Where did coupons come from? Â Who had the idea to do it first? Â I love the story of how coupons began, because for some reason since I was a child, I have LOVED the Coca-Cola company! Â I love the songs, the commercials, the polar bears! Â I love the decor, the signs, the old bottles…the only thing about Coke I didn’t… View Post
Are You Saving Money While Being Green?
You know…(that’s probably not the best way to start a post) 🙂 as I was thinking about Earth Day and recycling and all that jazz.  Don’t hate me, but, I am not the greenest person around.  I have just recently started using my recycle bins for more than throwing away newspapers left over after I pull the coupons out! But, I have… View Post
My Youngest Son’s Dilemma!
We went to dinner tonight at Cokers Barbecue, we had never been there before – oh my! Â The food was GREAT! But, I LOVE Coke stuff and they had a bunch! Â Well, my youngest son almost fell out when he saw this old Coke machine with $.10 on it, he wanted one so bad – but, the machine was inoperable…. View Post
A Very Frugal Trip To Target!
Candice had a great trip to Target today and she wanted to share it with everyone! Â Great Job Candice! Hi Dian, I just wanted to stop buy and tell you my trip to target today! I bought 24 Gillette Men’s Body Wash 3 Dial Hand Soaps 1 Snuggle Fabric Softener 1 Lysol Neutra Air 5 Stayfree Ultra Thin pads For… View Post
Rosa’s Kroger Shopping Trip!
Rosa emailed me today and I wanted to share with everyone! Hello, I was so excited today. I went to my local Krogers and these are the results. My total was $56.27 and I paid $19.40. See all the things I got !!! 2 bags of Bugles (my Fav) 2 bags of Chex Mix Turtle 3 bottles of Dawn soap… View Post
Haircut – Friday Fail!
My Friday Fail this week is so pathetic! Last year, I decided to make some changes, I planned it many months in advance and finally the time rolled around, February.  I cut all my hair off, and changed the color. My plan was simple and good.  I planned to mail my hair to Locks of Love.  I researched it, made sure… View Post
An Awesome Shopping Trip!
So Jennifer just posted on our Facebook page her great shopping trip to Kroger! Â She did GREAT! Here’s her story: Ok, so I have never showed off my savings before. Here goes. Went to Kroger and got $145.83 worth of stuff for $37.42, a 75% savings. 63 items. So excited. 10 – lunchables (not pictured) 1 – Zyrtec 7 –… View Post
My Frugal Rant Solution!
So, I had my Frugal Rant the other day, and I got alot of comments from people who felt the same way. Well, yesterday I received this “postcard” from the U.S. Department Of State, inviting me to an event. Â As you can see there is more than enough room on the right to address this “postcard”, mine isn’t addressed because… View Post
Be Vigilant About Your Savings!
I want to take a minute for a reminder. Â I was very happy my husband was so nice and went to the store for me yesterday and got the Marie’s Dressings and the Old Spice deodorant and body wash. Â I am still recovering and can’t drive yet. Â As I was looking thru his wallet for something, I found this:… View Post
My Frugral Rant!
Ok, I just have to complain a little bit. Â Being frugal, I really hate waste. Â I mean I know there are times it may be inevitable, but, mostly it can be avoided. So, the Census is coming, right? Â Well I got a pre-Census letter the other day – saying the Census is coming – this isn’t the Census, but, it’s… View Post
