By SavingsMommie(view all posts by SavingsMommie)
at 6:00AM Thursday May 2, 2013
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Mother's Day is only one week away!
It's one of those days I look forward to because I get waited on hand and and foot by my children and husband. From breakfast in bed to flowers, it's a day that I can proclaim where I can do nothing and get away with it.
On the flip side, I'm also a daughter myself. It's the one day I want to express my gratitude towards my mom and make her feel extra-special.
My mom is a sucker for flowers, so she always looks forward to getting her home delivered bouquets each year.
If you're like me and plan on sending flowers to your mom, but you have no idea where to start, I've got this year's top five Mother's Day picks from
1-800-Flowers.com:
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By SavingsMommie(view all posts by SavingsMommie)
at 6:00AM Monday April 29, 2013
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It's time to get ready for this year's bikini season. Ditch the cover-ups and start working out to feel your best this summer. If staying healthy wasn't part of your New Year's resolutions, maybe having a nice beach-bod will get you motivated to start exercising.
Most people think that exercising will cost you a boat load of money, but guess what, if you have a good pair of shoes and some motivation, you can literally walk out the door and get your groove on.
To help you get started for this year's bikini season, we've come up with the top 5 workout shoes from
FootSmart.com that are under $100 and will keep you moving beyond the beach-going season:
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By BlinkieApp(view all posts by BlinkieApp)
at 9:00AM Thursday April 11, 2013
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Kids in the Grocery Store…Probably brings up a mixture of emotions. Perhaps dread. Perhaps
excitement, maybe if it's your first trip to the store with your new baby (or your first trip out of the
house with baby!). I have certainly felt many emotions on the spectrum between dread and excitement,
depending on the situation surrounding each grocery trip!
I generally have 1 or 2 kids with me when I head to the grocery store. My goal is to take a few kids with
me as possible, as it usually doesn't work out in my schedule each week to go alone. That would be my
ideal…but by the time 9 pm rolls around and all the kids are asleep, I'd rather crash into bed than head
to the grocery store.
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By TheHappyHousewifeDealPro(view all posts by TheHappyHousewife)
at 11:00AM Tuesday March 5, 2013
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(photo credit:
SuperGlue Mom)
Have you ever stared into the fridge at 5pm wondering what in the world to make for dinner?
Have you ever ordered take out or delivery pizza because you didn't have the right ingredients available (or thawed) to make dinner?
Have you ever made multiple trips to the store each week because you needed one or two ingredients to complete your meal?
The bad news, these habits are wasting time and money. The good news, they can be fixed with one simple change.
Meal Planning.
I often tell people that meal planning saved my sanity and my budget. Before I learned how to meal plan, I was easily spending $1200 a month on groceries for my family of six. After I committed to making a meal plan and sticking to it, I was able to cut my grocery bill to less than $600 a month!
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By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger(view all posts by Rick.Broida)
at 8:30AM Tuesday March 5, 2013
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Whether you're looking to unload an old TV, scoop up free
goodies, or score a MacBook on the cheap, it's hard to beat
Craigslist. The service lets you browse and create local classified
ads, all free of charge.
That said, Craigslist can be dangerous. If you're not careful,
you could encounter fraud, robbery, identity theft, or worse. While
the vast majority of transactions proceed safely, legally, and
beneficially, there's always the chance you're dealing with a scam
artist.
With that in mind, the folks at
Scambook--a complaint-resolution service--have put
together some tips for staying safe on Craigslist, which I've
tweaked and listed below:
1. Trust your instincts
The number-one rule is to trust your gut going into any
transaction.
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By FreeHotSamplesGuest Blogger(view all posts by FreeHotSamples)
at 5:30AM Monday March 4, 2013
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I've written about "showrooming" before. It's when someone goes
into a store to actually see and touch a product, then goes online
to shop for a better price. They will make the purchase online
rather than the store where they looked at the product. You can't
blame anyone for doing that, we're all looking for the best price.
Best
Buy is jumping on the online price matching ban wagon to get
you to make your purchases in their stores. Price matching started
Sunday, March 3rd.
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By Cheryl.LockGuest Blogger(view all posts by Cheryl.Lock)
at 6:00AM Tuesday February 26, 2013
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(photo credit:
The Modern Agent)
Apartment hunting.
It's probably one of the least fun things to do. Sure it's fun to take stock of all the different types of apartments out there (Exposed brick! A decorative fireplace! Two closets! Oh my!), but if you're anything like me (small budget, expensive city), the fun stops there.
Believe it or not, it is possible to find an amazing place in an expensive city—even if you're on a tight budget. At least that's what Mukul Lalchandani, broker with
The Modern Agent, says.
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By FreeHotSamplesGuest Blogger(view all posts by FreeHotSamples)
at 6:00AM Sunday February 10, 2013
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If you're like me, you have a wallet overflowing with store loyalty
cards. When you need one you have to search through at least a
dozen of them to find the one your looking for. There's a solution,
and it's FREE!
Key Ring is an
app that's user friendly for even the not so techy. Grab your
loyalty cards and start scanning the barcodes and follow the
prompts.
One of the features I liked on this app was how you can "share"
your cards. I downloaded the app, entered all my cards and shared
them with my husband by entering his email address. Then when he
download the app, all the cards I entered were there for him.
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By Cheryl.LockGuest Blogger(view all posts by Cheryl.Lock)
at 10:43AM Friday January 4, 2013
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When it comes to taking care of our beloved animals, it appears
that we pull out all the stops. Tons of toys.
Designer dog accessories. The most high-end food we
can find.
Of course, something we might want to realize is that it doesn't
take a whole lot to keep our pooches happy. In fact, as long as
we're around and they're healthy, they're pretty happy all the
time. So we thought—why not find out if there's
an area where we can save. Turns out, Americans spent approximately
$20.46
billion in 2012 on pet food.
Seems like that's a good place to start.
"There are many very good dog food brands available," says Domenic
Magazu, retail sales manager at Saint Francis Veterinary Center.
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By jdroth(view all posts by jdroth)
at 6:00AM Wednesday November 21, 2012
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Ready or not, the holidays are here and the shopping season is upon
us. Although I wish I could convince you
not to shop
during November and December -- I'm a fan of
Buy
Nothing Day myself -- I realize I'm in the minority. It's Black
Friday. It's Christmas. People are going to shop.
If you do choose to shop this time of year, be smart about it. Make
no mistake: It's a war out there, my friends, and the merchants
aren't on your side. They want your hard-earned money just as much
as you do, and they've got all sorts of tricks to separate you from
your cash.
You see, merchants are smart. They spend billions of
dollars every year conducting research into what makes people like
you and me buy things. And so they put the sweetened cereal at your
six-year-old's eye level. They block the aisles with displays to
create traffic jams in front of the things they want to sell.
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By LearnVest(view all posts by LearnVest)
at 6:00AM Sunday October 7, 2012
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Love to shop? Join the club; in 2011 we spent about $4.7 trillion
(yes, trillion!) in retail sales, according the U.S. Commerce
Department.
And who hasn't overspent at one time or another? With new
merchandise refreshed every season, every
month–or, at discount retailers like Target and
T.J. Maxx, every week–department stores can be a
minefield if you go in uninformed. Especially since stores are
designed to make you drop as much cash as possible.
Floor layouts, salespeople's strategies and even storewide sales
tap into our most basic consumer impulses.
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By FreeHotSamplesGuest Blogger(view all posts by FreeHotSamples)
at 6:30AM Friday September 14, 2012
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Starting Sunday, September 16th
Walgreens will be offering a new
savings loyalty program,
Balance
Rewards. Signing up is free and you will want to! When you sign
up to be a member you'll get access to sales, promotional pricing
and earn Balance Rewards points on certain purchases. The points
you earn can be used toward your future purchases at Walgreens.
How to get it?
Sign up for Balance Rewards at
Walgreens.com. As an added bonus if you sign up
online before the 15th of September you will be automatically
entered to win one million Balance Rewards points. There will be 10
winners!
How does it work?
You'll get sales prices just for Balance Reward members.
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