Archive for category: Shopping

Hair Dryer to Remove Stickers

Hair Dryer to Remove Stickers

1 / January 16, 2012 11:57 pm

Hair Dryer as Sticker Remover – Use a hair dryer to loosen price labels – perfect for thrift store price tags. Source: realsimple.com via Tessa on Pinterest Tweet This Post

Things You’ll Pay More For in 2012

Things You’ll Pay More For in 2012

0 / January 10, 2012 11:23 am

CNN.com has a report on the rising cost of goods in 2012. In essence, book your flights and buy your jeans now, because they’ll be more expensive in the months to come. 1. Flights 2. Meat & Fish 3. Coffee [...]

Wedding Ideas for a Bride Shopping on a Budget

Wedding Ideas for a Bride Shopping on a Budget

4 / June 20, 2011 11:06 am

I’ve invited my friend and bride-to-be Erin to do some guest posts on the site as she plans her upcoming wedding. Follow this blog as Erin shows how she finds the balance as a budget bride. In my dreams at [...]

Real Simple Subscription: $20

Real Simple Subscription: $20

1 / June 6, 2011 9:48 am

It doesn’t seem possible that Real Simple has been around 11 years now! I remember how it took the magazine industry by storm. I wrote about it a couple of years after its launch: Why is the message and look [...]

8 Top Ways Americans Spend Money

8 Top Ways Americans Spend Money

0 / June 4, 2011 9:26 pm

Creditloan.com created an infographic based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s latest findings about consumer habits. These are the categories that eat away our monthly check: Housing Food Transportation Insurance Premiums Entertainment Health Care Apparel & Services Everything Else I [...]

5 Uses for Shoe Boxes

5 Uses for Shoe Boxes

115 / August 12, 2010 3:17 pm

I always cringe at getting rid of shoe boxes. Here are some ways to reuse them. 1. School projects. We always used shoe boxes for Valentine’s Day boxes. My daughter’s school uses cereal boxes, though. There are still a myriad [...]

Great Deal on a Gorgeous Diaper Bag

2 / October 15, 2009 9:21 am

Check out this great deal on a gorgeous monogrammed diaper bag from Pottery Barn Kids ($30). ($6.49 for personalization but shipping is free.) Tweet This Post

You Don’t Need Coupons to Save Money

0 / July 29, 2009 7:38 am

Northern Cheapskate reveals a secret: You don’t have to use coupons to save money. *Gasp!* I know, right? She offers a handful of ways you can skip the clipping, like buying generic and shopping online. Tweet This Post

Kohl’s Deals

2 / May 6, 2009 4:46 pm

A friend sent me this tip today: “Kohl’s is a great place to get kiddos clothes 60-90% off – just bought 10 outifits/adorable dresses today for $29 – a lot of Carter’s included.” I regularly check the clearance aisles. I [...]

Amazon Prime: Is It Worth It?

14 / May 5, 2009 9:12 am

I’ve been using Amazon Prime Membership for three and a half years now. The membership features: • Unlimited two-day shipping on Amazon items sold on their website • An option of overnight shipping for an additional $3.99 • No minimum [...]