Why Not Consider. . . Wednesday: Makeup Edition

Before I had children, one guilty pleasure in my life was going to Bloomingdales, Bendels, or some other shopping mecca and investing in expensive makeup and skin care products.  I would often work long hours, and was just too exhausted to try on clothing or shoes.  However, I found I could get that same shopping [...]

Coupon Database

Just a reminder that the Coupon Database will not be updated until next weekend. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thrifty Thursday Tip: Caregivers Marketplace

Want to save more money on items you have already purchased? Save your receipts and go to The Caregivers Marketplace. The Caregivers Marketplace will pay you when you purchase certain items, including:  Huggies diapers (includes Pull Ups, Little Swimmers and GoodNites), Balmex, Nature Made vitamins and herbs, Icy Hot, and Ensure products.  Huggies diapers, for instance, earn $0.75 per item [...]

Why Not Consider Wednesday: Why You Should Be Tracking Your Spending Part 2

Why You Should Be Tracking Your Spending- Part 1 discussed using a spreadsheet to track your spending and to make projections about what you may spend in the months to come so you could have an idea of what your expenses might be for the year.  In order to facilitate this process, we have put a [...]

Why Not Consider Wednesday: Coupon Binder

Those of you who have been following our posts on shopping- either at grocery stores or at CVS and Rite Aid have noticed that we like to use coupons.  Manufacturers coupons can be an invaluable tool to help you get items you want and use for cheaper, but you have to be organized if you [...]

Where to Get Coupons in Hoboken

Coupons usually come out in the largest newspaper in the region on Sunday, except holidays. For the schedule of which coupon inserts come out each week for 2009, go here. The best place we have found to get coupons in Hoboken is in SATURDAY’s Jersey Journal, which has an advance copy of the coupons and [...]

Why Not Consider Wednesday: Why You Should Be Tracking Your Spending

How I became a Recessionista Before the Recession Started. Last January, I decided to create a spreadsheet to track how much money we spent. While my husband initially rolled his eyes at my project (especially when I asked him every day- how much money he spent in each of the categories I created) we both [...]

Why I Love CVS- Part 2

It’s nice to get a free item like toothpaste every once in a while, and that’s what made me fall in love with CVS initially. But my love for CVS has grown over the months. Basically, I have discovered that if I bundle items I need with items that are free after Extra Bucks, very [...]

Why I Love CVS- Part 1

Did you know you can get lots of free things at CVS? Things that you actually need and want to have and might otherwise pay for? My love for CVS began simply enough when I discovered that I could get Crest or Colgate toothpaste for free pretty much on a regular basis at CVS. The [...]

Saving money at the grocery store

I have learned how to save an incredible amount of money at the grocery store in the past year following couponing websites and The Grocery Game. What I learned has changed the way I shop for food. This is what I used to do when I needed to go grocery shopping: I would go through [...]