Archive for category: Giving Back

Did You Know? Panera

2 / January 18, 2008 1:17 pm

Did you know Panera donates all unsold bread and baked goods to community organizations at the end of each day? Tweet This Post

Cheap Ways to Support our Troops!

0 / December 13, 2007 11:51 am

I found a website today sponsored by the Xerox company. They will send a postcard to a soldier at no cost to you. You pick out a design (created by children across the country), select a pre-written message or write [...]

Candy Cane Creations

2 / December 9, 2007 10:29 pm

Buy candy canes in bulk and make a variety of holiday treats that are easy on your budget. Shop at a warehouse store like Sam’s Club or Costco, or shop online for bulk deals. Peppermint Bark Buy meltable Almond Bark [...]

Cheap Ways to Celebrate Christmas

1 / December 9, 2007 9:17 pm

• What a card! Keep your Christmas cards each year. Cut the covers off and use them as postcards the next year. You’ll save on postage and recycle! You can also attach these to gifts to use them as name [...]

Cheap Ways to Donate!

0 / October 24, 2007 10:18 am

Suntrust has a promotion where they’ll donate $100 to a charity of your choice for opening a new account with them through the end of the year. If you’re in the market for a new bank, this is a good [...]

‘The Ultimate Gift’

1 / October 2, 2007 5:59 am

I’d like to recommend a movie if you haven’t seen it yet. The Ultimate Gift is a film that came out last year based on a book by the same name written by Jim Stovall. It is one of the [...]

A Penny for Your Visit …

0 / June 1, 2007 9:45 am

Being that I’m pregnant, a friend turned me on to a great blog about saving money with a baby. http://babycheapskate.blogspot.com is geared toward mommies in the Atlanta area but still has plenty to offer others outside of the region. Why [...]

Stamp Out Hunger

0 / May 11, 2007 11:22 am

Tomorrow, leave a bag of canned or boxed foods next to your mailbox. The mail carriers are picking up donations for the “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive” for America’s Second Harvest. Click here to visit the website. Tweet This Post

Cheap Christmas Gifts, Part 3

9 / November 10, 2006 11:59 am

In this post I cover: service-oriented gifts, subscriptions, personalized gifts, photo, print and video gifts, themed gift baskets and gift cards. Also, I link to an article Radiant ran in its current issue that highlights $20 for $20 this season. [...]

Cheap Christmas Gifts, Part 2

2 / November 7, 2006 9:02 am

In my last post I talked about the approach I recommend for planning Christmas gifts. In this post I’ll talk about specific gift ideas. I’ve broken them down into categories to give an overview. My hope is that these broader [...]