Couponing

3 Easy Ways to Save on Springtime Decorating Summer is coming! Flowers, trees, and grass are in bloom. Spring is finally here and I couldn’t be more excited. This has been a long hard winter at our home and spring brings with it a fresh start to life for us. Last year, I remodeled my …

7 No-Fail Ways to Save Money in 2024 Inflation has hit many Americans hard—including us.  There has been an increase in insurance premiums (health, dental, auto, and home), groceries are more expensive, clothing costs more, and I’ve noticed skyrocketing prices on services. Here are some tips to help you combat inflation and higher prices in …

31 Items You Should Always Buy at Dollar Tree… These are the items that I choose to usually buy at Dollar Tree. I buy them there because for the quality and price it’s hard to beat. Note that as of writing this article, my stores are still selling items at $1.00 an item (early 2022). …

This year I was able to buy 67 Neighbor Gifts for under $100. Here’s how… I love posting neighbor gift ideas because it is not always easy finding nice items that are low stress for a reasonable cost. This is my Neighbor Gift 2021. I have a popular post with a list of many Classy …

Here are 17 Ways to Save on Christmas Gifts for Kids… 1. Get to Dollar Tree and Target dollar bins early. I like to save money on little items (stocking stuffers) by buying from Dollar Tree and Target dollar bins. Although I dislike it, Christmas items are shelved in these stores right before or after …

We’ve talked a bit about how food is a variable expense that can make or break the budget. Meal planning and having a food storage base are fantastic ways to combat overspending in your food category. Challenge #2  was designed to help combat overspending eating out by keeping a list of easy go-to meals you …

Karen co-author of our book writes, The other day we got a babysitter for date night. When she came over she brought a cell phone and asked me to type in our password for our WiFi so her cell phone would work. I was a little confused until she explained that her cell phone wasn’t hooked …

Karen author of our book, Living a Rich Life as a Stay-at-Home Mom wrote,  I was talking to a friend the other day and told her my son’s shoes were bought for a dollar at the local thrift store. She looked a little confused and asked where the thrift store was. I was surprised that she didn’t …

Most retail and product-based companies make a lot of money sending out emails. They know that they can get people to buy through email marketing. They often advertise coupon codes, discounts, sales, etc. and while all of those are great (I LOVE using coupons and sales and other discounts all together), they can be tempting. …

In order to get ahead financially, you must spend less than you earn…aka save money. If you don’t have savings, its time to get one. If you are saving, that is awesome. You can take today’s challenge to improve your system (if possible). Saving money is crucial because living from paycheck to paycheck is not …

It is so easy to spend too much money on food. Recently with the holidays, I’ve been eating out more. So here is a challenge for both you and me. Challenge #2: Make a list of at least 5 easy, quick, go-to meals that you always have ingredients on hand for and tape it on …