Living better, spending less.
I had the best of intentions for cooking every night this week. Unfortunately, it all fell apart tonight when I didn’t get home until six, and dinner would take quite some time to prepare. (I had scheduled baked potatoes for one night, and baked potato soup for the next with the leftover potatoes.) [...]
Don’t forget about the free food from Schwan’s that I posted about here! It is open to the first 50,000 new customers and it appears that the limit hasn’t been reached yet. I received my order (Fiesta Lime Chicken for Two) this morning–much faster than I expected, really. I’ve heard that the ice cream is [...]
Just a reminder that today is the last day for free mocha!
McDonald’s is giving a a FREE sample of iced or hot Mocha, between the hours of 7am and 7pm. No coupon is necessary, but you might want to make sure that your McDonald’s is participating first.
Enjoy!
I have a friend who eats a gluten-free diet, so I am posting this mainly for her.
General Mills will send you a coupon for a free gluten-free dessert from their new line of gluten-free mixes if you call them at 1-800-446-1989 (option 4). You will need to talk to a live representative about the [...]
Just a reminder that today is the day for free mocha!
McDonald’s is giving a a FREE sample of iced or hot Mocha every Monday until August 3, between the hours of 7am and 7pm. No coupon is necessary, but you might want to make sure that your McDonald’s is participating first. Enjoy!
McDonald’s is giving a a FREE sample of iced or hot Mocha every Monday until August 3, between the hours of 7am and 7pm. No coupon is necessary, but you might want to make sure that your McDonald’s is participating first.
Enjoy!
This is really an anti meal plan more than an actual meal plan. First of all, my parents are going to be camping in town this week, starting on Wednesday, and so I am not making any plans for that time. I figure that Evie and I will be spending most of our time over [...]
Does it count as frugal or foolish that I went to a fair in town tonight and left without buying a funnel cake?
And doesn’t it just make your eyes pop out of your head to know that I saw one vendor selling them for $9 each? Are they high?
Last week, spring hit us with a dose of sunny happy goodness, and we went out for dinner twice. That’s pretty unusual for us these days, and while it wasn’t exactly frugal, we had two separate evenings of quality family goodness. Then we left for the weekend before cooking the pre-scheduled meal on Friday, so [...]
Last week, without the meal plan? I did not like that. We didn’t eat particularly well and there was a lot of angst. Let’s not try it again for a while.
Monday Meal Plan
Monday: spaghetti, salad
Tuesday: ziti with roasted vegetables
Wednesday: burritos, Mexican rice, chips and salsa
Thursday: potato ham casserole, salad
Friday: slow-cooker paella (from the May issue [...]
When I became a stay-at-home-mom, I promised I could save our family money by shopping sales and maybe even using a few coupons. I had no idea what I was getting into. These days, I am on a first-name basis with the cashiers at the local drugstores, I haven't paid for toothpaste or shampoo in over a year and I spend my free time here, helping others do the same. So please, make yourself at home while you learn how to save, and when to spend!