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Are You Shopping at the Right Grocery Store? Four Steps to Save 20 Percent or More

Choosing the right grocery store can save you 20 percent or more on groceries before using coupons. If you were buying a big ticket item, such as a television or a new washer and dryer, you would do some research and shop around, right? Since food tends to be the biggest general family expense after housing, it just makes sense to do your research before you step foot in your grocery store. Just spending $225 a week on your groceries, adds up to almost $12,000 a year!Imagine shaving close to $2,400 off of that total food bill, doing nothing other … Continue reading →

How You Shop May Be Due To Genetics

Some people love to shop! Shopping makes them feel good emotionally, and they might even get a chemical buzz from doing it. Some people go into a store specifically for one thing, and end up coming out with all sorts of little impulse buys. Other people really do not enjoy shopping at all, and will avoid doing so until it’s absolutely necessary. What kind of shopper are you? The answer might be determined by your genes. Eventually, everyone needs to go shopping, even if it’s only for groceries. Stores have spent quite a bit of time and money trying to … Continue reading →

Saving Money with the Dollar Sign

Did you ever notice how dollar signs are going away on menus and price tags? There is a good reason for it, and if you know the trick you can avoid some impulse purchases and get the best value for your, well, dollar. The other day, I was shopping for a dress for an important upcoming wedding we would be attending. As I was looking around, I spotted a dress that was a bit more than I wanted to spend. Still I considered it. Until, that is, I used a little trick on myself. I mentally drew a dollar sign … Continue reading →

3 Quick AHA Ways to Save Money

Although I have been blogging about frugal living and saving money for some time, there are still some of those AHA moments that come to me either through the ether or through friends. That is when I think, “why didn’t I think of that earlier?” Here are some quick and easy ways to save money. 1. Block out the heat in your home with car blockers. This Old Housewife mentions this tip on the Dollar Stretcher. It is brilliant. Those windshield heat blockers for cars can work equally well in your home, provided that you have the sizing right. I’ve … Continue reading →

Department Store Tricks that Make You Spend

Grocery stores aren’t the only ones that have invested dollars and years into figuring out how to make you buy, buy, buy! There is a lot of marketing that is done to figure out how to make your part with your money, even if you weren’t planning to do so. This is why many people complain that they go into the store for one thing and come out with a bunch more. Think about the Target store. How many of us really go in there and come out with the one, and only the one, thing that we came to … Continue reading →

Six Ways to Save Money on Makeup

Looking good really doesn’t have to cost a fortune… though you might not know it from walking the beauty counters at a department store, or a specialty makeup store. Talk about sticker shock! (Some of those places need to keep smelling salts by the door to revive folks after they faint from looking at prices!) It’d be easy to say: skip the makeup entirely and save a ton of cash. But sometimes, a touch of makeup is the icing on the cake! The cake is pretty good already, but frosting goes the extra mile into stunning. If wearing makeup makes … Continue reading →

How to Get Your Kids Clothes for Less Money

Buying a new wardrobe for your kids each season change can be pretty tough on the budget. I have learned a few tricks that have helped make it easier to handle. · If you have friends or family that don’t plan on having any more kids ask them what they plan on doing with their kid’s clothes? Chances are they would rather give them to you than a thrift store. My sister has given me many clothes that her daughter has worn. It’s nice to pay them something in exchange or give them a gift certificate. You’ll still be spending … Continue reading →