My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money.” I hate making phone calls to negotiate prices on my accounts, but I hate losing money because I was too lazy to […]
What’s Your Grocery Budget? Final Spending in January! Grocery Budget Tracking #2 Jan 16–31 2018
This is the 2nd post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018: Final Grocery Budget for January! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of […]
Wallet Check! Gift Card Balances (I found more than $100!) — Found Money #2
My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money.” Found Money #2: Wallet Check! Gift Card Balances If you’re like me, you have a couple dozen gift cards laying around. I […]
What’s Your Grocery Budget? Grocery Budget Tracking #1 Jan 1–15 2018
This is the first post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of pastured meat…and sometimes Poptarts. Why […]
My $240 Freebies Spree (no coupons)! Found Money #1
Today I took a whirlwind tour of my neighborhood to scoop up $240 in (sort of) easy freebies! My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money. Here’s the breakdown of […]
Get Out of Debt with Credit Card Bonus Offers: Make an Easy $636 (or more!) with these 2 Credit Card Offers!
Updated 1/9/2019 – Build your vacation fund from $0 to Disney with these two great credit card bonus offers: Southwest Visa 40,000 points and American Express Blue Cash Preferred $250 bonus! Can opening another credit card help you get out of debt? It may seem crazy to suggest opening two new credit cards to help you get out […]
How to Get a Better Discount on Appliances at Sears
I just bought a fridge from Sears and saved an extra $300 off the sale price, so I wanted to share how to get a better discount on appliances at Sears. I saved over $200 just by buying online instead of in-store! I did not use a Sears credit card. I’ll explain why I don’t like […]
Would You Pay 81 Cents to Avoid the Dirty Dozen? Going Organic at Winco
If I hear that healthy food is more expensive than junk food one more time, I’ll scream! Here’s how I go organic at Winco, where I spent a whopping 61 cents more to buy the two items on my shopping list that are on the Dirty Dozen 2016 produce list. (I offset that dramatic 61-cent increase by choosing organic […]
How I Save 19% On Every Dollar I Spend at Target!
Here’s how I save at least 19% on every dollar I spend at Target—no coupons needed. I follow these 4 steps to save a bundle at one of my favorite stores, Target! Once I count the sales and extra coupons, it’s like Target pays me to shop! If only.
Rent Inside Out Free! Cheap Christmas Fun Day 1
It’s the first Friday in November! That means we only have 7 weeks until Christmas! I’m going to be totally organized this Christmas and my goal is to spend only $500 on Christmas this year! Subscribe to get my free printable Christmas planner! This Christmas will be Cheap, Fun, and Organized! [Affiliate links in this post are for […]
