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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 →

Win a Year’s Supply of Huggies Diapers!

Babies go through a large amount of diapers every day, and every week, until whenever they finally become fully potty trained. The constant need to purchase more and more diapers quickly becomes a large financial investment. No parent wants to go through the difficult experience of being out of diapers, and not having the money on hand to purchase more. Wouldn’t it be great to win a year’s supply of diapers, for free? Enter the “Huggies, You, & Winnie the Pooh” Sweepstakes. New winners are selected every week. One way to get a good deal on diapers is if you … Continue reading →

How to Save When There is Nothing Left Over

Having some savings is important, because you never know what life will throw at you from one moment to the next. You want to make sure that you are covered in the event of a job loss, an unexpected medical expense or simply if the furnace needs to be replaced. But how can you save anything when all of your money is simply going to survive from one week to the next? Here are some strategies. Have a Buy Nothing Month For one month, vow to buy nothing, absolutely nothing for a month. Any money that you save during this … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on Kids Pajamas

Do you want to cut down on your expenses? Every little bit counts, and the $50-$100 or more you’ll save every year on kids pajamas can go toward other things you need or just in savings to build up your emergency fund. With three kids, I’ve learned some tricks about saving money on pajamas. Here are my tips. Buy every other size Children grow quickly, so for pajamas, I always skip a size. because this is night time wear, the pajamas don’t have to fit perfectly. Also, most pajamas are pretty roomy width- wise, so even the smaller sizes aren’t … Continue reading →

Save Money on Baby Food

Let’s face it. Feeding a tiny baby can be expensive. Those little jars of food certainly add up quickly. If you are ready to start your baby on solid food, read these tips to help you save money, as much as 50 percent or more on baby food. The first thing to know about saving money on baby food is to not overbuy. It is easy to get caught up in selecting a large variety of those little jars. start out slowly at first. Once your baby is used to baby food and you learn your baby’s favorites, then you … Continue reading →

Two More Ways to Save on Diapers

Does a large chunk of your monthly grocery bill get spent on diapers? Even with coupons, diapers can add as much as $20 to your bill. Yikes. In past articles, I’ve talked about some ways to save, including using cloth diapers, buying generic disposable diapers and strategies for buying name brand diapers for less. But recently, I discovered two new ways for saving money on diapers, and I just wanted to share them with you. Have you ever noticed organic diapers in your grocery store? I certainly haven’t, and neither have most people I am guessing. The reason for my … Continue reading →

The Frugal Baby: Cloth Diapers

Diapers can be a big expense in any household. Up until recently, I had two little ones in diapers, and it seemed like we were going to have to take a second mortgage out on the house. Now I just have one in diapers, but I still need to do what I can to be frugal. There are a lot of options out there when it comes to diapers, as well as some pitfalls that could cost you a lot of money over the course of your little one’s diaper needs. Although I personally use disposable diapers, there are good … Continue reading →

3 Top Ways to Drive More Efficiently

Want to save money on fuel? Just learning how to drive more efficiently can impact your savings at the pump, or at least how many times you have to fill up. While expecting our third child, we realized that we needed to break down and buy a mini-van to cart everyone around. No matter how hard we tried, three car seats just wouldn’t fit across the back of our 1998 SUV. One of the pleasant surprises is that our new van, while larger, is more energy efficient. Another surprise concerns the old SUV. My husband now drives it, and it … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Save on Toilet Paper

Perhaps changing diapers all day long has had an effect on me. The last few blogs have been concerned with sawdust toilets and people using newspaper as bathroom tissue. So why not keep with the potty theme? Here are five ways to save on toilet paper. 1.Use less. I’ve never been frugal when it comes to toilet paper. I probably use too much. The standard frugal guide is three or four sheets. If you fold it instead of grabbing a bunch and crinkling it up, you will need less. A wad of toilet paper will have more sheets in it … Continue reading →

5 Simple Ways To Save Money

There are dozens of ways to save money everyday. Living the frugal life takes care and practice to get it just right. The goal is to make it a part of your everyday life so you don’t have to think about it, you just do it. Purchase in Bulk/Use Coupons Don’t run out to get things when you need them, instead bulk up. Purchasing in bulk reduced supply costs by a fairly large fraction. And when buying in bulk, don’t just limit yourself to food items. Think of things such as paper plates, toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, pens or … Continue reading →