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Thrifty Mommy

October 15th, 2008

How Do You Save on Furniture?

We have been married for 14 years and we have never owned new living room furniture.  Not ever.  Through the years, we have purchased used furniture from friends and borrowed some from my parents.  Finally, this year I was determined to buy a new set . . . until I saw my neighbor’s new furniture for […]

By Karen -- 214 comments

October 14th, 2008

Pre-Buy Prince Caspian and Save $10

 
Lifeway has a great deal on the Prince Caspian dvd.  You can pre-buy the dvd for only $19.99 (reg $29.99).  When you pre-buy the dvd, Lifeway will also give you two $5 cards towards another purchase.  This pre-buy special is good until December 1st.  This is a great opportunity to save some money on Christmas […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

October 2nd, 2008

Thoughtful Thursday

“The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.”
~Proverbs 21:20 TLB

Tags: finances, foolish, quote, saving, scripture, spending, wise

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September 26th, 2008

10 Ways to Save Money at the Fair

The air is getting crisp and things just seem a little more pleasant.  Well, in my opinion anyway.  You know what this means.  The county and state fairs are coming!!!!
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words county fair I think of nauseating rides, weird smelling food, and money.  Of course, the […]

By Karen -- 2 comments

August 13th, 2008

10 Thrifty Ways to Save Money with Pets

It doesn’t take long for pet owners to figure out just how expensive animals can be.  Sometimes it’s like owning a child.  Some of the expenses you may incur are shots, neutering or spaying, an invisible fence, litter box, cat litter, food, leashes, toys, chew toys, cage or home, travel carrier, and more.  Although these things […]

By Karen -- 3 comments

July 25th, 2008

20 Ways to Save on Coffee

I confess.  Within the past few years, I have become a coffee snob.  Honestly, it wasn’t intentional.  I promise.  I wish that my palette craved regular coffee because it’s a lot cheaper.  Unfortunately, that is not the case so I have learned to be frugal and save some money along the way.
1)  Brew your own […]

By Karen -- 7 comments

July 16th, 2008

Saving on Entertainment

The following is a guest post.
Summer break is almost over. Are the kids getting restless? Or maybe the better question is whether the parents are getting restless. Keeping everyone busy on a budget can be a challenge anytime of the year, but especially during the summer. Here some tips to help you save on entertainment […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

July 4th, 2008

Save Time and Money With Digital Scrapbooking

Hi. My name is Jenn, and I’m a scrapaholic. Yes, I have a room full of funky scissors, expensive paper, ribbons, leetle flowers and WAAAAY too many stickers. And I NEVER use them. But I scrap every day! Yes, I’ve gone digital.

I imagine over the years I’ve spend hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars on […]

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March 2nd, 2008

A Question for the Tightwads

Just about every relationship has them.  One of you is a spender and the other is a saver.  The tightwad usually keeps track of all the purchases, nearly has a cow when you go over budget, nags about spending habits, and tries to save as much money as possible.  The spender, well, spends.  The spender […]

By Karen -- 11 comments

March 14th, 2007

6 Baby Steps to Financial Freedom

Some of you may remember my post about Financial Freedom.  My husband and I are taking a 13 week course at our church that is by Dave Ramsey.  We are learning tips on saving money, buying big bargains, ways to invest, and most importantly how to become debt free.
I was visiting Dave’s site last night […]

By Karen -- 7 comments