Are you experiencing sticker shock every time you go to the grocery store these days? You are not alone. I do a double take nearly every time I see the total on the cash register. Grocery prices in general have risen 6.4% since 2020. Meat, eggs, and fish have seen the highest increases – as much as 24%! And there’s no relief in sight. Prices
Tips for Getting Through a COVID Infection: My Family’s Experience
Having just gotten through a Covid infection myself, I thought I would repost this, since it seems Omicron is an inevitability for many of us. Stay safe, everyone! –Mara I am happy to say that our family is safe and healthy after experiencing the COVID virus. I wanted to share some of our experience so that it might help others who are going through this.
Happy Holidays!
It’s been quite a year! Wishing you a peaceful holiday filled with joy and good cheer.
8 Awesome Tips for Finding the Best Deals this 2021 Holiday Season
You didn’t think shopping was going to be normal this 2021 holiday season, did you? I mean, it’s 2021. Nothing is normal. No doubt you’ve heard about the supply chain issues making inventory scarce, and you’ve almost certainly noticed higher prices on just about everything. Unfortunately, neither of those problems will improve anytime soon. But don’t lose hope! Yes, shopping will look different in the
Target Deal Days Coming October 10-12
Starting tomorrow, Target Deal Days will be coming to Target.com, the Target app, and even in Target stores. Expect Black Friday level pricing on televisions, kitchen appliances, tech gear, and more! These deals will only last through October 12 so act fast. Even better, Target has introduced a Holiday Price Match Guarantee. Anything you purchase from Target between October 10 and December 24 will qualify
A Hot Mess Mom’s August Survival Guide
Anyone else out there feel like your summer has been a HOT MESS? Have your activities revolved around camps, travel, extended family, childcare or perhaps just a ton of time at home with the little ones? Honestly, sometimes downtime at home can be just what you need, but on the other hand there is always the chance things can get a little stressful with just you
Garlic Prep Hack: Never Peel or Chop Garlic Again!
My family eats a lot of garlic. In fact, I can’t think of a single dinner we eat that doesn’t include garlic. The problem is – peeling and chopping garlic is time consuming and tedious (and gives you smelly fingers!). And I don’t like anything that stands in the way of getting dinner on the table as quickly and easily as possible. So I’ve come
4 Ways a Minimalist Mindset Has Changed My Life (for the Better!)
Happy New Year to all! January 1st feels like a fresh slate, this year perhaps more than ever. Your mind may be flooded with good intentions, plans, sound strategies and serious commitments. But if you are like me, you might also feel a twinge of pressure, a smidge of guilt from past years, and an ever-present weight of the overwhelm of daily responsibilities. What’s going
Happy New Year!
Happy to New Year to all! May we forever remember the lessons of 2020 while quickly forgetting its miseries. Here’s to happier days ahead.
10 Delicious Make Ahead Christmas Breakfast Recipes
If 2020 has taught me anything – and there have been plenty of unwelcome lessons this year – it’s that there’s no need to overcomplicate things. Life is going to find plenty of ways to keep us on our toes. So I’ve adopted a mantra for this Christmas: Simplify. And that starts with the food. I’ve decided I don’t want to spend all Christmas day
10 Perfect Gifts for All the Germaphobes in Your Life
Aren’t we all germaphobes these days? It’s hard not to feel at least a little nervous about bugs and bacteria with a global pandemic underway. The good news is that germaphobes are easy to shop for! We’ve found 10 perfect gifts for germaphobes that will bring peace of mind to all the nervous nellies in your life. And these days, odds are that everyone on
Walmart’s First Black Friday Event Starts Today: Deals to Look For
Walmart’s first Black Friday event of 2020 starts today (November 4) at 7 pm ET, with more deals going live on November 7. Today’s deals are online only so no need to rush to your local store. Here are some sales worth watching the clock for: Electronics Apple AirPods 2 for $99 HP Pavilion i5 GTX 1650 Gaming Laptop for $449 RCA 480p Projector for
12 Fun and Frugal Uses for Leftover Halloween Candy
This Halloween we didn’t have as many visitors as we’re used to so we have a TON of leftover candy. Since my nephew is only five (and already hyper enough) we’re trying to get the leftover candy out of the house as soon as possible. For this reason, I’ve been looking for uses for leftover Halloween candy…because no candy should go waste! Here are 12
Emergency Preparedness: 20 Tips You Haven’t Thought Of
As I post this, I am literally surrounded by fires. My poor, beleaguered state is in flames, and my family is hunkered down trying not to expose ourselves to the air that at times has reached “hazardous” (the most dangerous level) on the air quality index. I first wrote this post in 2016, which seems like a much more innocent time now! In light of
Thrifting During a Pandemic: 7 Tips for Staying Safe
If you’ve followed BargainBabe for a while, you may have seen me mention my lifelong love of thrifting a time or two. Typically, a huge proportion of our clothing and household items were discovered at our favorite charity thrift stores, including my summer wardrobe. During quarantine, I went nearly four months without going thrifting, which might be a lifetime record for me. When I finally
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