On a recent shopping trip to Target, I stopped to admire the beautiful holiday dresses for little girls. Frilly and flouncy, these were sure to look adorable on any girl who put them on. Then I wondered to myself: Would these dresses ever be worn … [Read more...]
Examples of Random Acts of Kindness: Pay it Forward for Pennies
Examples of Random Acts of Kindness: Pay it Forward for Pennies Over 25 years ago, Catherine Ryan Hyde was driving her old Datsun through a rough area of Los Angeles at night. When her car died and began to fill with smoke at a freeway off ramp, … [Read more...]
Shop Your Dollar Store for Halloween Costume Accessories
Don't overspend on Halloween accessories for you child's costume this year. Skip the discount and costumes stores and instead head to The Dollar Tree. They have a wide assortment of accessories for pirates, knights, princesses, and many other … [Read more...]
Think "INSIDE the Box" for Coupon Savings
It pays to check boxes BEFORE you check out to see if they indicate coupon savings. I found $5 in coupons inside my box of Tide. See how it indicates coupon savings on the outside of the box? Not all boxes on the shelf are created … [Read more...]
Savvy Shopping Tip: Fight Takeout Temptation
For nights when you don't feel like cooking, it's great to have a few frozen dinners in your freezer that you can prepare in just minutes. They're almost always cheaper than eating out, and sometimes can be less than cooking from scratch - … [Read more...]
How to Create a Grocery Price Book
Create a Price Book to Track Grocery Prices What exactly is a price book? It’s a tool used to track prices of things you commonly purchase (typically groceries - but this can extend to clothing or other things as well) at various stores and … [Read more...]