Money Saving Ideas

Halloween Costumes for Less  It's that time of year again!  Watch Kim's video on coming up with frugal Halloween costumes with the items you already have in your home and what's available at your local thrift store.  Come up with great costumes for under $10! 

Be a Selective Buyer  In today's tough economy, you have to be selective about what you buy.  But remember, it's not always about buying the cheapest - it's about buying the smartest.  Take detergent for example.  Tide may not be the cheapest product on the shelf, but it contains more active cleaning ingredients than other brands so you're not having to double-dose on capfuls to get your clothes clean.  Take a peek at this video/thread posted in our forums on detergent.

What's Old is New Again  With just a little creativity, you can turn your trash back into usable items.  To name just a few:  Dryer lint makes campfire fire starters, soda bottles can be used as funnels, candle jars can be cleaned out to store cotton balls, baby wipe containers can store plastic bags (they pop up through the hole in the center), and egg cartons can be used as seed starters.  See what other trash-to-treasure tips our readers have

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Recession Proof Your Life  How are you recession-proofing your own life?  With today's tough economy, it makes (financial) sense to take steps to protect your family.  What are you doing?

Mommysaver Spotlight:  Momof2boys  Leighann is mom to... you guessed it... two boys!  She recently scored  great deal on Kashi cereal at Target and uses coupons on a regular basis.  If she had $10, she'd buy a Carmel Cooler from Caribou and a couple of magazines.   Read more of her money-saving advice!
 

October Book Selection  Join us as we read and discuss a new book next month.  What will it be?  Chose one of these titles: The Choice by Nicholas Sparks or My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult