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How to Turn Your Resolution to Save Money into a Reality

Make sure that you can turn your resolution to save money into a reality when you put the following steps into place. It isn’t enough just to resolve to be frugal or cut back. You have to make a commitment and then know where to begin and how to keep it going. It takes just 21 days, by conventional wisdom, to turn a resolution into a habit. That means with just a little effort each day for the next three weeks, you can start down a path of a lifetime of saving with the end result being financial solvency. The … Continue reading →

Grocery Savings without the Fuss

There are many different grocery savings tips out there, but most of the general advice involves spending a lot of time cutting coupons, driving from store to store, shopping at odd times, and creating a full-blown price book. For many of us, that is just too much fuss and a larger time commitment than we can handle right now. The good news is that you can still lower your grocery bill without all of the fuss by just following a few simple rules. 1. Find the right store and stick with it Without going crazy, compare prices on a few … Continue reading →

Snowflake Your Way to Savings

Using the snowflake method, you can save enough money for vacations, private school for the kids, groceries, holiday gifts, or your emergency fund. You can snowflake to build up your stockpile or be a stay at home parent. You can even snowflake to buy an iPod. Many people use the snowflake method, whether they work outside of the home or not. it is easy to do, and you can earn as much or as little as your time allows. What is the snowflake method? You basically find ways of making small amounts of money (the snowflakes) in short bursts of … Continue reading →

How To Find The Best Fall and Winter Sales on Food and Save Money

Finding sales is an art for more frugal living experts. Discovering the best time to purchase items, and save the most money, is pure frugal genius. But not everyone has time to do that, so I’ve made it a little easier for you. Here is a great breakdown of what foods are usually found on sale during the Fall and Winter months. September September is the first month of Fall/Autumn. Apples are in abundance, and can be found for pennies on the dollar at fruit stands and other locations. Canned goods are also lower during this month, in preparation for … Continue reading →

Top 10 Grocery-Saving Tips

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The cost for feeding a family can vary from one household to the next by as much as hundreds of dollars every month. Why is there such a large spectrum in the amount that we all pay for food? Wouldn’t you like to be one of those people that pay the least amount of money possible on groceries? Anyone can reduce his or her grocery bill: check out these 10 tips for great ways to learn how. For more information, click on the articles listed underneath each grocery tip. 10. Take advantage of loss leaders In order to get you … Continue reading →

Back To School Savings

Every August, we as parents trek to the store, with a list in hand, to purchase all the supplies our children needs for their grade level. And every year it’s the same old thing. We fight aisles of people who are doing the same. We have trouble finding things on the list. We wonder why they need certain items, and we spend more than we need to. This year I had my children reuse many of their supplies. Last year I purchased each of my children an Eastman backpack. By the end of the year, when everyone’s $10.00 character backpacks … Continue reading →

Saving on Gas With Prices On the Rise (part two)

Continuing the article Saving On Gas With Prices On the Rise (part one) , I have included many more tips from various sources. I’m sure you’ve seen them before, but they are worth repeating! Especially lately with a gallon of gas in our area ranging from $2.95-$3.10. Absolutely crazy! Combine daily errands into one weekly trip, including getting gas if necessary. If you usually have to make quick trips to the store for bread or milk, buy enough to get you through the week. If you run out of milk often, because with our nice large family we do, consider … Continue reading →

Saving On A Family Day Out

With seven of us in our family, all of us with loads of energy, intelligence and creativity, we go stir crazy not getting out enough. So we strive to find ways to cut costs, but still enjoy a day out from time to time. It helps strengthen our bond as a family, as well as providing us with fun and cheap activities to combat the boredom. Even if you are only a family of one or two, you can always use new ideas for fun activities and ways to cut your costs. Movies Movies can be so expensive. With movie … Continue reading →

School Supply Savings

It’s almost that time of year again, our children will be wandering the halls of school, sporting new clothing and the prestigious new backpack. But school supplies can get expensive if you don’t plan ahead. I was just at Wal-mart the other day, and they already have their school supply section in full swing. Of course, part of that is because in our area, we have year round school and it starts July 20! With five children in school this year, it’s important that we cut costs where we can. One of the first things we did, was decide to … Continue reading →

Save Money While Doing Your Laundry

Strangely one of my favorite chores is laundry. I have never figured out why, but its kinda relaxing for me and I can do so many other things at the same time. However, doing laundry can get expensive with all of the different products available. From detergents, to stain sticks and sprays, boosters and bleaches to fabric softener sheets, there are so many different things to try. But there are definitely a couple of ways to cut costs. Fabric Softener Sheets Do you want to make them last a little longer? Just cut them in half. Some people cut them … Continue reading →