If you’re a single person you may never have considered buying food at a bulk food store. We have a Sam’s Club in my town and it took me quite a while to decide I should check it out. A lot of the reason for my reluctance was the fact that I’m single. [...]
I started thinking about how we cope with the holidays, especially Christmas when I read Arthur’s post Friday about the ways he and his wife save money - including not buying Christmas gifts for each other and the extended family drawing names, and then in the comments this from Kimberly:
“Oh those Holidays can really break [...]
This weekend I visited some forums that dealt with the issue of saving money and being frugal. I was mostly looking for tips and pointers and, o.k, I confess, a few ideas for future posts. I did find a few subjects that I will definitely write about in the future, but there was [...]
There are many ways to use your coupons and many ways to get some really great deals. When you do find a great deal, you want to make sure you have many coupons to stock up on that particular item or items. Especially when those deals are free.
Where can I find coupons?
Your local newspaper or big city paper. [...]
I’m a giver. It’s just in my nature - I love to give presents, I enjoy helping others and I really want to be everything my family needs me to be. I throw 110% of myself into any project or task (unless it’s dishes…). I enjoy being this way, I love people, I enjoy doing [...]
Whether your family is picky about leftovers or you’re single and just not too fond of leftovers, here is a creative meal plan for just that.
Chuck Roast Meals - 2 Nights - 2 Different Creative Meals
1 Large Chuck Roast
Season Salt
Pepper
Put chuck roast in crock pot on low setting. Add season salt and pepper to taste. Cook [...]
I have to start off by saying that I’m glad to be one of the first guest bloggers on this site, and I’m also glad to see that, even though I’m a guy, I was allowed to do a post on The Frugal Housewife site. I think that should ease some of the fears [...]
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Anyone who knows me will tell you I love to read. When I move in a few weeks, the single largest category of things to be moved will be books. If I bought all the books I have new from a bookstore, I’d be living in a cardboard box by the river. [...]
I have a hard time resisting the urge to buy extra’s when I’m shopping - especially if something is on clearance and is a “great deal”. As part of our mission to control our finances, get out of debt and have some money in the savings account I had to learn to quit spending money [...]
