Frugal and Inexpensive Gift Giving Ideas

March 9, 2010

With the approach of Spring comes the gift giving occasions of Easter, graduations, weddings, Mother’s Day, etc. If you love giving gifts as much as I do, you’ve learned to take advantage of all of the inexpensive gift ideas you can come up with. After all, the point of giving a gift is [...]

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Italian Sausage Pizza Soup – Cook At Home Day

March 8, 2010

This is another great recipe for the crockpot. Very tasty (basically it’s a soup that tastes like pizza!) and a snap to put together.
What You Need:
1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 C onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (4 oz) pkg. pepperoni slices
1 (16 oz) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (16 oz) [...]

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Getting A Tax Refund? 5 Smart Ways To Use It

March 5, 2010

If you’ve already completed your tax return for 2009, you may find yourself among those lucky folks who will receive an income tax refund. Tax returns can vary from small amounts to fairly hefty sums. In fact, some people receive returns that are as much as several thousand dollars. No you may [...]

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Weekly Roundup – The 219th Festival of Frugality hosted by Miss Thrifty

March 4, 2010

This week’s Festival of Frugality was hosted at Miss Thrifty, a UK blog. With a Ration Book theme, this is an outstanding festival this week, with lots of frugal ideas and tips. We are thrilled that our article “50 chicken crockpot recipes” was chosen as an editor’s pick. Here are our favorites [...]

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Eliminate Credit Card Debt – 47 Ways To Save Money and Get The Cash You need to Get Rid of Your Credit Card Debt

March 3, 2010

Credit card debt is a major stressor for many consumers. To get out of that debt you either need to make more cash (and actually use the extra money to pay off the debt) or you need to cut your expenses. I think it is actually easier to cut expenses, so I’ve listed [...]

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Frugal Ideas For Decorating The Baby’s Nursery

March 2, 2010

The following is a guest post by The Family Wallet.
Decorating the nursery is a favorite part of new baby preparations for many parents. Until it’s done, you just don’t feel like you’re ready to welcome your child into the world. So many moms- and dads-to-be go all out, buying expensive designer cribs, bedding [...]

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Lemon Chicken and Cauliflower Soup

March 1, 2010

A delicious soup for a cold day.
What You Need:
2 T canola oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced
3 C chicken broth
2 C plain yogurt
6 chicken thighs, skinless
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1 (1 lb.) bag red lentils
1 head of cauliflower, broken into florets
2 (16 oz) can chickpeas, drained
1 fresh lemon, cut [...]

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50 Chicken Crockpot Recipes – Get A Great Dinner On The Table With Little Effort

February 26, 2010

We eat a lot of chicken in our household and I’m always looking for new chicken recipes. I love crockpot recipes because it’s a way I blend two of my favorite past times – saving money and saving time. It is definitely a help when you have no idea what to cook for [...]

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Taxes On Our Mind

February 25, 2010

We bought our copy of TurboTax this past weekend so we could do our federal tax return. We’ve been using TurboTax for years for doing our taxes so it is second nature to us. We like to get our taxes done as early as possible. We usually have a refund but even [...]

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8 Things You Can Make At Home to Save Money

February 24, 2010

If you’ve been reading our blog for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed that we are really “do it yourself” types. Over the past few years, I’ve shared lots of ideas on things you can make yourself to save money. Here are the highlights of those ideas:
Make Your own Pizza. :: [...]

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