Frugal Category

Cash is money.

In: Frugal

I am still trying to figure out how I want to track my savings/earnings. The shopping thing seems to be beyond my ability to track well, but I have a spreadsheet with rebates and with what I affectionately call “Weird Income”.  The weird income is stuff like bank bonuses, company sign-up bonuses, credit card dividend [...]

Fun mail day!

In: Frugal, Life

Don’t you love going to the mailbox when you get a pile of fun stuff? Bilingual Baby (Swedish) DVD — not a freebie, just an eBay delivery, but still fun. Free Cheerios product  coupon, ordered from Pampers Gift to Grow program. Juicy Juice sippy cup, free for signing up on the Juicy Juice site Rite [...]

Free Suave product!

In: Frugal

Today (1/14) only, sign up at Suave to get a coupon for a free product mailed to you!

About this blog

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!