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What Do You Do to Be Frugal?
Asked by A.B. from Spartanburg
on July 1, 2010
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My husband and I are on a very tight budget right now and I am having a hard time making ends meet. I am using coupons out of the Sunday paper, using cloth diapers, us...
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- I keep busy and avoid the shopping temptation :) Making things as much as possible from scratch is one of the main things we do to save money, plus my husband likes i...
- If you wants lots and lots of coupons find where the newspaper boys assemble the newspapers (put the insert into the news portion). There are usually dozens of extra ...
- I use store brands when I can. We plant a garden in the summer so we have some savings on veggies and fresh herbs. You can make money saving meals by using beans/len...
Help on Being Frugal!
Asked by J.F. from Buffalo
on October 23, 2011
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I'm looking for a little money advice from the frugal moms on here!
We're hitting kind of a rock bottom financially and are looking for ways to change things so that ...
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- OK, I know this is going to sound dumb, but sometimes it pays to buy the more expensive quality item. If you are lucky enough to have a CVS close by, and get the coup...
- Our grocery bill has gone down sense we stopped eating as much meat. We eat vegetarian/vegan at least four to five days a week. It started after watching a docum...
- When I first decided to stay home with my daughter, we had $300 per month to spend on groceries. It was HARD because I also wanted us to eat healthily. One thing I d...
Seeking Other Frugal Moms Out There for a "Frugal Mommy Group"
Asked by T. from Dallas
on October 11, 2007
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I am interested in beginning a "Frugal Mommy Group" and wanted to know if others were interested. It would meet in the Arlington area. Scheduling would depend upon m...
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- What a great idea! I, too am interested. I live in the N/E Ft. Worth/Keller area. My husband and I took the Crown Financial classes and really enjoyed them, but we cou...
- I am interested, I am in GP... really close to Arlington.
- Sounds GREAT. Only thing is I live in Bedford so not sure how far away Arlington is. I'm definately interested though so keep me in mind.
Money Saving Tips
Asked by K.S. from Savannah
on May 26, 2008
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I was curious if anyone had any money saving tips they practice to help with budget. For example since becoming a stay at home mom I've frequently shopped at stores su...
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- It isn't shopping but I have started using a clothes line to dry our clothes for the past 3 or 4 months. It saves about $30 on our electric bill and will probably sav...
- Consignment sales and shops are great places to find children's clothing. You can also sell your gently used clothing to many consignment stores. Selling on ebay is ve...
- the most money we save is done just shopping near our home instead of useing all that gas to go out further. We have walmart and a couple of grocery stores with in 10 ...
Money Saving Ideas
Asked by J.S. from St. Louis
on March 31, 2008
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OK, moms, I'm looking for some of your best money-saving ideas. My hubbie's business isn't going well, so our income is less than half than it was last year, so I'm l...
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- J., Due to the fact that you have a a pretty good sized family to feed, I have a suggestion for you. There is a direct selling company called Homemade Gourmet that h...
- J., I think it is great to be looking for money saving idea and some that I agree with is the library for movies or the $1 Red Box just be sure to get them back by 9 ...
- I would sit down as a family and explain to them as a family we need to cut back and we as a family need to make some sacrifices for now. explain the situation be hon...
Money Saving Tips
Asked by K.T. from Boston
on July 23, 2008
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Hello Mamas. With everything going on with the economy lately, especially gas prices, does anyone have some good money saving tips for families? Just little short cu...
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- Believe me, we're there. I don't have a lot of ideas, but one that I use to cut down on grocery bills is a) to generally eat more vegetarian meals (pasta, beans, rice...
- there's lots of hting you can do. Start by buying food in bulk. Cancell your monthly cell phone service and get a pay-as-you-go phone (use it only for emergencies!!)...
- I've been looking at ways to cut back as well. With 2 kids in daycare its very tough. However, we just reviewed our cable bill. We had cable and internet with comca...
Jff: Money Saving Tricks in Your Home
Asked by K.P. from Seattle
on June 10, 2011
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So I had a few minutes and was thinking about Money saving things we do around the house.
Me, for instance always put my kitchen sponge through the dishwasher, ever...
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- I try to pay close attention to the groceries. For instance, I buy the milk with the label in Spanish - for whatever reason, it's consistently about 20 cents cheaper/...
- Oh gosh, I have a bunch. I use wash clothes instead of sponges. I don't have a dishwasher, so I use one for dishes and one for counters/stove all day and then toss i...
- I do the sponge thing too. I love ALDI for produce. Thermostat that can be set for days of week/times of day for best efficiency. I don't use fabric softener at all...
Saving money-I Need Tips!
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on May 22, 2011
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Hello! My 3.5 year old and 14 mth old sons have been going to daycare at my mom's house (she runs an in-home daycare) since they were about 4 months old.My 3.5 yr old...
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- We cut back on expenses when I got laid off from my job and then promptly got pregnant! We looked at our bank statement (online, of course) at everything we spend mon...
- Not sure where you can cut back...but when you find out, you might want to start with our trick...when we first staring saving we literally took whatever $ we had extr...
- Just wanted to mention that any good pre-school is going to be all about learning thru play so if your mother is able to do that at her in home care (are there enough ...
Frugal Christmas
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on November 1, 2009
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Wondering what people are doing this year to save on gift spending. Do you have special stores or gifts that are awesome deals and you'd like to share? I have 13 nie...
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- Depending on the age of your nieces and nephews- a few things I have done in the past: Little kiddos: Books -look at big book stores for deals on a setof popula...
- If they refuse to exchange names, they're not worth being involved with (only out for what they can get so to speak). Get away from those "family" members and remember...
- We have a large family as well. There are 10 cousins just on my husband's side, and 3 "young" (teen and tween) uncles on my side. For my husband's side of the family I...
Money Saving Tips
Asked by S.K. from Dallas
on November 6, 2007
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I am a SAHM and money is a little tight. I was wondering what you do to spend wisely. For example, I know someone who shops at Ross and Marshalls for things to decor...
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- I was going to suggest A. Food Ministries as well. The food has been great and has saved us a ton. I am excited about Decembers menu as they have a ton of specials nex...
- everyone has great advice so far! i would just say as for gifts for extended family and friends...just don't! if they know the situation you're in, they will understan...
- I joined www.afullcup.com a few months ago and it has helped so much! You can find links to printable coupons for products that you buy. (there is one for $5 off a p...
