Coupons, Freebies, and Tips to Save Money Every Day
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
Here’s a typical scenario for my boyfriend, who has a ton of student debt: It’s Friday night and he just got paid. Time to go to the bar and celebrate the end of a hard working week, right? Wrong. Between loans, rent, and food for the week, he’ll be barely making it until his next paycheck. Our friends don’t understand why he can never afford
There are 8 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 27 stores total, including new additions Dollar Tree, Home Depot, and Office Max. We’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals and there are sure to be many more! Have you started planning your Black Friday shopping strategy? After seeing these ads you might want to add a few more
Even when we intend to cut back, it seems like holiday shopping lists get longer and longer every year. It’s hard to keep track of who wants what, how much you’re spending, which stores you need to go to and what you still have left to buy. This year, make things easy on yourself by using an app on your smartphone that does all the
OK, so I just got back from the grocery store where I saw a 12 oz. bag of panko bread crumbs for $4.29!! Seriously? Someone is going to pay that much money for something that they can make for 25 cents or less? I can understand wanting panko bread crumbs for this fabulous baked chicken fingers with panko and dijon recipe. But seriously, that is an
While I’m fortunate to have zero college debt – I went to school in-state and lived at home three out of four years – my boyfriend isn’t so lucky. He now owes $153,000. YIKES! He pays $2,000.45 per month out of his $3337.46 a month salary. That’s more than half of his monthly income going to college debt! Even paying this large monthly sum, he has
There are 10 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 19 stores total, including new additions Toys R Us, Best Buy and Kmart. We also added a buying guide for the hottest holiday toys . It’s still early, but we’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals! I’ve already started thinking about Christmas shopping. Are there any toys you know your
