More Ways to Save

My Best New Online Shopping Tip!

December 7, 2012

Yep, I am a girl who likes to shop online. No dragging kids out to the mall, no getting out of my PJs, no going from store to store looking for a good deal- I simply shop for what I want, pay with my credit card, and PRESTO- a few days later the big brown [...]

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The Black Friday Dilemma

November 21, 2011

So this Friday is the BIG Day….. the biggest shopping day of the YEAR! The best sales, the best deals, and a chance to get all of your holiday shopping done in JUST ONE DAY! Now while it’s true that for many years I wanted absolutely no part of it….the crazy crowds, the grabbing at [...]

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How To…. Handle Clothes and Shoes Shopping for a Big Family

May 6, 2011

Buy online! The idea of taking the crew to the store to shop for clothes just sounds painful for everyone involved…. and even the lovely notion of taking them out individually for some private shopping time with Mom seems exhausting. I find it so much easier to do the whole thing on line. For the [...]

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Turning Clutter Into Cash…. My Cash4Books Experiment

March 18, 2011

I love books…. I don’t always have a lot of time to read….. but man do I love a good book. These days I prefer to read books on my Kindle, so I rarely buy any book printed on paper- unless it is not available on the Kindle (some of our book club picks are [...]

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Turning Clutter Into Cash…. My Craiglist Experiment

March 17, 2011

As I dug though my basement dumping ground… I started looking for items that would be good candidates to sell on Craigslist, in the hopes of turning some of my clutter into cash! Items that were too bulky too ship inexpensively would be perfect for a local sale. Craigslist Experiment: Select 3 Items for Sale I [...]

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Turning Clutter Into Cash…. My Ebay Experiment

March 16, 2011

After reading a few EHow guides and an e-book on how to sell on Ebay, I started looking around for a few items to sell as part of my Ebay experiment to see if I could turn my clutter into cash. I felt that items would be a good candidate for sale on Ebay if [...]

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Turning Clutter Into Cash

March 15, 2011

In spite of my best efforts….. I still somehow have a house full of clutter. You know, the stuff you save “just in case you might want to use it later”…. that’s “too good to throw away”…. or that you throw into a closet, a drawer, or the basement dumping ground because you don’t have [...]

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Making the Most of Black Friday! My personal tips and strategies

November 23, 2010

At one point long ago, back when I had a career outside of the home, and before I became a Mom- I was an apparel buyer for a large department store. In that position, I was responsible for selecting the styles to be sold in the stores, for determining how much of each style to [...]

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10 More Ways to Save (#9 and #10): Saving on entertainment

October 22, 2010

This week I have been sharing 10 more ways that our family saves money on household expenses. #1 & #2 focused on additional ways to save money while shopping. #3 & #4 showed two ways that our family saves money on hair care. #5 & #6 discussed two ways to save money on school expenses and [...]

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10 More Ways to Save (#7 and #8: Saving on online shopping)

October 21, 2010

This week I will be sharing 10 more ways that our family saves money on household expenses. #1 & #2 focused on additional ways to save money while shopping for things your family needs. #3 & #4 showed two ways that our family saves money on hair care. #5 & #6 discussed two ways to save [...]

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