Tag: frugal
group name: savvyshoppers
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November 12, 2006 07:23 PM EST --
Have you ever been to Steve and Barry's? My husband and I had heard so much about it. His friend drove to the one in Middlesboro, Ky., about an hour from my home, and brought home all kinds of stuff . . . more
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April 08, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
I went shopping yesterday, and I think I did pretty good in the frugal department.
My son's school is right next to a strip mall, a mall and lots of other stores, so I just took a trip around . . . more
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December 31, 2006 02:39 PM EST --
I am an avid coupon cutter/sales shopper and I save a ton on my grocery bill-except when I am in a healthy eating "phase".It doesn't make sense that it should cost MORE to eat healthier but . . . more
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April 13, 2008 06:26 PM EDT --
I'm currently reading "How to Pinch a Penny till it Screams." I'm not far enough along to say whether I'd recommend it or not.
I belong to paperbackswap.com and once . . . more
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November 19, 2007 02:58 PM EST --
Ok, can someone explain to me how this one works? I read the instructions, but I'm afraid to sign up for fear that it will cost me money?
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August 17, 2006 03:45 PM EDT --
Woot, woot, woot, woot, Woot.com!
Ok, maybe you don't know what I'm talking about. Woot is one of the coolest Internet Stores out there. They only feature and sell one product . . . more
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April 22, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
I went to CVS last night, and this morning I went to Winn-Dixie and Publix, as both stores are on my way home from my oldest son's school. At CVS and Winn-Dixie I divided up my transactions . . . more
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October 13, 2006 07:59 PM EDT --
I'm making out my Christmas list and trying to figure out what presents people would appreciate. I've bought a couple of small presents, but most of my shopping still awaits me. I do have some . . . more
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April 15, 2008 07:20 PM EDT --
I've been reading the book "How to Pinch a Penny Til it Screams" by Rochelle LaMotte McDonald. Here's a tip from the chapter "Reducing Your Grocery Bill" that I hadn't . . . more
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May 06, 2008 10:09 PM EDT --
Tonight, I applied my new found coupon clipping skills to shopping for clothing. Our first stop was JC Penny's. I found the black South Pole shirt marked down to $5.00 from $20.00 and the yellow shirt . . . more
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May 28, 2007 12:13 PM EDT --
Soap on a String
An inventive way would be to melt all the little pieces of left over soap with about 3 table spoons of distilled water, add any desired food coloring if desired or even any oil essence . . . more
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February 04, 2008 11:19 PM EST --
In December, Barbara Franklin, a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show, shared how she paid only $3.02 for groceries that originally totaled $187.00 by taking advantage of double coupons. She now runs a food . . . more
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May 03, 2008 11:58 PM EDT --
I went out of town Thursday, on a trip with my parents. On Friday night, I treated my parents to dinner at the Macaroni Grill. Our dinner, including wine and dessert was free because I used the gift card . . . more
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April 29, 2008 01:42 PM EDT --
Yesterday I went shopping for a few great deals at CVS, Walgreens and Public. They were all located in the same plaza two miles from our house and we walked back and saved gas.
This was yesterdays . . . more
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September 30, 2006 03:11 PM EDT --
The October easy saver rebates start tomorrow. A large package of Fructis shampoo, some topical pain reliever for joints, and a couple of other things are free after rebate. Plus they have several sales . . . more
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September 30, 2007 02:30 PM EDT --
Janie decided to work this Saturday, and had to be to work at 10. So no yard sales for her, right? We found a way around that.
The St. Paul, MN Junior League was having a sale that started . . . more
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April 06, 2008 01:48 PM EDT --
Did you remember to get the Sunday paper this week? As always my husband picked up two copies of the Sunday paper for me this morning. I have noticed a trend of coupons being less, and prices being higher . . . more
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May 12, 2008 07:16 PM EDT --
I went to CVS this afternoon loaded with my shopping list, strategies and coupons. I called CVS at lunch time to get the staff to put two glucose meters aside for me, just so I did not go in vain. With . . . more
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November 12, 2006 11:06 PM EST --
I made a quick run to Dollar Tree today and was very pleased with two of the bargains I found there. First, I found glue sticks for my hot glue gun--it only takes miniature sticks and I didn't . . . more
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September 16, 2007 10:44 PM EDT --
For the last two years, actually since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, we've learned to deal with rising (and every now and then, falling) gas prices. Paying $2.89 a gallon no longer shocks us. . . . more
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