How to Set a Holiday Budget In this post, I'll help you come up with a grand total for your holiday budget and work backwards to fill in estimated amounts for each of the individual items that you need to purchase according to what you can afford. … [Read more...]
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Frugal Fitness Tip from Valerie Orsoni of LeBootCamp.com
I met up with Valerie Orsoni of LeBootCamp.com at a recent media appearance in Atlanta, and she is the QUEEN of working out for free! She has tons of great tips and tricks for staying in shape without going to the gym or spending money on fancy … [Read more...]
Five Thrifty Things to Consider When Buying Holiday Clothes
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...]
Instant Bargains on Indy Style
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to appear as a guest on the Indy Style show in Indianapolis, Indiana as one of the final stops in my fall 2010 media tour. I had never been in Indianapolis before, and it was a much bigger, more cosmopolitan city … [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...]
Frugal Bathtime Fun for Baby
Tip #366 from The Complete Book of Baby Bargains: Fill your ice cube trays with water, adding a drop of food coloring to each section. When frozen, these can be popped out and put in baby's bath water. He'll have fund "chasing" them around in the … [Read more...]