Yay! I’m so excited that this medical bill has been paid off! We owed a local hospital $389.24 from an Emergency Room visit at the beginning of this year. Yep, we have insurance. Good insurance too. But that’s how much we still owed for x-rays, tests, doctor fees, etc. Sheesh. It took 7 months of […]
A while ago I was reading A Practical Wedding (one of my favorite blogs and yes, I still read it although I’ve been married for two years now), and I ran across this quote: “and by ‘doing so well’ I mean able to eat”– Meg Keene, APW It got me thinking. What does doing well […]
I just joined the Yakezie Challenge and boy am I excited! Yakezie is a cooperative of personal finance and lifestyle blogs and websites that are chock full of helpful advice and experience for how to save money, get out of debt, and live frugally. I’m trying to grow my Alexa ranking so my blog can […]
Oh wow! I love the Super Doubles promotions at Harris Teeter! So many free groceries! Harris Teeters in the DC area normally double coupons up to $.99 but occasionally they run super double promotions which double coupons up to $2.00 with a limit of 20 doubled coupons per day per VIC card (that’s their savings […]
You will want to hurry to grab this great deal! Right now Living Social is offering a $10 Starbucks card for just $5! The card is delivered in the form of an e-gift card and you can print it and use it in store (you don’t have to use it all at once, it will […]
Online surveys and mystery shopping get a bad rap. Many people think that they are just scams but there are really some great (and legitimate) companies out there that will pay you for your time and effort. And to prove it, here’s what I earned from online surveys and mystery shopping last month, among other […]
My mom is a frugal woman. Growing up in a post-WWII household in Northern California with parents who had just weathered the war and the Great Depression, she knows how to make a dollar stretch. Over my life I have learned a lot from my mom and those tips have molded me into the thrifty […]
Yay! The gas card deal is back at CVS this week! I had some ExtraBucks to spend and I converted them into a gas card, which is sorely needed. The Biore products are part of the Buy $30 in Participaing Products, get $10 Gas Card deal going on this week and I love their nose […]
I’ve always been frugal. I’ve also never been flush with cash. Most importantly, I’ve always budgeted and made sure that my income, no matter how big or small, can work for what I need it for. Following a budget reigns in my spending and gives me peace of mind so that I feel in control […]
Remember, coupons double at Safeways in the DC area (except for ecoupons) so final price includes doubled coupon amount. In-ad coupons can be added electronically as eCoupons to your Safeway Club Card on www.Safeway.com. Go to Just4U in the Coupons section. The Just4U section also has lots of ecoupons which you can add to your […]