Another Deal at The Children’s Place

If you’re planning to take advantage of sales at The Children’s Place, you’ll want to check out this new coupon code for 30% off your purchase of $60 or more through 8/28 – Z9A2010. If you plan to shop in stores, which is what I usually do because I can really get some great deals [...]

Next Summer Clothing Bargains

I like to buy next year’s clothing on clearance at the end of the season. I can get really nice outfits from The Children’s Place and a few of my other favorite kids’ clothing stores for just a few dollars. Right now, The Children’s Place is having a fall sale on summer clothing and some [...]

Freezing Corn on the Cob in Season

We love corn on the cob, but not when it costs $6 or more for a little package of frozen half ears. This year, I decided we’d preserve our own farm fresh corn instead and save 75% or more of the cost of frozen corn on the cob from the store. I bought a few [...]

Cheap Fruit – Cut Out the Middle Man

I spent $18 on fruit today. You’re thinking, “And you really think that is thrifty?” Ah, but I got a half bushel of beautiful peaches and a half bushel of apples just off the tree for that $18. To put it in perspective, I would be able to get a bag with about 10 apples [...]

Choosing a Freezer

I’ve been canning. I’ve been dehydrating. And I really wanted to freeze some things that would be better in the freezer, but my fridge has a not very adequate freezer with a seal that sometimes doesn’t hold. It is not an old fridge, so I don’t want to replace it yet, but I didn’t want [...]

Birthday Tree Fun

We are planning a new birthday tradition this year – a birthday tree. I think it will be a big hit with all the kids. If I would have come up with the idea before the little guy’s birthday, I would have started it with him, but I didn’t think of it til halfway through [...]

What to Do With an Abundance of Bananas

I got a big bag of bananas for 39 cents a pound the other day and the kids didn’t get to them all. So, I needed to come up with some ways to use bananas, or at least save them for later use. Normally, that wouldn’t be a problem. We’d make banana bread. However, normally, [...]

New Chicks and Other Cheep Stuff

I know. What a corny, corny title, right? But they really were cheap little cheepers! We hatched them ourselves from our own eggs so the only cost was the price of the electricity for the incubator. They are just the cutest things around. Fingers crossed that at least most of them don’t ever emit even [...]

Easy Crock Pot Recipes Are Key for Frugal Working Moms

I’ve talked about crock pots before, but I thought it was worth talking about them again during all this hot summer weather we’re having. I don’t know how you feel, but if I come home after a hard day’s work, the last thing I want to do it heat up the kitchen. It is really [...]

Thrifty Alternatives for American Girl Dolls

This is one of my posts from Simply Thrifty that is still very useful for anyone shopping for an American Girl type doll for his or her child. I thought all my readers here would enjoy it, too: So, your little one is just longing for an American Girl doll. You’d really like to get [...]

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