Living better, spending less.
I have been snowed in all week, minus the one trip out on Monday with my mom and aunt, and I am missing my little errands. I have things to buy! Places to go! ECB and RR to roll! And if I have to look at these walls one more day I may go insane! [...]
I ended up doing quite a bit of shopping this week, and I didn’t even mean to. It was so cold at the beginning of the week that I didn’t even want to get out. Thursday, I did a lot of small shopping errands but didn’t buy a whole lot. Yesterday, I had no plans [...]
I stopped in at Walgreens on my way home from shopping with my parents and niece on January 2. I actually had a horrible cough and requested that they stop in at Walgreens for some Robitussin. It’s hard to believe, but I was actually out. I was sure that the bottles I had purchased a [...]
We drink a lot of Pepsi in this house, though not as much as we used to since my husband is trying to cut back on both calories and caffeine, and I am nursing and limit my caffeine. It’s so frustrating that you can never find coupons for it, so I always have to watch [...]
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!