March 17th, 2008
Last week it was time to renew my license plate. Once again, I got upset because it was going to cost me nearly $60 to renew my personalized tag.
Each year, I go through this whole ordeal of how expensive it is, should I get one, if it’s worth the money, and all that stuff. Then […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
August 25th, 2007
I am enjoying the frugal challenge Sautrdays. Your challenge today if you choose to accept it is to find a new way to get out of debt. Jay over at Dumb Little Man has some great tips on how to get out of debt. My favorite ones are:
Create rewards - We have a bill we […]
By kellys -- 7 comments
August 4th, 2007
There seems to be a great debate on whether you should give your stuff to the local consignment sale to sell or have a yard sale. I thought I would try out the local consignment shop that I love to go to to see how it compared. I gave them a sling that didn’t fit […]
By kellys -- 2 comments
July 14th, 2007
I told you this morning about a coupon I got for Children’s place. I got the coupon from a forum off the mommysavers site. It is a great site to get updates and coupons and talk to other mommies. Thanks to Al Gore and his invention, the Internet <wink … wink>, we can take advantage […]
By kellys -- 3 comments
July 7th, 2007
Over the past 2 weeks, I have told you about 2 thrifty challenges I have overcome. The first one was that I took out the coupons of the boxes of Kaboom that I bought before I bought them so that I could use the coupons inside. It was the last day and I was going […]
By kellys -- 2 comments
June 30th, 2007
My dad has a beautiful plant on his back yard. He keeps promising me that no one can kill it. We will see about that. I will let you know how mine survives the wilderness in a few months. But I digress. I want to plant it along the outskirts of my yard as a […]
By kellys -- 3 comments
June 16th, 2007
I know that without a shadow of a doubt, if my DH goes to the grocery store any way but on a full stomach, he spends way more than needed. So the Frugal Challenge for Saturday is to plan your shopping trips. Here are some tips to save money while shoppingl.
Never go to the grocery […]
By kellys -- 3 comments
June 2nd, 2007
My goal when buying my kids their clothes is to not spend more than $3.50 on any given summer outfit. I have splurged a little this year and have averaged $4/outfit just because I haven’t had much to choose from this year. My challenge to you is to do your homework and keep under a […]
By kellys -- 4 comments
May 19th, 2007
I am loving the frugal Saturday challenge. Are you? I got an email from the Flyladies this week about doing a 27 fling boogie. These have become very liberating to me. A 27 fling boogie is a periodic surprise email that tells you to go throughout your home or a specific room and throw away […]
By kellys -- 6 comments
May 12th, 2007
Hey everyone! How’s it going? Last weekend, we talked about cooking a meal for only $10. This weekend, I have laundry on the brain. Karen and I must be thinking alike. So the frugal challenge for Today is doing your laundry without getting backed up. Frugal is sometimes time related. I find that the main […]
By kellys -- 4 comments
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