My little Cairn Terrier had grown quite hairy, and so, yesterday, with the help of my mom, I gave her a haircut. I have no training in dog grooming whatsoever. But my Molly Dog was very patient with me, and she looks decent with her new 'do.I saved myself $30 and the hassle of taking her to the groomer. Not bad for about 45 minutes of work. P.S. Next time I'll pick a short-haired dog that never needs grooming. Hee hee! … [Read more...]
I love the bread store!!
My community has a Sara Lee bread outlet. They sell day-old or about-to-be day-old bread items, spices, snacks, etc. They have GREAT prices. On Tuesdays, you can take an additional 10% off your total, and on Saturdays they give you double stamps (they have a frequent buyer reward program).I have a huge chest freezer (you have to when you live in the country), and so I just throw it all in the freezer until I am ready to use it. Last week I got 12 loaves of Sara Lee bread and two packages of … [Read more...]
Coupon mania
About the time we moved to our new house was when I first read Mary Hunt's "Live Your Life for Half the Price." The biggest piece of information I gathered from that book was about grocery shopping. Hunt suggests stocking your pantry by watching for sale items. Buy enough items to last until the next sale. This way you won't run out of something and be forced to run to the store and pay full price. You can "shop" from your well-stocked pantry. The trick is to watch the sales and match them … [Read more...]
A financial wake-up call
A couple of weeks ago my hubby and I met with a financial advisor to find out if we were on track for retirement. He gave us an exercise to do that involved us figuring out a budget. It's been awhile since we've had a written budget. What a wake-up call!! The exercise showed us that we were spending just slightly more than we made each month.... in essence, we were slowly bleeding our savings to death. And the thing is, we weren't even spending extravagantly or anything. This was just everyday … [Read more...]
Save Money With the Coupon Database
Grab your shopping list and use this searchable coupon database to help you save time and money at the store! Use the "Advanced Search" option to search for coupons by type (printable, Sunday insert, etc), by brand name, expiration date, coupon value, or store. If you're new to using coupons, please read Coupons 101. For a guide to the abbreviations used in this database, please read this guide. Coupon link not working or a question about the coupon database? Click here. Do you … [Read more...]
Listen to Northern Cheapskate on KAXE Radio
Local readers can listen to Northern Cheapskate on KAXE 91.7 FM Northern Community Radio in Grand Rapids on Monday mornings at 6:50 a.m.You can also listen in Bemidji at 105.3 FM and Brainerd at 89.9 FM.Listeners outside the local area can listen to KAXE radio via live audio streaming on the internet at kaxe.org.For those of you who don't know, KAXE is one of the last truly independent public radio stations around. It has a great mix of news, music (you rarely hear repeats!) and entertainment. … [Read more...]
Printable Coupon Resources
Printable coupons are a great way to get high value coupons right from the comfort of your own home.Here are my favorite printable coupon resources:Coupons.comA great source of coupons for grocery and baby care items. The coupons change monthly - but check back because new ones appear periodically throughout the monthy. Problems printing coupons from Coupons.com? Click here for FAQ's.SmartSource.comYou know the coupons you get in the Sunday paper? Well, here are more of them - … [Read more...]