Tag: saving
group name: frugalfriends
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July 10, 2008 07:45 PM EDT --
HOT TO FIND & GET COUPONS
PART 1 OF COUPONONOMY: Coupons and our Economy
The U.S. Economy isn't GOOD and everyone knows it. They not only KNOW it they FEEL IT, SEE . . . more
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January 20, 2007 12:51 PM EST --
Do you clip coupons, work from home, own an interent business, know how to stretch a meal, use ebay auctions, or have the inside scoop on how to save on utilities?
What has the biggest impact on . . . more
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April 08, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
I went shopping yesterday, and I think I did pretty good in the frugal department.
My son's school is right next to a strip mall, a mall and lots of other stores, so I just took a trip around . . . more
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June 11, 2008 05:40 PM EDT --
Restaurant.com is a site where, if I get this right, you buy dining certificates ahead of time, at a lower price than face value to use at restaurants in your area. They are connected to . . . more
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May 24, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
We've all seen those people who have the "average" jobs, earning the "average" income. However, those same people have the latest and greatest big screen t.v., cell phone & . . . more
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April 27, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
My husband just brought home two copies of the Sunday newspaper. Today the coupons seem to be the same, but some weeks they are not, which is why we get two different local newspapers. Buying two newspapers . . . more
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December 02, 2006 11:50 PM EST --
I happen to love the Dollar Tree stores that are available in my area. However, unlike many "bargain" shoppers, I don't practically live at mine, buying anything and everything. There are . . . more
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March 30, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
The first thing my husband does on Sunday mornings is run out to get our Sunday papers. We use coupons, and it saves us more than 50 dollars every week, because we get two papers.
I know the coupons . . . more
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June 01, 2008 05:29 PM EDT --
My total before coupons was $32.86
Then there was the BOGO sale on Cover Girl $26.87
Then there was $10.25 in coupons, so my total was $16.62
Then I will get a rebate check of . . . more
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August 03, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
I haven't been on here much, partly because I've been kept hopping between feeding the birds and watering or tending the garden. I never knew that relatively few plants could seem like a homestead. . . . more
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August 18, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
At Christmas time we receive a lot of Christmas Cards. I cut out the shape of the cards and use them for name tags on christmas gifts for the next year.
What odd thing do you do to be frugal?
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November 09, 2006 07:58 AM EST --
Most of this came from my inbox, but I have added some of the tips I know also.
1) Cure dandruff: Smash 30 aspirins and add to inexpensive shampoo. It cures dandruff and won't strip hair color. . . . more
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June 20, 2007 06:31 PM EDT --
http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid15256.aspx
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August 23, 2006 11:36 AM EDT --
If you are lucky enough to have a CVS drugstore in your vicinity, then line yourself up and take your free money! Okay, it's not cash, but every penny that you don't have to spend on item "X" . . . more
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April 15, 2008 07:20 PM EDT --
I've been reading the book "How to Pinch a Penny Til it Screams" by Rochelle LaMotte McDonald. Here's a tip from the chapter "Reducing Your Grocery Bill" that I hadn't . . . more
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May 06, 2008 10:09 PM EDT --
Tonight, I applied my new found coupon clipping skills to shopping for clothing. Our first stop was JC Penny's. I found the black South Pole shirt marked down to $5.00 from $20.00 and the yellow shirt . . . more
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April 22, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
I went to CVS last night, and this morning I went to Winn-Dixie and Publix, as both stores are on my way home from my oldest son's school. At CVS and Winn-Dixie I divided up my transactions . . . more
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June 24, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
I went grocery shopping at 7 this morning, and I finished at 9 a.m. My normal weekly grocery bugdet is 55 dollars and that includes everything incl. diapers and paper goods. This week, I had to up my budget . . . more
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October 08, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
Write a list on an old envelope and keep the coupons that go with it inside the envelope.
Shop with a notebook, listing clothing sizes. Carry swatches of color samples and measurements for . . . more
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April 12, 2008 01:30 AM EDT --
Being new to using coupons, I wasn't quite sure what people mean when they refer to stacking coupons. This week, Walgreen's ran a coupon for $5 off a total sale of $20. It finally dawned . . . more
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