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My $1 Solution to Organizing Coupons at the Grocery Store (Now, I Don’t Lose Them When I Shop!)

January 26, 2013August 24, 2016 by TFF, posted in Coupons & Stores, Daily Living Tips

How many times have we all:

Preparing for my shopping trip to Stop & Shop... — Preparing for my shopping trip to Stop & Shop…(if you look closely, you’ll see how I organize my shopping lists with coupons.

putting it together — Gathered all my coupons/lists and clipped them together.

The whole thing fit in my purse (admittedly my purse is kinda large, but it is a mini-clipboard…).

at the store ready to shop — At the store ready to shop. The clipboard leans nicely on the shopping cart. It wasn’t perfect, but it helped 100%. In other words, I didn’t lose any coupons along the way.

a) lost or dropped on the grocery store floor a high-value coupon
b) lost an envelope filled with coupons (yup, my “paper towels” envelope! Luckily it was turned in at the Customer Service desk :–) Continue reading “My $1 Solution to Organizing Coupons at the Grocery Store (Now, I Don’t Lose Them When I Shop!)” →

Money Quote for Monday: Amy Dacyczyn on Why She Chose to Live a Frugal Life

January 21, 2013August 24, 2016 by TFF, posted in Money Quotes, Uncategorized

Anyone who has followed TFF knows Amy Dacyczyn’s work has had a huge influence on my life. I am honored to share some of her wisdom in this post. One of my absolute favorite (and obscure) quotes of Amy’s is this, and I’ll explain why below: Continue reading “Money Quote for Monday: Amy Dacyczyn on Why She Chose to Live a Frugal Life” →

A Little-Known Coupon Trick To Use at BJ’s Wholesale Club

October 17, 2012August 24, 2016 by TFF, posted in Coupons & Stores

Full disclosure: I do not shop at BJ’s Wholesale Club for no other reason than the fact that I don’t want to pay for a membership. So when I have the opportunity to shop there (on a free trial membership pass, for example), I take it. Continue reading “A Little-Known Coupon Trick To Use at BJ’s Wholesale Club” →

The Tightwad’s Notebook: Lesson 15– That Stuff on Sale May Taste or Smell Terrible

September 13, 2012August 24, 2016 by TFF, posted in Stockpiling, The Tightwad's Notebook

The Tightwad’s Notebook: Lesson 15– That Stuff on Sale May Taste or Smell Terrible

The other day I thought I was buying a great deal at Whole Foods Market. I had a coupon for $2 off of chef-prepared meatballs. I found them on sale, and I figured out that with the coupon, they would end up being about $2.66 a pound for decent quality, possibly grass-fed beef. Continue reading “The Tightwad’s Notebook: Lesson 15– That Stuff on Sale May Taste or Smell Terrible” →

The Tightwad’s Notebook–Lesson 14: Learn to Darn Socks (Seriously)

September 12, 2012August 24, 2016 by TFF, posted in Daily Living Tips, The Tightwad's Notebook, Uncategorized

The Tightwad’s Notebook–Lesson 14: Learn to Darn Socks (Seriously)

Socks are expensive. Especially soccer and other sports socks. That’s why I decided to get serious about learning to darn a sock the semi-correct way. I’m not about to go out and spend $7 every time there’s a hole in my son’s soccer socks. Continue reading “The Tightwad’s Notebook–Lesson 14: Learn to Darn Socks (Seriously)” →

Why I Ditched Living Frugally This Summer–But Now, It’s Time to Catch Up

August 30, 2012August 24, 2016 by TFF, posted in Daily Living Tips, Stockpiling, Uncategorized

There’s no need to feel guilty if you blew your budget this summer like I did! Autumn is the perfect time to get back on track and reboot your frugal habits. I know that’s what I have to do!