Each week grocery sales ads litter my mailbox. While some people may see them as junk mail, I know the truth. These sales ads are important tools that help me stretch my grocery dollars as far as possible. Do I sound a little crazy? Let me explain how I use them. [...]
Entries from February 2009
The Smart Way to Use Grocery Sale Ads
February 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: General Finance
Publix Bargain Meal – 02/26/09 – 03/04/09
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Click on the image to go find your Bargain Meal of the Week!
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Meal Idea #1: Spaghetti with meatballs and french bread.
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground chuck (on sale $1.99 lb), Mueller’s Pasta (buy one, get one free), Classico pasta sauce (buy one, get one free), french bread $1.29 per loaf. Depending on the [...]
Tags: Publix Bargain Meal
Five Key Steps to Managing College Loan Debt
February 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments
College loan debt is a huge problem for many people. The following guest post by TJ Hanson of GoCollege.com provides some ideas on how to manage college loan debt.
A college degree is a very admirable goal. But in recent weeks there have been a number of articles detailing an extremely alarming trend.
All [...]
Tags: College · Debt · Personal Finance · Saving Money
Homemade Pizza – Cook At Home Day
February 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
One of my favorite things to make at home is homemade pizza. I’ve been making this recipe for years now.
Pizza Dough Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the remaining ingredients and [...]
Tags: Cook At Home Day · Cooking At Home
Setting Realistic Savings Goals – and Achieving Them
February 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Setting savings goals is an important step in any family’s financial plans. However, just as important is the act of setting realistic savings goals. I can set any goal I’d like, but if the goal isn’t attainable the only thing I’m going to achieve is frustration. A goal that I can reach, [...]
Tags: General Finance · Personal Finance · Saving Money
Hidden Dangers of Automatic Bill Pay
February 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments
Let me start by saying that I love using the automatic bill pay that is available with my checking account. Not only do I get out of having to write checks for my regular expenses each month, but I also get to skip going online and scheduling the payments for those expenses. In [...]
Tags: General Finance · Personal Finance
How To Make Your Own Rain Barrel
February 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Last week I wrote an article on ways to save money on your water bill. I received some great reader comments and I wanted to highlight one of them!
From Sheila at http://enduremyworld.blogspot.com comes this info on making your own rain barrel:
I also suggest rain barrels for you watering your plants. My [...]
Tags: Frugal · Saving Money
