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Budget 101: Budgeting Tips

January 14, 2010

Thanks to Emily @ Bloom for her excellent guest post on budgeting! Emily Williams likes her husband, her kids, and (believe it or not) her budget.  She also likes to write and does quite a bit of it at her blog, BLOOM.  In this season of resolution making lots of people commit to live on [...]

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Budget 101: Track Your Expenses (and Income)

January 7, 2010

Before you can create a budget, you need to know how much you are spending (your expenses) and how much you are making (your income). Some categories are easy to determine, such as a fixed rent/mortgage payments or an automobile loan, and some categories can vary greatly from month to month, such as your natural [...]

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Freebies 101

November 5, 2009

To help you save money, each week I show the freebies that I received that week along with a list of other freebies that you can sign up for.  However, there are some things to watch out for when you sign up for freebies. Consider using a separate e-mail address that you use just for [...]

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Have Coupons…Will Find Them

October 8, 2009

Since I use the coupon insert method for storing most of my coupons, I need a method to match my coupons with my grocery list.  Plus, there are so many sources for printable coupons out there.  How do match my coupons so that I can get the best deal? Coupon Database – I host a [...]

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How to Still Save on Groceries When You’re Short on Time

October 1, 2009

Even though I’m an avid couponer, I don’t always have time to plan my shopping trips to get the best deals and cut out my coupons (although I’ll still have a grocery list).  And sometimes, I’m just plain tired of dealing with coupons.  However, my family still has a grocery budget that I need to [...]

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Best Uses for Free Item Coupons

June 25, 2009

Have you signed up for the many free item coupons lately? I have…so I have several free candy bar coupons, a coupon for a free jumbo pack of beef hot dogs, and a coupon for a free Burt’s Bees lip product.So even though the item is technically free, is it possible to make the …

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Save with Rainchecks

May 21, 2009

What happens when you have the perfect plan to score a free item at the store, but when you arrive at the store they are all out of stock?There are actually several things you can do. 1) You can ask a store employee if there are any items in the back or if …

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The Cost of Being Brand Loyal

May 12, 2009

After I graduated from college, I started having to make toiletry and cleaning product purchases for myself. I usually made my purchase decision based on either which item had the lowest price, or I was brand loyal.If I didn’t really care about the product, I would purchase the lowest priced item, which was usually …

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