Double Coupons

I had my first experience with double coupons the other day.  I know.  Some of you can’t believe it.  You use those double coupons and all that other good stuff to get all kinds of things for free, or close to it.  Unfortunately I don’t’ have those resources.  Driving 60 miles to double a coupon [...]

Challenge

Owlhaven put out a challenge to spend less this month.  Her goal is $75 a week for her family of 10 at home.  I’ve seen similar things on other blogs, like Small Notebook’s 30 days of nothing in July.  I am always intrigued.  I love the idea of a challenge.  Maybe because I’m more competitive [...]

Heathly Habits

Last week we had a few crazy nights, not unlike other busy families.  Grace is in Volleyball and has a crazy practice schedule sometimes.  She needed to eat before the rest of us so I pulled some leftover chicken and a bun out.  Add some BBQ sauce and she had a nice BBQ chicken sandwich.  [...]

Rethink That Parking Spot

At a baby shower for my first baby, I got some of the best, most practical  advice I’ve ever gotten.  Most advice people give is subjective.  Some things work, some don’t.  This is a tangible piece of advice that has always worked.
When parking at the store or mall, always try to park next to a [...]

SmallTown Savings: Cash

The third part of my savings, discovered after moving to SmallTown, is to stick to CASH.  I never had cash when I lived in HomeTown.  I really don’t know why.  I had a definite aversion to it.  Did I worry that I would lose it?  Did I worry I would spend it too quickly?  Was [...]

SmallTown Savings: Two Lists

Another way I save, and my way of stocking my working pantry at the lowest cost, is to have two lists. One list is a list of things that I need NOW…this week’s shopping trip.  The second list is how I save money.
List two has the things that will need restocked soon. Usually within the [...]

SmallTown Savings: A Working Pantry

One of the ways I save is with a working pantry.  I mean “pantry” in a general sense, to include freezer, medicine cabinet…all those places where we keep “extras”.  Years ago I used a lot of coupons and stockpiled some items.  I didn’t feel very efficient at it sometimes.  Occasionally I had to throw things [...]

Saving in the SmallTown

In this small town there are no Walgreen’s or CVS or Aldis. In fact the nearest Walmarts are a couple of towns over in either direction. A half hour drive or more. That’s it within an hours drive. I have two small grocery stores, a small outdated overpriced discount store, and many gift shops. [...]