I am a reformed Extreme Couponer who was raised by a Depression-era grandmother. That’s a polite way of saying “I’m a cheapskate.”
Ok, maybe a little. Truth is, I don’t mind spending money. What I mind is spending money unnecessarily. So my inner cheapskate is always looking for ways to cut back on spending in our household. I used to have a deal/coupon blog, so I’m used to sharing tips about this stuff. Some of what you will find here:
Easy Meal Planner I don’t know about you, but summers around here tend to be a free for all. All my organization, scheduling, meal planning, bedtimes…it all pretty much goes out the window. It’s nice for a while. But when school starts and cooler temperatures come, I also look forward to getting back into a …
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Holiday Spending Holiday spending is great. Overspending at Christmas is not. And, when you’ve had a particularly tough year, you might be extra tempted to overdo it on Christmas spending. Every year, the Christmas decorations come out in the stores earlier than the year before. TV advertisers tell us about the “great deals” as soon …
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How I Conquer Clutter in my home. According to a recent survey, the average American home is over 2600 square feet. Mine is less than half that, especially when you consider that our square footage includes our basement which is a utility basement. It has a washer, dryer, and storage but no livable space. While …
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Cutting the Cable Cord Options Are you fed up with your cable TV bills? We were! And with technology, it seemed like disconnecting your pay cable service and using just internet options seemed viable. After all, we have not had a land line in our house since 2002. When we gave up the house phone, …
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An Extra $20 a Week? Sounds good, doesn’t it? Yesterday I laid out a plan to begin stockpiling for the pandemic with just $20 a week. But hey, we are experiencing record unemployment and job losses this year. So for many families, even $20 might be tough. In order to come up with $20 a …
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No-Spend Challenge Rules I have this friend. And I’m not judging, just using her as an example. But she recently posted on Facebook that her family spent almost $1000 on restaurants/take out for one month. A thousand dollars. Just on restaurants, fast food, coffee drinks. That’s $250 a week! First thing I said to her …
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