Thrifty Tips

Tuesday Totals 5/21

2 days ago

05/21/2013 · 1 comment

I write this post each week to keep my self on track with my budget (and show that couponers don’t just eat processed foods!). My normal weekly budget is $55.  If I have extra from previous weeks it is rolled into the next week.  I am starting this week  with $100.05in roll over + $55 [...]

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I posted this originally last year but had several requests to repost it! I LOVE house plants but they are expensive in the stores. So I like to grow my own! Here’s how I have grown a pineapple plant from something we were just going to toss away! Step 1: Get a ripe but not [...]

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Avoid the Free Trial Trap

6 days ago

05/17/2013 · 0 comments

Free Trials are always fun- you get to try out a service and see if it’s for you.  Sometimes it is…sometimes it’s not.  Here are my top 10 tips for avoiding paying for a service that just isn’t for you. All good things come to an end. That free trial isn’t endless- there is a [...]

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Thrifty Tips: Thrift Store Shopping

One week ago

05/16/2013 · 0 comments

With a bunch of kids who seem to out grow clothes before they even get worn more than once- thrift stores and clearance racks are my best friends.  Thrift stores can be overwhelming because they often are not set up like regular stores with all the same items together.  Most stores are separated into general [...]

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Tuesday Totals 5/14

9 days ago

05/14/2013 · 0 comments

I did very little shopping this week.  Mostly because nothing called out to me and secondly because being in my 9th month of pregnancy- I’m too tired. I even skipped drug store shopping this week- which is unusual for me!  I was also simply too tired to post any pictures so my apologies for the [...]

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Thrifty Tip: Expired Toothpaste

13 days ago

05/10/2013 · 0 comments

My Mom called me and told me she tried this today so of course, knowing I had several tubes of toothpaste that were expired I had to go try it! If your headlights are yellowed try this – it was an AMAZING difference! I used expired toothpaste (not gel- paste) Simply use an old rag [...]

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I get asked often if I would go shopping with new couponers (and even my family!) my answer is always that my shopping trips are boring- it’s the preparation that is key! The reason why is that I plan my trips out before I ever head to the store- I plan it out item by [...]

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My children had their checkups at the pediatrician the other day and I noticed a basket near the receptionists desk FULL of brochures and little trial sized samples.  I asked the receptionist about them and she told me to take as many as I wanted because they have boxes of those types of things in [...]

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Tuesday Totals 5/7

16 days ago

05/07/2013 · 0 comments

  I write this post each week to keep my self on track with my budget (and show that couponers don’t just eat processed foods!). My normal weekly budget is $55.  If I have extra from previous weeks it is rolled into the next week.  I am starting this week  with $61.65 in roll over [...]

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Tuesday Totals 4/30

22 days ago

04/30/2013 · 0 comments

  I write this post each week to keep my self on track with my budget (and show that couponers don’t just eat processed foods!). My normal weekly budget is $55.  If I have extra from previous weeks it is rolled into the next week.  I am starting this week  with $40.39 in roll over [...]

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