WHAT A COLLEGE FRESHMAN NEEDS I remember like it was yesterday getting our eldest off to college, even though it was a number of years ago. Every bit of her dorm room stuff had to travel a thousand miles on
HOW TO PREPARE FOR DORM LIVING
10 SUMMER SHOPPING TIPS – how to save on just about everything
Last week while shopping in a department store, I saw racks of swim suits already on clearance. Today the aisles of Costco were filled with coolers, tents, grills and lawn chairs – all ready for happy outdoor living. The ads
YOUR APRIL SHOPPING TIPS
WHAT TO BUY IN APRIL! Each month we compile the best buys for the month and season. April has both Easter and Passover, this year, along with some great associated buys. There are great seasonal foods you’ll find here and
YOUR MARCH SHOPPING TIPS
Sometimes it seems that no matter how careful we are, we still run out of money before we run out of month. We have to pay our bills and eat, which takes a lot of money! Wouldn’t it be awesome
Help for the Disorganized Perfectionist
“I am a disorganized ‘messy!’” There! I said it. BUT deep inside I am also a perfectionist. My sister and I shared a room when I was about ten and she was thirteen. I made it such a mess, and
WHAT TO BUY IN FEBRUARY! Your best frugal deals.
Groundhog day, February 5th -The Big NFL Football Game, Lincoln’s Birthday, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Washington’s birthday! These are all “$pecial” days in February, and provide lots of reasons for retailers to have sales, and for you to save money.
THE BEST BUYS IN JANUARY – CLEARANCE
WHAT TO BUY IN JANUARY! CLEARANCE STUFF! AWESOME BUYS IN JANUARY CHRISTMAS CLEARANCE – I walked into a department store just a couple of days ago and was hard pressed to find anything that was not on clearance or on
DECEMBER SHOPPING TIPS – What to Buy and NOT to buy!
Even though it would be awesome if we could keep our minds totally on the meaning of Christmas, this month, most of us end up doing quite a bit of shopping. Even those who detest shopping, usually end up doing
GIFTS, GADGETS A PLENTY, KITCHEN “WHATSITS” GALORE
GIFTS – TIME SAVING GADGETS FOR THE COOK! This post contains affiliate links. See our full disclosure. If you purchase anything using these links, I will earn a little money, and it will cost you nothing extra! If you
HAVE A RELAXED, ORGANIZED CHRISTMAS – Even if You’re Not
Almost everyone has a images in their mind of the perfectly organized relaxed Christmas. It may be images from childhood, ones we’ve seen in the movies, or those we’ve pinned to pages and pages of Pinterest. It’s pretty normal to