Most of you know that shaving cream is for, well, shaving, but did you know that there’s a lot more that it can handle? It’s got surprisingly good cleaning power on lots of things and the great part is that you an usually snag shaving cream at really cheap prices. You can see from a […]
Valentine’s Day this year falls on my favorite date day: Friday! We still have a couple of weeks, so it is time to start getting ready. I’m going to be honest, having been married for 11 years, it’s tempting to skip celebrating Valentine’s Day. My frugal mindset sets in and I see it as a […]
Valentine’s Day is coming up and you may already be thinking about your plans. Doing something special doesn’t have to cost a ton of money, so save your money and check out some fun ways to say I love you on a budget. I’ve started an entire Pinterest board all about Frugal Dates. There’s everything […]
Last week I went into a Honey Baked Ham local store armed with a free coupon for a sandwich. I decided to splurge on my free lunch and get a side. They have the most amazing “fruit salad” I’ve ever had. They call it Mandarin Pineapple Dream which is a very fitting name. As […]
Have you tried your hand at completing online surveys for money? One of the top sites for surveys is Opinion Outpost. They are currently accepting new users, get registered and you’ll get a profile survey to fill out. Once you fill out your first starter survey you’ll get more offers. For me I get around […]
I was glancing through the latest Sam’s Club ad I received in yesterday’s paper (a rare find already) they are touting big savings on items focused on entertaining for the Super Bowl. I couldn’t help but notice that the items they were listing as being “great savings” are really incredibly over priced compared to sales […]
Some folks have been asking me questions about how stockpiling really works. Tonight we’re going to talk all about sale cycles and stockpiling in the live Spreecast. You can really maximize your savings when you understand sale cycles and how much to (reasonably) stockpile. As normal we will also jump to any other questions you […]
Lanterns are a great way to add interest to the inside or outside of your home. You can put some candles in it, plants, pine cones – pretty much whatever you want. This Pottery Barn lantern (and the Pier 1 look alike) comes in different sizes at varying sizes. This comparison is of the large […]