I know I’ve done this a million times — I’ve ripped out coupons and tore off the expiration date which rendered the coupon totally useless. Continue reading “5 Important & Quick Tips About Clipping Coupons”
Though I look over Couponmom.com religiously, last spring I ended up getting what I call CVS ExtraBucks Fatigue. My mind was just not willing to do the mathematical gymnastics and equations required to shop at CVS. Continue reading “Overcoming CVS ExtraBucks Fatigue: When It Pays to Do the Mental Gymnastics for Coupons and EBs”
The Daily Tightwad Tutor–Lesson #8: Discover the “Sample” Feature on Your Kindle
If you have a Kindle (frugal people probably have the $79 version), there’s a free feature that you may not be aware of: the book sample. Continue reading “The Daily Tightwad Tutor–Lesson #8: Discover the “Sample” Feature on Your Kindle”
The Daily Tightwad Tutor–Lesson 4: Always Check Grocery Discount Bins
It’s typically hit or miss, but never pass by a discount bin in your grocery store–especially the health and beauty bin. You never know what you’ll find! Typically, it’ll be discontinued items. And, you can use coupons with the item. For example, just by chance last week I spotted three bottles of L’Oreal shampoo in a discount bin at ShopRite. They were going for $1.30 each (retail is about $3.99-$4.99 but varies with coupons). I happened to have .25 cent coupons, doubled to .50 cents. So, I got three bottles of L’Oreal shampoo for a total of $2.40 (my daughter loves this brand so it was worth it).
~Marilyn, TFF
Thanks to our faithfully frugal reader and friend, Wendy, who sends in great quick money-saving ideas and who wrote a guest blog Clean Out the Closets: It Can Be Lucrative, I am going to start “The Daily Tightwad Tutor.” (You may remember I used to do the “Bargain Alert of the Day” but the price of gas skyrocketed which put a damper on my time-consuming trips round town to seek out unadvertised deals.)
Each Daily Tightwad Tutor Lesson may be quick and without many images if any at all, and you may or may not have already read about it here or elsewhere–but it doesn’t hurt to read a refresher on how to save money. Continue reading “The Daily Tightwad Tutor — Lesson #1”
It’s estimated that parents will spend $250 per child on back-to-school clothing this year, according to a new study released by The National Retail Foundation. So…if you have two kids, you’ll drop around $500 this summer for clothing and so on. It adds up. Unless you have another traditional source of clothing… hand-me-downs. Continue reading “Saving Hundreds of Dollars a Year on Back-To-School Clothes: The Joy of Receiving Hand-Me-Downs”
Two Frugal Fairfielders 