dollars more for a kitchen tool that is comfortable and easy to use and that is going to last decades. I’m done buying super cheap junk that doesn’t really work, isn’t comfortable, and quickly
If you’re addicted to Amazon Prime like I am, you’ll be doing much of your holiday Christmas shopping on Amazon.com. Don’t miss out their special deals this week for Cyber Monday and beyond! Click on the banner below to see the hot deals on Amazon right now.
Do you shred all receipts – or do you toss them into the trash in once piece? For a long time I’ve shredded anything that has part of my credit card number on it OR anything that has me my full name and address. Which is just about every receipt and piece of mail I receive. It’s time consuming to save all my receipts and
There are 7 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 77 stores total, including new additions La-Z-Boy, Lord &Taylor, and Ulta. Black Friday is just days away. I won’t be out shopping this year but I may score some online deals! Will you be? With Thanksgiving and Black Friday just days away shopping fever is setting in! If you’re planning
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you are gathering with friends and family to celebrate the bounty of your life. I am thankful for my loving husband, my beautiful children, that I have a job I love and a warm home, and that I have friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving with. We hope you have a wonderful holiday! ~Julia and the BargainBabe.com Team PS. We’ll
Every year my daughter decorates our Christmas tree with our homemade ornaments (and some store bought decorations). I enjoy soaking up all the wonderful, sentimental Christmas tree ornaments that fill the branches. Many of these ornaments are easy to make and are a great holiday activity for children. Here are 10 easy Christmas tree ornaments you can make:
Even if you don’t believe in giving gift cards as gifts – which puts you in the minority – you should still be buying gift cards right now. Why? Because you can use them to buy Christmas presents and SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% off the bat. If you DONT buy discounted gift cards to buy Christmas presents, you are spending more money than you need to. Think
I lived at home during college to avoid college debt and to save money for my true passion – traveling. I didn’t study abroad during college because it was too expensive and would have delayed graduation. Even though I made the more money conscious decision, this is one of my biggest regrets. Now I’m trying to earn more money and save it for a trip to
There are 32 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 74 stores total, including new additions Amazon, Bath & Body, and Sport’s Authority. The closer we get to Black Friday the more great deals we’re seeing and there are sure to be many more! It seems like Thanksgiving and Black Friday are just around the corner! That means it’s time
One of my fantasies for saving money is to live off the grid. No electrical bills, no gas bill, no heating oil bill, no water bill! I day dream about collecting gray water, composting toilets, and harvesting rain water. What self-sufficient bliss! The problem is, I have no idea how to turn this money saving fantasy into reality. Have you lived off the grid? How did
I ogled the beautiful holiday wreath collection on Etsy for weeks and nearly made a purchase until I realized I could make my own beautiful holiday wreath for much, much less money. (The cheapest wreath that caught my eye was $30 plus shipping). I’m not a super crafty lady, but this was one project I wanted to tackle myself. I decided to make mine into
This post is brought to you by BlackFri.com, where you can see all of the Black Friday Ads before they come out in the Thanksgiving Day paper. “8% interest is good, right?” I asked my Dad. “Well, it’s good for the bank,” he said. “Better than a higher rate though, so it could be worse.” I don’t know much about interest rates and loan payments,
Call me frugal, cheap or lazy, but each winter I do everything I can to stay warm without turning the heat on. I’ve been known to sleep in layers upon layers of blankets, just to avoid turning that dial. Last January, Bargain Babe listed 11 Ways to Keep Warm Without Turning the Heat On. Here’s 9 more for a grand total of twenty. 9 More Ways
There are 15 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 42 stores total, including new additions Modell’s, Staples, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. We’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals and there are sure to be many more! Will you be shopping on Black Friday? If you are you should start planning your Black Friday shopping strategy! Here are some new
Have you ever used a permanent marker on plastic and then realized that you couldn’t get it off? I’m not talking about a quick dash that you wipe off when you realize what you have done. I’m talking about the plastic lunchbox that you wrote “Have a great 1st day of school” – but that was six months ago and your child doesn’t want to
