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The January Fast

Do you need to put your budget on a diet after the extravagance of the holidays? Here are some simple ways to get back on track quickly. You don’t want to have to still be paying those bills in March. Cook from the Pantry Skip a grocery shopping trip or two or three. Just purchase the essential perishable stuff, such as milk and eggs. If you challenge yourself to cook only from your pantry, you’ll be able to save money quickly. Take that money and apply it directly to your bills. It can add up quickly over a couple of … Continue reading →

Shopping at Goodwill in January

January has got to be one of my favorite months for thrift store shopping. That is because many of the donations that were made at the end of the year by folks looking to get their tax deductions. Ideally, it would be wonderful to visit the thrift store practically every day to see what new thing are available. In fact, when we lived in in our old neighborhood, there was a decent thrift store within walking distance. When the weather was nice, I could pack a kid or two in the stroller and take a nice walk. And, the Goodwill … Continue reading →

New Milk Containers Save Money

Saving money on milk has been a mission of mine. With three kids aged seven and younger and a personal need to keep up my calcium, milk is a steady purchase in our home. As mentioned in previous blogs, I do what I can to save money on milk, from baking with powdered milk to finding the best prices of hormone-free milk. But still, I have witnessed the steady climb of milk from $2.30 a gallon to $4.00 a gallon in a very short time. And, there doesn’t seem an end to the price inflation anytime soon. Fortunately, someone has … Continue reading →

The Frugal Blog Week in Review: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2

Hello there! It is a quiet Saturday evening on the day before the Superbowl. my husband is getting the last kid to bed, I’m listening to my new Nora Jones music, and I am seriously thinking of taking a nice hot bath. Before that, though, I wanted to bring you the week in review for the Frugal Living Blog. I know you read every blog faithfully, so I’ll just assume you want to reread them all again. Saturday, January 27 Save on Paper: Take Advantage of Junk Mail In an earlier blog, Save on Paper: The Three Best Ways, I … Continue reading →

More On The Price Of Milk

After reading Mary Ann’s blog, What Are You Paying For Milk In January, I noticed that the St. Louis, Missouri average for milk was left off. Well, I am in the St. Louis Metro area, and was curious about our averages for milk right now, so I decided to research it myself. So here is what the St. Louis Metro area of Missouri is paying for milk right now, at several different grocery stores. The first thing I did to research these prices, was to grab my price book and see what I had written down. The problem is, that … Continue reading →

What Are You Paying for Milk in January?

Are you paying more for milk this month? Guess where milk buyers paid a whopping $3.69 a gallon. Or, maybe you want to move to the area that is only paying $2.76 per gallon? In an earlier blog, How Much Did You Pay for Milk Last Year, I wrote about the average prices for milk for the past year of 2006. Some regions seem ridiculously low, while other regions started high and stayed high. The United States Department of Agriculture released a report on the average prices for milk paid so far in January. They based their report on information … Continue reading →