Coupons, Freebies, and Tips to Save Money Every Day
When I moved from Los Angles, to Kansas City, I couldn’t believe how cheap the cost of living was! Beers were $2.50, not $8, movies were less than $10 and I could home prices were two thirds lower! It’s amazing to me how cities, thousands of miles away or hundreds, can have such differences in costs. Kiplinger’s came out with this year’s list of the
I’ve blabbed about how you have to set up your own composter for cheap to save money, but it’s high time I did the math to prove my advice! Does composting at home really save money? Below I crunch the numbers so you don’t have to. How much money does a composter save you?
My husband picked up an old book at a yard sale for three bucks. In an effort to clean out our garage and make some extra cash, he recently listed it on eBay. Imagine our shock when this book shot up astronomically – way past the twenty or so dollars we were hoping it would go for – and sold for over $1,800! PayPal payment
I feel like I just wrote a post about how to stay warm without heat, and here we are talking about how to save water this summer. You have to keep the grass green, the car clean and the tomato plants growing – but all of that extra water adds up. Below are easy ways to conserve water and save a few bucks – that way
The British weather is a topic that starts many conversations on an almost daily basis and it is fair to say that we do not live in the warmest climate in the world. We take the rain and wind and chill factor in our stride and treat our ability to cope with what is being thrown at us from above with usual stoical good nature
When I was younger I always looked forward to summertime because my mother would take my two sisters and me to Nordstrom to pick out a new summer wardrobe. Nordstrom can be pricey and I always wondered if the quality was worth the cost. My mom certainly thought it was, and to examine Nordstrom’s value – not just its price tags – I made a list of the pros and
So you’ve got your vegetable garden planted, flowers growing, and your compost pile started and now you need to water all those plants! By using a rain barrel you can use rainwater to water your garden and lawn for free! What’s better than that? While free water is great, be ready to invest some time and effort. Making a rain barrel can be tricky and
Online shopping through sites like Peapod and Amazon Pantry have begun to make online shopping the norm. There’s no denying the convenience of having items delivered to your home, and monthly shipping programs are making it even easier. Just sign up to receive an item once and it will be shipped to your home every month! CVS recently unveiled their new Ship & Save program
I’m still ticked off at the moving company I hired to move my family across the country that pressured me to lower my box estimate, hiding the fact that any boxes above my initial estimate were charged at a higher rate. But my terrible experience has led to this list of tips to hire movers without getting screwed, like I did. How to get a moving quote,
My little brother started playing baseball about a month ago and ever since we’ve been dealing with some pretty nasty stains. With combinations of grass, dirt, and even blood, doing laundry has become much more difficult than usual. For this reason, I’ve been looking for the best ways to remove tough blood stains and I wanted to share them with you. Here are tips to
Moving across the country or across the street is a huge hassle, but it doesn’t have to be expensive. Save time, stress, and most importantly, money, by getting rid of excess stuff first. The less you have to pack, the quicker and cheaper the entire move will be. Let alone the unpacking! So you’ll save money on both ends by lightening your load. Use this
I had no idea there were so many uses for aluminum foil. I found myself without a funnel this week while mixing some essential oils, and cleverly curled a section of foil into a cone shape, secure it with tape, and start pouring. I considered myself a genius until I googled “uses for foil” and came across the mother lode. And since foil is on
My Mom instilled in me a lovely tradition of having fresh flowers in our spare room when guests stay with us, but I find fresh flowers so expensive that I’ve turned to a cheaper alternative – silk flowers. Silk flowers are also a time saver because you buy them once every few years (really only when you want to restyle a room as they can
Working from home seems like the ideal: no early alarms, no primping for the office, no commute, and not a single boring work meeting. Sounds perfect, right? Since I graduated from college I’ve been working from home and the truth is working from home has a lot of disadvantages, too. Is working from home better than working at an office?
I wash and reuse plastic freezer bags. It’s something I thought everyone did until a friend came over and asked why my sink was filled with them. Apparently she isn’t wise to the vast array of ways to reuse Ziploc bags. Allow me to enlighten her, and you! 1. Replace plastic gloves. For those last minute tub scrubs, hair dying sessions or food preps, wrap
