Five Ways to Save Money While Shopping for Holiday Gifts

I used to overspend on holiday gifts. I would spend several hundred dollars per person, which really adds up when you have a big family. It started out as $50. Then, I realized I spent $60 on this person or $75 on that person and I wanted to spend the same amount on everyone. Eventually, [...]

Staples Cyber Monday Sharpie Deal

I know a lot of people probably have no interest in $25 worth of Sharpie markers, but I use them all the time in my mixed media pieces and could really use them. If you are like me, you were probably up at the crack of dawn to order markers with your Staples rewards card [...]

$50 for Two Weeks Grocery Challenge Report

So, the two week grocery challenge will be up on Saturday and I’m not planning any more trips to the store because we’re going to be eating leftovers like Thanksgiving sandwiches. Yum. I think I like them better than the actual meal! Anyway, I was able to stay under $50 for two weeks. My brother [...]

Our Five Favorite Holiday Activities to do with the Kids

TwitterMoms is having a Dora Christmas Carol contest that involves blogging about five favorite holiday activities to do with the kids. Since we’re going into full holiday mode right now, it is the perfect topic for us! (By the way, I don’t know if I mentioned before that I am crazy about holidays, especially Thanksgiving [...]

Martin’s Deals November 22nd to November 28th

Martin’s has some terrific specials in this week’s ad. I was pleasantly surprised because the grocery deals during Thanksgiving or Christmas week are typically terrible. The first deal you’ll want to check out is the gift card special for Black Friday. From Friday the 27th to Sunday the 29th, you can get $15 off instantly [...]

Amazon Black Friday Deals

If you’re anything like me, the thought of being shoved around by people frantic to get a good deal on stuff on Black Friday isn’t very exciting. I tend to go to the craft store because it is our family tradition to buy an ornament and some really cheap holiday fabric, but that’s about it. [...]

Couponing 101 – Finding Printable Coupons

A lot of awesome grocery coupons are only available online. I’m not talking about shady sites that altered a coupon, scanned it and put it up. Those are illegal. I’m talking about printable coupons from manufacturers and grocery stores. You can find one of my favorite printable coupon site right here at Mama: Other printable [...]

Monthly Financial Check Up

Money Saving Mom posts a monthly financial check up to help people keep track of their goals and to stay accountable for their budget. I read her posts every month with a lot of interest, but I’ve never posted my check up before. I think it sounds like a good idea. Every month, I’m going [...]

Quick After School Snack Recipe – Cheese Nachos

Thanks to my sister for this recipe for a quick after school snack: You know those cheesy nachos that look like a heart attack waiting to happen? These aren’t those cheese nachos. However, the kids still love this healthier version of nachos and ask for them as a snack at least once a week. They’re [...]

$50 for 14 Days Grocery Challenge

We were looking at our grocery stockpile this week and realized we had all of the shelves pretty full and we had plenty of fruit and veggies, too. So, we’re going to try a $50 for 14 day grocery challenge. Will we be able to do it? I don’t know, but it will be fun [...]

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