by Melissa on August 19, 2010
With all the awesome deals on crayons right now I thought this was a perfect time to share this post! This is a guest post by our reader Michelle Frodge. Michelle is a stay at home to her two daughters Caitlyn (3) and Lauren (1). Michelle started on her money saving mission about a [...]
by Melissa on August 12, 2010
Do you inventory your stockpile? I know that it may not come as a surprise to some of you but I do keep an inventory of my stockpile. When I first started stockpiling I “thought” I had a fairly good idea of what was in it. I did for the first several months. I would [...]
by Melissa on August 9, 2010
As you know I taught Family & Consumer Science (Home Economics) for 11 years before leaving my career to stay home with my son. It is hard to believe that I have been out of the classroom for 4 years! This is the time of the year when I would be gearing up to start [...]
by Melissa on August 9, 2010
I wanted to talk about ways to keep your children entertained while on a coupon run. I always recommend that if possible avoid couponing with your kids, however that is not always possible. In fact for many of us shopping with our kids is our only option. I wanted to share with you some ideas [...]
by Melissa on August 2, 2010
This a guest post by our reader and fellow stockpiler, Jon Nugent. Jon is a self employed restaurant management recruiter, father to his 12 year old son Jamie, and newlywed. He enjoys all sports, especially baseball and racing, geocaching and most of all, saving money. First let me start by thanking Melissa for not only [...]
by Melissa on July 30, 2010
I am often asked how do I plan a frugal party? This week for Frugal Friday I wanted to share with you 5 tips for how to plan a frugal party. #1 – Plan your menu using your stockpile. When it comes to planning your menu for parties my number one suggestion is to plan [...]
by Melissa on July 27, 2010
This is part II, of a guest post by one of our readers, Laura Butts. Laura is a wife, mother, crafter, scrapbooker, beginning sewer, and sometimes preschool substitute teacher from Orlando who loves being able to stay at home with her two children! I am very appreciative to Laura who took the time to share her expertise [...]
by Melissa on July 26, 2010
This is a guest post by one of our readers, Laura Butts. Laura is a wife, mother, crafter, scrapbooker, beginning sewer, and sometimes preschool substitute teacher from Orlando who loves being able to stay at home with her two children! I am very appreciative to Laura who took the time to share her expertise with us. I’m [...]
by Melissa on July 23, 2010
This week for Frugal Friday I wanted to discuss Consigning for cash! I am a huge fan of consignment stores. If you are going to open an account to sell I believe that the selecting your store is key! You want a store that has been established for a while, has a good location and [...]