Find a Deal Friday – Link Love for Some of My Favorite Frugal Bloggers

Looking for some great deals and sales so you can stretch your dollars? Want some great thrifty living tips? Then, you’ll want to check out all the frugal bloggers and blog posts in this week’s Find a Deal Friday:
Eliza from Babies in the News has compiled all the baby deals for the week of March [...]

Moneysaving Mood Monday

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Just thought you could use some inspiration to get ready for a week of thrifty living!

Martin’s Deals for the Week of March 7 to March 13

Martin’s is doing another week of coupon days. I’m not terribly excited about a lot of them, but there are a few okay deals going on. Before I went into the deals, though, I wanted to mention a few tips for people who aren’t familiar with the store:

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My CVS Adventures – First Week Report

I am happy to report that my first week at CVS was successful. I was able to buy a Softsoap body wash for $4.49 minus $1 coupon and got a $4 Extra Buck. Then, I got Power Bar Gels for $1.50 and got a $1.50 Extra Buck. (If you clip all your coupons instead of [...]

Here a Chick, There a Chick – Setting Up Your Chicken Coop

Well, I think my chicken coop dilemma is solved without a sweepstakes win! My lovely neighbor has offered to build a hen house for me, so if all goes smoothly, I will have a home for our chicks as they get old enough to transition outside. That is excellent news, since the time for ordering our [...]

Want to Try to Win a Chicken Coop?

I’ve been checking out chicken coops and I really love all the $1000 – $2000 coops I see. However, they are so not thrifty. I’ll probably be pulling out the old portable coop I have had sitting empty for the past three years and sprucing it up for our pullets. This makes my coop free [...]

Mystery Shopping Business 101

I take a deep breath, square my shoulders and step through the front door and into the store. I saunter oh so casually over to an employee and ask for some help. The employee answers my witty, urbane questions and helps me make my purchase. I store all the data about my shopping experience in [...]

Understanding Needs, Wants and Desires

Have you ever heard yourself saying, “I need…” only to realize you really mean you want or desire that thing? I’ve done it more than once. Luckily, I rarely went out and bought whatever it was while thinking I still desperately needed it, but I’ll share one of the times I did act on a [...]

Martin’s Deals for the Week of February 28-March 6

I’ll start by saying I actually spent $67.83 this week on groceries instead of $50. I’m finding it a bit harder to stick to my original $50 goal with a teen to feed. Also, my brother is on a new fresh fruit kick so I’m buying even more fresh produce than usual and the farmer’s [...]

My First Week’s CVS Adventure – Week of February 28th

Well, I’m starting my CVS deals adventures this week. I began with a quick trip to scope out the store and make sure my CVS Extra Care Card was still working okay. While I was there, I bought a tag to put on my reusable grocery bag. That tag lets me save $1 every 4th [...]

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