So I know I’ve already explained a bit about how we’ve been sending everything to Hawaii via Parcel Post through the US Postal Service, but we’re 3 out of 5 boxes sent and super under budget. For this reason, I felt that the sometimes forgotten option of Parcel Post deserved some special recognition with a [...]
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Last week, I gave you the general low down on my success in saving more than 50% on groceries. This week, I’ll break down the first half of my list of personal keys to success and finish it off next week with the other half of the list. Tracking the prices of the things we [...]
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So I’ve been keeping track of my adventure in couponing and it’s actually beginning to really pay off. Lately, I’ve been finding most of the coupons that people have been matching up, but still not all coupons. Because of that, I’ve missed out on a couple deals to stockpile a few items for free, but [...]
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Everyday I check out The Prudent Pantry to see what books are free on Amazon and see which would interest me. Today, I found Every Item on Sale, which is a book I’ve seen and have been wanting to read, so thankfully it’s free today. Reading the foreword, Every Item on Sale sounds more like [...]
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A while ago, I made mention of a couple books I was reading, one of which was Money For Life that I was able to get for free thanks to Blogelina. I finished reading it a while back and haven’t gotten around to letting everyone know just what I thought about Money for Life. One [...]
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The advantages of the VA loan are so immense that, apparently, finding a home that accepts the terms of the VA loan is darn near impossible. To summarize, a couple of the best advantages of the VA loan is no down payment, no private mortgage insurance, and easier qualifications for veterans seeking a mortgage loan. [...]
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Wowzers! Finding this place was super exciting and kind of a blast from the past at the same time. I remember, as a kid, my mom used to take me to the Hostess Bakery Outlet where we’d get all sorts of desserts, like their little mini-pies, for half price or cheaper. How could I forget [...]
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For whatever reason, because my husband is going out of town this weekend and leaving me and my son at home with no car, it motivated me to do stuff that I should do on a daily basis anyway. Getting to the point – we went and got a whole bunch of food for my [...]
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This adventure is, admittedly, slow moving, but I’m learning. The biggest issue I’ve come across, though, is that I find that I’m missing an immense amount of coupons. No, I’m not losing the coupons I’m cutting, but when I’m trying to match coupons (and finding blogs to do some matching), they mention coupons I just [...]
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Thanks to Jen at Master the Art of Saving and her current house hunting expedition, I’ve been able to get a more realistic approach to this whole real estate shopping ordeal. Aside from all the ridiculous research I’ve already done, seeing her walk through the process in real time has been really motivating and eye-opening [...]
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