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Is Your Business Ready For Holiday Shoppers?

Today I began to wonder whether I had missed Thanksgiving. I went grocery shopping at my local grocery store after returning from a vacation, and everything is ready for Christmas. There are Christmas decorations on the store windows, Christmas displays on the shelves, and Christmas music too. I remember a time when stores used to decorate for Thanksgiving, but I saw no sign of that today. In fact, the only things that hinted that it is nearly Thanksgiving were the great prices on frozen turkeys and the end cap displays filled with stuffing mixes, canned pumpkin, and other Thanksgiving must … Continue reading →

How to be Prepared for a Grocery Shopping Trip

Sometimes you know when you are going to go grocery shopping and other times you just have to grab a few things on the way home. Either way, it helps to be prepared. If you are prepared for your grocery shopping trip, you will save money, save time and have all of the groceries that you need to make your meals and snacks for the week. Keep These Items with You Have a bag stored in the car with a couple of items to make it easy to do your grocery shopping. Carry your coupons everywhere you go. You never … Continue reading →

What Are The Best Grocery Stores?

Consumer Reports released a survey Tuesday that lists consumers favorite grocery stores. Let us just say that Wal-Mart is not going to be too happy. The results were compiled from more than 24,000 responses across the nation. Wegmans, Trader Joes and Publix came in as the country’s favorite grocery stores, while Wal-mart, Pathmark and Shaw’s were the least favorite. Ratings on the grocery stores included service, cleanliness and prices. Readers also got a chance to complain about their least favorite things about the stores. One top complaint was that there aren’t enough check out lines. Clutter aisles, and sale items … Continue reading →

Five Days to an Organized Pantry: Day 3

How are you doing with your pantry? Are you seeing some progress with getting it organized? Just remember that an organized pantry will make things much easier in the kitchen. During the first two days of our pantry organization plan, we covered a lot of ground. First, we figured out how to fine tune the pantry to reflect what we use. Then, on day two, we made even more progress when we used day one to build on day two, shopping to scale. Now, we will get into some of the more advanced ideas for an organized pantry. Day 3: … Continue reading →

Grocery Shopping When You First Start Atkins

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One of the first things I learned about the Atkins diet was that it was going to require me to make drastic changes to how I was currently eating. I decided that the best thing to do would be to do some research about what I could eat, and how much I would need of those foods, before heading to the grocery store. Being organized made things a whole lot easier. A unique thing about the Atkins diet is that you need to count carbs instead of calories. This was new to me. Previous to starting this diet I was … Continue reading →

Organize Your Grocery Shopping

You may not be Mother Hubbard, but when you look in your cupboards and can’t figure out what to make for dinner, your cupboards might as well be bare. We all know that good planning makes for healthy, easy-to-prepare meals, but some weeks you may barely have time to cook, let alone plan. Synching your pantry, grocery list, and your weekly schedule can seem very difficult. That’s where a meal-planning service like Say Mmm can help. Sign up for a free account and then click on the tabs at the top of the screen to plan your menu or your … Continue reading →

The Krazy Coupon Lady Helps Improve Your Couponing

We all know that using coupons is a great way to save money. The trend now is to find ways to take those coupons and make the most of them. In order to do this successfully, you need to really be on top of the current deals, know where to get the best coupons, and figure out what store it is most advantageous to use those coupons in. If you don’t have the time to do this research yourself, don’t despair! Let the Krazy Coupon Lady help you. My husband and I tend to use a lot of coupons when … Continue reading →

Time Savings Tips to Prep Your House for Baby

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Getting ready for a baby in your home involves more than just baby-proofing. Sure, locking away dangerous cleaners, protecting electrical outlets and blocking stairs are all good ideas, but you will discover that adding convenience for your sake will help you keep your sanity. Taking care of a baby takes up a lot of time, so anything you can do now that can save you time later will make mommy-hood that much easier. 1. Cut down on the time it takes to clean your hardwood, tile or linoleum floors by investing in a quality steam mop, if you don’t already … Continue reading →

Frugal Catalogue Shopping

Do you do any holiday shopping through catalogues? They are very convenient. You can pick and choose items at your convenience, and you can shop early. Shopping through catalogues can also be better than shopping online simply because for the most part, the print photos tend to be large, more detailed and more true in color (especially important when you are shopping for clothes or home decor). Here are some ideas for doing your catalogue shopping the frugal way. Keep it organized Corral those catalogues in one place, so you don’t wind up in chaos. You want to make it … Continue reading →

Organize a Neighborhood Garage Sale

Shopping and holding garage sales can be very frugal. But when you organize your garage sale into a neighborhood or multi-family sale, your tightwad ways can really pay off. It is a great time in our country to organize a neighborhood garage sale. Many people are newly discovering frugality and living simply, which means that more people are willing to get rid of excess possessions at garage sales or pick up new purchases second hand instead of running to the store. Having a neighborhood garage sale can pay off in a number of ways. First of all, it makes the … Continue reading →