How To Get Fashionable Shoes on a Budget

I know a lot of you love shoes, but they are always so expensive, right. . . Well, maybe not. Madame Deals has a great article this week about how to score high fashion shoes at real budget saving prices. Think $10 and sometimes even better! I am sure that has caught your interest. It’s [...]

Buying Valentine’s Decorations

Yesterday, I talked about not buying flowers for Valentine’s Day. Today, I am going to talk about what I have bought in the past AFTER Valentine’s Day. I love to buy reusable decorations after Valentine’s Day. I wait until the items are at least 75% off, and then I will get reusable decorations. I love [...]

Not Buying Flowers For Valentine’s Day

Not everyone will agree with this budget saving tip, but it works for us. Flowers are SO expensive on Valentine’s Day. I know they are beautiful, but they just cost so much money.
So, I have actually asked my hubby to NOT get me flowers on Valentine’s Day. I still want the day to be acknowledged, [...]

Saving Money On Paper Towels

Saving Money on Paper Towels
Another expense that I try to cut back on is the use of paper towels. While, I don’t go to the extreme and never use them, I do limit their use. We don’t use paper towels to clean up spills. Instead we use towels. If I can clean with a rag, [...]

What You Can Freeze

There were lots of great suggestions on the previous post about what you can freeze. To see the original post about what you can freeze, click here. I thought I would list them in a post. Thanks so much for all of your great tips and advice!!
Additional Foods You Can Freeze:
Carie freezes:
tomatoes, green beans, peas, pumpkin, and [...]

Saving Money On Paper Products

Saving Money On Paper Products
We have 15 people in our family that live near us. When I have everyone over for dinner, I always use paper plates. It might be cheaper to use glass plates and wash them, but this is something I am personally not willing to do at this point in my life.
There [...]

Saving Money On Holiday Decorations

Saving Money On Holiday Decorations
I do really enjoy decorating my home during different holidays. During Christmas, I told you guys how much fun it was to make decorations out of greenery we found outside. Each year for the past few years, I have picked a holiday to buy decorations for. I wait until after the [...]

Our Good Will Trip Today

My oldest daughter (who is so much taller than me already), has gone through yet another growth spurt. Leaving many of her clothes unwearable once again. I decided to give her $50 to replace what she wanted in her wardrobe. She quickly realized that $50 won’t buy you 2 shirts many places. So, we went [...]

Budget Saving Tips: Top 3 Substitutions Around My House

I think one of the best ways to save money is to substitute items that you can. Just be creative in your purchases.
1. I am often able to get plain yogurt cheaper than sour cream, so I use plain yogurt instead.
2. Pull-ups. These can be SO expensive. I buy Little Swimmers at the end of [...]

My Budget Saving Birthday Cake

Here is my budget saving birthday cake for my daughter today. Don’t look at the mess behind the cake. I have been cooking and canning 12 hours a day this past week. Anyway, she wanted a princess cake this year for her birthday, and I made her the one shown above. It was so easy [...]

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