From the monthly archives:

February 2007

Target Clearance – February 17, 2007

February 18, 2007

Made my weekly visit to Target yesterday and saw quite a few things on clearance.  The Valentine items were at 50% off and there was quite a bit left.  There were quite a few of the Valentine scrapbooking gift sets which would be a great gift to give anytime during the year.  These were regular [...]

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Save Money – The Weekly Roundup for 02/16/2007

February 16, 2007

We’ve written quite a few ways to save money this past week.  Here is a quick review in case you missed any:
I talked about a couple of my favorite personal finance books that I borrowed from the library.  Even though I had read them before, taking another look has provided me with some more money [...]

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Frugal Ideas – Beauty Tips to Kitchen Decorating

February 15, 2007

Being frugal is a great way to save money.  Here are some frugal resources to check out:
Fun and Frugal Beauty Tips – Some great ideas for saving money on beauty related expenses.  Here are just a couple of ideas from the article:
1. To dry nail polish in a hurry, spray nails with PAM Oil Spray.
2. [...]

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Saving On Food Expenses

February 15, 2007

I’ve written quite a bit on saving money at the grocery store.  Here are some more ideas on saving money on food expenses:
1.  Track your food expenses.  To get a handle on food expenses you need to monitor your spending.  This can be done using a program like Quicken (which is what we do) or [...]

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Shopping For Life Insurance – The Basics

February 15, 2007

We recently had to purchase life insurance as our old policy had expired.  It was not difficult to do.  Here are some ideas to keep in mind when shopping for life insurance. 
1.  Buy Term Life Insurance.  We purchased for a 10 year term.
2.  Buy only what you need.  The general rule is 10 times your [...]

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Target Dollar Spot – Valentines At 50% Off

February 14, 2007

The Target Dollar Spot has their valentine products at 50% off.  My store still had the cards you could make, gift bags, candles, sprinkles, and other card making accessories like stickers, glitter, and rubber stamp kits.  Rumor is that all this stuff will go to 75% off tomorrow, so if there is anything left you [...]

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Personal Finance For 02/13/2007 – Impulse Spending, Nickel and Diming, Personal Finance Gems Of Wisdom

February 13, 2007

I was checking out the Carnival of Personal Finance #87 this morning and found several articles that I really enjoyed. 
Questions that will prevent impulse spending presents the thinking process of a penny pincher.  Some of these thoughts have been mine exactly! 
How to stop nickel and diming yourself into the poorhouse.  Provides some perspective on how those [...]

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What is the Price Of Convenience?

February 12, 2007

We’ve come to the conclusion that convenience has a pretty high price tag.  It is so much more convenient to purchase all my groceries in one weekly stop.  However, I learned that by doing just that, we were spending a couple hundred dollars more per month in our grocery expenses.  We’ve tackled the grocery budget and have [...]

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Grocery Store Deal – I combined a 50% off sale with a $1 off coupon

February 11, 2007

In preparing my grocery visit for the day, I was scanning the grocery ads and trying to match up sale items with coupons that I have.  Found a great deal at Publix on the Weight Watcher Smart Ones.  They are on sale this week for 50% off and I have a coupon good for $1 [...]

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Found Frugality At The Library – Saving Money Every Day and The Time Is Money Formula

February 10, 2007

We made our weekly trip to the library yesterday and just for fun, I browsed the books in the personal finance section.  Now many of these I have already read, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to re-read some of them, which is a great way to spark some frugal ideas.  Here’s what I borrowed:
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