There are plenty of websites that will offer you cash back if you make your purchases through them just check out Evreward to see for yourself.But I've only seen one that supports your local school thanks to the Box Tops for Education program!For each purchase you make at Box Tops Marketplace, a percentage of the money spent will be given to the school of your choice. I love this idea because I often forget to save the Box Tops to bring to school. This is another way I can help my school rather … [Read more...]
Saving Money on Kids’ Clothing
With three boys in the house, we outgrow clothing pretty quickly. Sometimes it seems like my boys grow overnight! It's hard for me to deal with the rapid growth because I rarely buy myself new clothing... in fact, most of my wardrobe is more than 5 years old. (gasp!) So, believe me when I say that I have done my homework on how to save money on kids' clothing!Accept hand-me-downs. Do you have a sister, friend, cousin, friend-of-friend with kids just slightly older than yours? Chances are … [Read more...]
Save Money On Gifts With the Internet
Long ago, back when my town used to actually have a functional shopping mall, the whole family would go there to do our Christmas shopping. When the mall died, we started to make the 2-hour trip to Duluth, where there was a bigger mall.Now that we have three kids and gas prices are 30 percent higher than they used to be, we've taken to doing most of our gift shopping on the internet. I've found that using the internet to shop saves us money in other ways than just the price of gas. When you … [Read more...]
September is National Coupon Month
Note: This is a guest post I wrote for Freebies 4 Mom. I'm blog-sitting for Heather as she and her family brave the wrath of Hurricane Ike. Please send prayers & positive thoughts for everyone in the hurricane's path! September has always been one of my favorite months of the year. I love the fall air, the changing colors, and brand new crayons.And now, there's one more reason for me to love it: September is National Coupon Month. I'm a coupon junkie, so I read the statistics from the … [Read more...]
Saving Money on Magazines
Note: This is a guest post I wrote for Frugal Hacks. Frugal Hacks is a great network of frugal living blogs. They have lots of great reading material for all levels of frugalites, so check it out. A couple of years ago I ordered some curtains from from JCPenney for my house. When I placed my order, they offered me a subscription to three different magazines for the low cost of $5.I took them up on the offer because I liked the price and I enjoyed the magazines. The … [Read more...]
Husband Tackles Coupon Quest
My husband is my partner in all things frugal, but he's still learning the ins and outs of proper couponing...This week he wrote about the Coupon Quest for his regular newspaper column. I appreciate his willingness to continue to do his best to save us money!I've also learned that my husband is not alone... check out the post I Married a Couponaholic at Frugal in Virginia. Happy Reading! … [Read more...]
Need Help With Diaper Prices?
Need help figuring out when a good deal on diapers is really a good deal?Angie at Baby Cheapskate has come to the rescue! She's compiled a chart of all the different size packages of Huggies, Pampers and Luvs diapers. This is critical information for those of us who are trying to figure out what the cost per diaper is. She's also included her "Price to Beat" in the chart.Read her post here, to get all the details and the fabulous chart! … [Read more...]