I was like most peoples several years ago. I would see the coupon fliers in the newspaper and in the weekly ads bundle and toss the whole flier. Couponing had little value in my life. Who has time to use coupons, I thought? Let alone read these things? At that time, I was working nine […]

I like a great deal as much as the next person. Okay, maybe a little more than the next person! Over the years I have enjoyed using coupons, shopping the sales and finding unique items at thrift shops and garage sales. However, I have also found a few things I won’t cut back on. My […]

We recently had some home insulation work done and it really improved the comfort level in our home. While that is a larger project to tackle, there are a lot of small and affordable fixes you can do yourself today. Today I’m sharing my energy savings tips. These tips can help to both improve the […]

How do you buy for the person who is able to find a deal on everything? They are the person who refuses to pay full price, the person who hits the brakes when they see a sale and is never without a handful of coupons – they are the extreme couponer. Today I’m sharing gift […]

Recently my husband and I took our second trip to Key West, Florida. The trip got me thinking about what we did to keep a budget and how to travel cheap while on vacation. I wanted to share a few of my tips from our recent trip in the hopes they might save you some […]

A while back I wrote a post with 20 ways to stop spending money. I actually had 35 ways to share but I didn’t want to overwhelm anyone. Today I’m sharing those other 15 ways to save to help you live more frugally, eco-friendly and have more money to spend in ways that fuel your […]

There are many reasons why people try to stop spending money. It could be that you are saving up for a vacation or a house repair. Maybe you are adding to your savings cushion so that you can start your own business someday. Or, maybe you want to reduce your spending so that you can […]