Frugal Ideas

Some  stores will give you money for bringing your own bags.  Did you know this?  IF you didn't you should find out if your grocery store offers this.  It's a great way to save a few pennies and add it to your coupon savings jar!  Even if it's $.05 it adds up over time.  Especially if you do big shopping trips each time you shop.   I almost always bring my bags with me, my husband on the other hand doesn't.  We are working on that. You don't even have to buy the bags there.  You can use any bags you want, they don't care!  But if you do purchase a couple, believe me they do pay for themselves over and over again! I know there are lots of stores that offer this, I just don't know what they...

There is a good time of the year to buy things whether it's because they are in season or out of season.  If you want to save money then catching something at it's best price - is the way to go. Max Levitte of Cheapism.com compiled a timeline depicting the best times of the year to purchase certain household items and each month I will be sharing with you the items he suggests looking for deals on. If you are in the market to buy.... linens towels contract work carpet, flooring houses office furniture digital cameras digital picture frames ...then January is a month where you are more likely to find deals on them, according to Max Levitte.... "The holidays are over and in much of the...

You may recall that last week I told you about the New American Express Prepaid card which is perfect for traveling, especially if you are on a budget! You may also remember that I was in  San Diego for the BlogHer conference and I used the prepaid card all week and I shared with you how easy it was to use. Now I'm back home and have been for a week and I wanted to share with you a little bit more about the American Express Prepaid card.  Like I mentioned last week, I used it while at BlogHer for various expenses, big and small, and each time it was a breeze.  It works exactly as the American Express card works only you won't receive a bill in the mail since it's already paid for! I can...

You may recall that last week I told you about the New American Express Prepaid card which is perfect for traveling, especially if you are on a budget! You may also remember that I've been in  San Diego the past 5 days for the BlogHer conference and I've been using the prepaid card all week and I'm excited to now share with you how easy it is to use. Honestly I can't think of a simpler way of saying it other than it's really easy to use!  It's accepted where ever American Express is accepted, which is almost anywhere and since it has my name on it, there is no hesitation when I've used it.   Everyone that I've spoken with about the card loves the idea of not having to pay any fees and...

I'm very excited to tell you about the New American Express Prepaid card that is perfect for traveling, especially if you are on a budget! I'm also excited to use it while I'm in San Diego this week for the BlogHer conference. You see, American Express has sponsored myself ( along with a group of other blogger's) so I can use the prepaid card on my trip and then share my experience with my readers. I haven't actually used it yet but I'm ready too! This prepaid card isn't like the other on the market because there are no fees involved in getting or using the card. Which is always a plus in my book. It's also a great budgeting tool because what you put on the card is all you can spend! You...

You can get a lot of Trial Size or Travel Size items for FREE with coupons.  Just look at the fine print.  If it doesn't say "not good on trial size" then you can't use it on the trial size.  But if there are no restrictions then you can!  There are so many items you can get for FREE when using the coupon on the trial size.  Manufacturers put restrictions on the coupons so if it's not there then it's perfectly legit! Target and Walmart both have a huge trial size section along with most drug stores.  If the coupon is for $1.00 off any size (or no restrictions) and the trial size is $.98 then you can still use the coupon.  It will beep at the register and the cashier will have to override...

I love drinking coffee and it's something I don't deny myself very often.  I will admit I spend a lot on coffee sometimes and I really need to cut back on that spending.  It's the only thing I splurge on on a regular basis but sometimes you have to, right? (that's what I tell myself to justify it! LOL). The thing that can get very expensive at coffee shops is the gourmet drinks like the Expresso's & Latte's.   My favorite is the Caramel Macchiato at Starbucks.  I don't have them too often mostly because I don't have a local Starbucks but when I do go there I always get one!   At $3.80 a pop for a grande (medium 16oz) they get very expensive pretty fast! I purchased the Maxwell House...