Category Archive: frugal

Apr 15

Tax Day Freebies — Tax Day 2013 is today, April 15

Tax Day Freebies — Tax Day 2013 is April 15. Today is the dreaded and feared Tax Day, April 15th! To soften the blow many of our favorite shops are offering freebies and discounts. Be sure to take advantage of them! **Freebie tip: Visit stores in between meal times to avoid long lines and take …

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Mar 07

Buy The New iPad 3 For 5% Off Retail

The new iPad3, or iPad HD as some people are calling it, was unveiled to the public today. Details are still coming in. It looks like this iPad is going to be the top of the line graphics-wise in the tablet world. Apparently the display was too big for Apple to even showcase on their …

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Dec 22

GETTING ON THE WELL-DIGGING BANDWAGON?

This Christmas is shaping up to be different for my family in several ways. First of all, our Friday night home-group has been discussing the purpose of gift giving at Christmas. It’s very important to all of us that we make sure our children understand what Christmas is and is not about. For us, it’s …

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Dec 21

NEEDS VS. WANTS – KEEPING IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE

My life is saturated with deals, sales, buy one/get one specials, discounts, coupons, and on and on it goes. I am connected with 1,300 people on Twitter, almost 2,000 with Facebook, and I have several email addresses I use to aggregate all the inflow of information I receive daily. Basically, I feel like I’m a …

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Sep 21

WHY BOTHER?

Image Courtesy: Country Saving Mommy      Today was the dumpster diving day that couponers’ dreams are made of. All the newspaper recycle bins in my area were overflowing with newspapers and, wait for it… coupons! Lots of coupons!!! I collected about 30 inserts (as in a complete insert, not one page), and my sweet husband …

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