Every new year, I get a little wistful about making resolutions. So this year I decided to make some resolutions that you all could share with me. If we all tackled these, we would be healthier, happier, and have a little bigger wallet.In the year 2008, I resolve to:Create a written budget. I will keep better track of my money so I don't wonder where it went.Plan weekly menus. I will try to plan them to use what I have and to take advantage of sales at the grocery store. It will be good to not … [Read more...]
Losing Weight on a Budget
I don't know about you, but we have a LOT of candy, cookies, and other fattening things in our house right now. They are so hard to resist.... and so hard to get off my thighs!When I was pregnant with the twins, I gained 50 pounds.. and amazingly enough, 47 of those pounds came off very easily within the first two months of their birth. But, unfortunately, a few pounds have snuck back on (I think it's the daily snack of Goldfish crackers!). I've been trying to figure out how I can lose … [Read more...]
Laundry Money
If you took a look at my laundry room, you would be surprised by the 20 containers of Tide on the shelves... It's not that I am obsessive compulsive (okay, I am, but not in this case). What happened was that two years ago I bought a Maytag Neptune washer and dryer and they came with 36 coupons for free 100-oz bottles of Tide. The problem was that the coupons were going to expire last June... so I made sure that every time I went to the store, I picked up my free bottles of Tide. The best part … [Read more...]
We survived!
The holidays are over... but the sugar rush continues. I'll have to add weight loss to my new year's resolutions, I'm afraid.We had a fabulous Christmas (four different times, actually). We are truly blessed! I hope you had a great holiday, too!And now we're settling back into the old routine. A few people have asked me if I went to the after-Christmas sales, but I didn't. I was too exhausted and we really didn't need anything. I should have been looking for gifts for next year, but I just … [Read more...]
Busy, Busy, Busy!
I knew the holidays with three boys under the age of three would be busy... but I didn't realize just how busy! I probably won't get much of a chance to blog over the next few days (we celebrate Christmas four different times in two days!), but I do want to take this brief moment to wish everyone a very happy (and safe) holiday!Please remember that it isn't about how much money you have or what "stuff" you get. Christmas is about family & friends and togetherness. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Keeping "tabs" on products
The other day I went to put a diaper on my son and discovered that it was missing a tab. So aside from taping it, the diaper was completely useless. I was just going to let it go, but then I thought, "Hey, I have three kids in diapers. I NEED every diaper in this package."So, I called Huggies and told them what happened. They apologized, asked for some information and promised to send me some coupons to "Compensate me for my inconvenience."In today's mail, I had a coupon for $3 off any … [Read more...]
Sign Me Up for Bargains
One of the things I have done that has helped me save money is signing up to be on companies' e-mail lists. I have set up a yahoo e-mail account, because once you start signing up for these things, you will get a gazillion messages a week. Companies will send you links to information, recipes, and most importantly, coupons! I've also gotten a lot of tips on big sales and free shipping offers by doing this.I've added another favorite to my list of blogs - iMommies. Today iMommies posted about … [Read more...]
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