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Increase Your Earning Power Right Now!

There are two ways to be more financially solvent: cut your costs or earn more money. While there is nothing wrong with using coupons or getting the best prices on your purchases (we stretch our money in many ways), you may get a bigger bang for your buck, so to speak, when you increase your income. After all, while there may be a limit to how much your save, there isn’t a limit on how much you can potentially earn. 1. Earn money on the side The easiest way to increase your earning power is to start a side business. … Continue reading →

Your Back to School Savings Strategy

The average parent spends $600 to get just one child ready for school in the fall. You can greatly reduce this cost if you follow our step-by-step back to school savings strategy. 1. Make a list Most schools post their school supply lists online to make it easy for parents to shop ahead. If yours doesn’t contact other parents to get an idea of what your child will need to bring to school in terms of pencils, notebooks, crayons, etc. Do the same with clothing. How many shirts, dresses, pants, socks, shoes and other clothing items will your child need … Continue reading →

Manage What You Can to Increase Your Income

Increasing your income can be easier than you think. You just need to stop concentrating on the things that you can’t change and start focusing on the things that you can. Managing the areas that are under your control is a quick way to start making your money grow. There are some things that you just can’t control when it comes to your money. Two good examples are if the stock market goes down or if gas prices go up. You can’t really manage those things. You can, however, manage other areas to increase your income. Manage Your Debt Finding … Continue reading →

The Krazy Coupon Lady Helps Improve Your Couponing

We all know that using coupons is a great way to save money. The trend now is to find ways to take those coupons and make the most of them. In order to do this successfully, you need to really be on top of the current deals, know where to get the best coupons, and figure out what store it is most advantageous to use those coupons in. If you don’t have the time to do this research yourself, don’t despair! Let the Krazy Coupon Lady help you. My husband and I tend to use a lot of coupons when … Continue reading →

How to Organize Your Coupons: Two Ways

Every coupon clipper needs some sort of coupon organization. Otherwise, you may miss out on using the best coupons before they expire. There are many different ways to organize your coupons, and I’ve tried a few different methods over the years. How do you organize them? The Clip and Store When I first started clipping coupons this is the method I used. I would go through each Sunday insert and clip only the coupons that my family would use. Then I would organize these coupons into a coupon holder. It was an envelope-sized bag that had paper separators to divide … Continue reading →

Ten Ways Being Organized Can Save Money

My sister-in-law is a born organizer. She seems to know instinctively how to run a household that is neat and tidy. I never heard of her losing her keys or misplacing a bill. It is just not part of her nature. Me, on the other hand…well let’s just say I have to work on the organized part. People are surprised when I tell them that I am not an organized person. I rarely miss my work deadlines and can tell any member of my family where any particular thing is in the house, be it a salami or a sock. … Continue reading →

How to Use Pinterest to Save Money

What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a place where all sorts of great information is organized. It is a sort of an online bulletin board, where members can “pin” their favorite websites and ideas. Pinterest is fast becoming the new way to network, and some of my friends say that they spend more time on this site than they do on any other, including Facebook. Why not take advantage of everything that Pinterest to save some money and learn some new things about being frugal? How Can I Join Pinterest? Pinterest is free to use and free to browse. You can … Continue reading →

Saving Money At The Grocery Store

I am forever pinching pennies as a single Mom, sometimes I feel sorry for those poor little pennies! In our house it seems like the only thing we really have any control over is what we spend on food. I’m not good at clipping coupons, wait, I’m good at clipping them, just not remembering to use them. I used to be really organized when it came to couponing, not so much anymore, but I do have lots of hints on how to make it easier for those of us who are not professional couponers. 1. Look for coupon websites in … Continue reading →

Getting Out of Debt: Extreme Couponing

My husband thinks I am obsessed with extreme couponing. I admit that I never actually saw the Extreme Couponing show. Nevertheless, I have been a crazy coupon lady, clipping grocery coupons and getting the best deals on groceries that I can find. I’ve always believed in coupons, but my dedication to using them had fallen off and become sporadic. I needed the focus of getting out of debt to really step up my game in order to reduce our grocery bill even more and to get out of debt. My goal is to actually come under the amount that we … Continue reading →

Neighborhood Sharing is Frugal

Did you know that just by having neighbors you can save money? That is because when neighbors band together they can support each other in many endeavors, including saving money. Sharing your goods and services with your neighbors is a great way to build community, too. There are many ways to share resources. For example, you may want to join a bulk food store or a food co-op as a group. This will save you on the membership fees and allow you to get the savings from bulk purchases without anything going to waste. You can also share on equipment … Continue reading →