photo © 2010 tharealMrGreen | more info (via: Wylio) Sesame Street has launched a new program to educate 3-5 yr olds about finances. You can watch finance video clips on the Sesame Street website. I just finished watching the first video with my 3 yr old and he loved it! It was about Elmo having a dollar and wanting to buy a ball that cost 5 dollars. He learned that he needed to work and save his money to earn {Read More}
New Sesame Street Series on Money
April 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
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Another Good (and free) E-mail Newsletter
March 20, 2011 by
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Last week I posted about a free home remodeling newsletter. The signups filled up in about 3 hours. I was astounded that they were only accepting a limited # of people for a free offer. (doesn’t make much sense to me) Several of you tried to sign up but were too late. I’m so sorry that you missed it. Here is another of my favorite e-mail newsletters that is currently accepting signups. Daily Worth sends me an e-mail Monday-Friday {Read More}
East Texas "Buy" Price List
February 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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I am so excited to introduce a new tool for you to use in your frugal shopping adventures. My friend Angela and I have compiled a Price List for the East Texas Area to help you know what price to strive to get on many products. As a result of my $5 dinner posts each week, many people comment or e-mail questioning the prices I have noted for each item. By using this list and giving it your best {Read More}
Do You Need a Vacation From Deal Shopping?
January 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
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I wrote last summer about the financial benefits of stockpiling. I mentioned in that post but didn’t concentrate on, the benefit of saving time. So how much time can having a stockpile save? Hours upon hours! You probably didn’t realize it, but I can go for weeks without buying more than just milk, bread, and fruit at the grocery store. Likewise it’s not uncommon for me to go 3-4 weeks without shopping at CVS or Walgreens. Seems a bit weird {Read More}
Why Do You Save?
January 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Today instead of offering a new way to make money or save money, I want to revisit the The Heart of Frugality. We all have different reasons for being frugal. Some are frugal with how much they buy, others just with the price they pay. A few are frugal to the core of their daily activities. There are a myriad of things that drive us to be frugal. Have you considered what’s behind your frugality? My best friend asked me {Read More}
Understanding Your Finances Better
November 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Looking for a way to understand your finances without reading a 4 inch thick book? Try DailyWorth- a site with free daily tips on finance. From mortgage to credit card debt to retirement investments, DailyWorth has it all.
What Makes You Frugal?
November 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
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Is it a necessity because of finances? Do you just love to find a great deal? Perhaps you’re just hard wired to be frugal. No matter the reason for our frugalness we have to remember to put it into perspective and moderation. Taking the time to hand wash plastic baggies that you could easily buy for a penny each is probably not being very frugal. Of course neither is buying 10 loaves of bread at $.25 each when you don’t {Read More}
Can You Spare 50 Cents a Day?
September 23, 2010 by 2 Comments
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Remember the guy who was literally throwing his pennies away each day because he thought they were worthless? I proved why anyone should save those pennies. Here’s another scenario of saving pennies. What would you do with an extra 50 cents a day? Would you spend the money on snacks or drinks from the vending machine at work? Or save it for an extra fast food meal or maybe a movie rental? While for me every once in a {Read More}
Save Time By Price Matching
September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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We all get busy and I abhor driving all over town to catch a good deal. So, most times I won’t, yet still get the sale price. If there are just a couple of items on sale from a particular store I will take the ad with me to Walmart or Target to price match. If there are several items on sale that I want I will usually go ahead to the store that has the sale so that I {Read More}
The Decline of the Real Book
August 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
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After our recent move to Tyler we’ve finally decided to reduce our book collection. We have about 2,000 books! After going through all the boxes we were only willing to part with about 600 books or so. (hey-it’s a start for us booklovers) We searched half.com and were stunned to see so many of our like new coffee table type books were only worth $0.75 at best! We’re talking nice books that originally retailed for $25+. Or course you know {Read More}