Coupons and couponing have been given a bad wrap with the reality TV shows that show extreme coupon users. I know I’ve sat in awe of the people who use hundreds of coupons for their grocery order and somehow get their purchase to mere cents. Of course what they aren’t sharing in the TV show […]
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By now you should have a handle on your stockpile, meal plan and understand how to use a price book. Today we’ll cover shopping in season. When we talk about shopping in season it often relates to produce but that’s not the only thing that has a season. What other things can you think of
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How often has this scenario happened to you? You make a quick trip to your favorite grocery store. You buy two items from your list: a head of lettuce and a can of diced tomatoes. The store was out of sour cream, so you decide to swing by another store on the way home, a
Continuing on the path to better domestic service by way of saving money we’re going to talk about cooking from scratch. Don’t get all panicky yet. I don’t meant to scratch cook everything – as no one has that much time anymore. But there are a few things that will definitely save you money if
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I know what I was thinking when I first heard that a stockpile could save me money. How could having more of somethings be cheaper? There’s just the two of us, why would I need 10 packs of toilet paper? But I learned pretty quickly that a stockpile is only as large as needed for
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We’re over half way through the month’s series on improving your domestic skills and I’m so proud of the progress you all have made! Today is all about you. I’d like you to share your progress with us. You can share images of your physical home management journal, screenshots of your digital one or even
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This guest post is a honeymoon gift from MGbunny. Time is not always our friend more so if you work outside of your Tops home and have chores to do upon returning home from work, needing to make time to cook dinner as well. It then becomes the question of how to make real food,
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There are a few non-sexual things that just do it for me, things that I get totally involved in until everything else just melts away. Often to the detriment of everything else as I’m sucked into a whirling vortex of OCD and tweaker heaven. Especially when it comes to grocery shopping and menu planning. Which
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One of the frugal and simple living things that you can do at home is to make your own laundry soap. I’ve been making my own for over a year and it’s only cost me about $15 in materials. For the soap flakes I grate castille (vegetable oil) soap that I get at the supermarket
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Sometimes you just need that extra bit of help out of your day or want to have all the tips and tricks on a certain activity. Well, I have pulled together some of the best websites out there that will help you get through your difficult day in a breeze. 1. TipNut.com – This site has all
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