I really love the library. Â Of course it makes frugal sense to check out books instead of buying them, but that isn’t all the library has to offer. Â Here are 10 ways to go beyond books at your library: 1. Summer Reading Programs – Get rewarded for reading this summer! Â Libraries everywhere have summer programs…
Today’s guest post was written by Sharon from Real Life Deals. If you know me, you know I’m extremely frugal. (ok….sometimes even cheap!) I always want my kids to have ‘big’ birthday party memories but I don’t want those memories to cost me big bucks! Here are some ways we keep the cost down while…
Professional portraits are a fun way to capture changes in your family over time.  It isn’t always so much fun to pay for these photos!  Thankfully, I’ve been able to have Grace’s 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, 1-year and 18-month pictures taken for free. When I was pregnant with Grace I started getting coupons for all kinds of things…
Last year I shared how now is the time to buy ham. Â Grocery stores often have a sale on ham around Easter. Â Also, there should be a coupon in the Sunday paper for ham. Â Pair these two together and you could find yourself with some cheap meat! Last year I used a $3 off coupon…
I can’t stand throwing things away.  If there is any good that can come from the item, then it must be saved from my trash can. My mother would tell you that I have been this way since birth.  However, I think it really got serious for me when I was living in Guatemala.  The phrase…
Years ago I decided to splurge on myself and sign up for Netflix.  I loved it!  Nate and I got one of the cheapest plans.  We signed up to receive only one movie at a time, but there was no limit on how many movies we could watch each month.  After awhile I discovered that I could…