Commissary Deals Beginning August 7, 2008

Don’t throw away your expired coupons…. military families stationed overseas can use coupons for up to six months after the expiration date. Are you stationed overseas and would like to receive expired coupons? Shoppers around the web want to support our troops by sending you their expired coupons. Email me at coupons4troops@comcast.net for all the [...]

Throwing a Large Party for Less

Last weekend we celebrated my husband’s birthday with over 60 of our closet friends :). We decided to hold the party after church, so that meant serving lunch. I knew that this party could easily cost a few hundred dollars if I didn’t plan carefully. Here are some things I did to keep the party [...]

Frugal Family Challenge

Thanks to Frugal Momma who posted this on her blog.
Good Morning America is hosting a monthly Frugal Family Challenge…
Each month, we feature two families who want to save money on various aspects of their family budget. A financial adviser will be sent to meet with the families, evaluate their financial goals, and offer them tips [...]

Quick Grocery Shopping Tip

Here is a little tip I discovered after years of grocery shopping and over spending. When you shop with your list, and I am sure all my readers are shopping with lists :), go down an aisle until you put everything from that aisle (on your list) into your cart. Then turn around and walk [...]

Saving Dollars at Dinner

There are many ways to stretch a dollar at dinner time. Usually these meals are the most expensive because many families think they need to eat meat with their meal. One way to make the most of your grocery dollars is to either incorporate meatless meals or to get creative with your meat a few [...]

Keeping your Cool in the Kitchen

When I got in the car today to run an errand the thermometer read 95 degrees. I am sure if you live in the south it is even hotter. I know that when my house is hot I don’t feel like cooking and there is a huge temptation to eat out or get take out. [...]

Pizza on the Grill

Last week I had high hopes of grilling pizza. I was spurred on by comments from Nancy, Kirstin, and Netherfieldmom, who gave me some great advice and if you ever want to make pizza on the grill contact them, they have been successful.
I am not sure if it was the whole wheat crust, the temperature [...]

Menu Plan Week of July 21

Our first week of the kids making breakfast went very well. We still need to improve in the clean up department, but I am happy that they are all trying their best, and the breakfasts taste pretty good too.
My pizza on the grill from last week did not turn out as I expected. I burned [...]

Another way to save the earth and your pocketbook….

A few days back I wrote a post about immediately throwing your junk mail into the trash so you are not tempted to spend extra money. I had a few readers remind me that you should always removing the mailing label so you are not a victim of identify theft.
Here are some fast facts about [...]

More Healthy Goodness

I mentioned in a previous post that my husband has finally jumped on the heath train. I am so excited because now I can focus on healthy meals for the whole family and get rid of the junk.
My kids have been doing great on their Eat More Fruits and Veggies Challenge. Almost everyone has been [...]


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