Tag: frugal
member name: j - Frugal Mom - r.
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December 12, 2009 11:31 AM EST --
For the past couple of weeks I have been using coupons to get crafts supplies at JoAnns. I had a Christmas decoration that I needed to make with clay (still haven't gotten that far), and I realized that . . .
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December 03, 2009 09:22 PM EST --
On our walk today I managed to swing by my favorite thrift store with the boys. I always have a list in my mind of things to look for. Today I was specifically looking for Megablocks, Lego duplos and . . .
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June 01, 2009 06:38 PM EDT --
I do not go to Walgreens every week, but this weeks there were a couple of deals that I was interested in, so I packed off the coupon back and headed for the store.
I ended up going to the store twice, . . .
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May 05, 2009 08:06 PM EDT --
This afternoon the boys and I needed to cool down in the backyard, once the shade began covering it and the breeze kept it cool. Our walk home from school was very hot in 89 degrees sunshine, and although . . .
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December 07, 2009 05:52 PM EST --
After lunch I took my three-year-old and the baby for a walk, and we were able to make a stop at my favorite CVS. I had my list planned out, but they only had of the ornament packages left, so I needed . . .
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September 24, 2008 09:09 PM EDT --
I have two picky eaters in my home, and I have not been able to get my youngest son to eat much, since he got sick two weeks ago. He was checked out at the doctor today and the ear infection is almost . . .
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November 13, 2008 04:14 PM EST --
Wow, this week has been awesome when it comes to product testing.
This week I am testing jello, poptarts, cereal and diapers. I'm not mentioning any brand names as this is against my contracts, . . .
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February 15, 2009 11:49 AM EST --
I did not get much done yesterday, which means that I have several projects on the schedule today. I told the boys that if we get a lot of stuff done today, we might have time for a trip to the beach . . .
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April 22, 2009 08:25 PM EDT --
In honor of Earth Day, I have decided to make a photo essay about how it is possible to make every day an earth day, and how to do it the frugal way.
I grew up on a farm in Denmark, and every summer . . .
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April 24, 2009 07:42 PM EDT --
Yesterday I received my second $25 Target gift card from Gather, and they were seriously burning up in my pocket. I had a $5 off a $50 apparel purchase, and I was ready for some frugal clothes shopping. . . .
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April 28, 2009 11:03 AM EDT --
This morning I have been busy emailing coupons from companies, as the coupons I receive are usually much better with value and expiration dates than the ones in the local paper. Lately it seems as if . . .
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June 24, 2009 03:46 PM EDT --
A bunch of Kohl's stores recently opened up in South Florida, and I was so excited. I knew the company from when we lived in New Jersey, and competition is always great. We had one Kohl's opening up in . . .
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July 18, 2009 10:02 AM EDT --
Well, as you can tell I'm still here. Baby E seems to keep changing his mind about coming. I woke up with strong contractions 4 minutes apart last night, but after three hours with contractions they stopped . . .
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December 09, 2009 03:21 PM EST --
This morning I went to finish grocery shopping, and I sure had great ambitions. After last weeks flop of a grocery trip due to a crying baby at home, I made sure to bring my little wonder. Of course he . . .
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December 14, 2009 02:39 PM EST --
Today was grocery shopping day at my house, and once again I had found help at I Heart Publix and Faithfully Frugal and Free to get the absolute best deals. I managed to save more than I . . .
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March 18, 2009 04:37 PM EDT --
This afternoon I went to the grocery store, as our fridge was almost empty and we were out of many essentials. I love to go to Publix, because if I play my cards right I can usually get out of there with . . .
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March 25, 2009 02:04 PM EDT --
Today was the big shopping day at our house, but I really did not feel up to it. My husband dropped my youngest son and I off downtown a little after 8 a.m., and we started out at Target.
I spent . . .
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April 05, 2009 04:00 PM EDT --
Did you make sure to buy today's Sunday paper? I noticed that a lot of my coupons expired on March 31st, so I made sure that my husband brought home two newspapers today.
I was not disappointed, . . .
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June 07, 2009 01:47 PM EDT --
Sunday Savings
This morning I cleaned out my coupons, and then I sorted them for a shopping trip to Kmart. This week Kmart doubles coupons up to $2, so I needed to have everything organized . . .
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June 24, 2009 09:15 PM EDT --
After a couple of days with temperatures in the high 90s, we finally got rain yesterday and today to cool South Florida down a bit. This gave me an opportunity to turn of the A/C and finally let . . .
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