Earn, Save & Live Smart
Cheap Eats – No Recipe Cooking No recipe required dinner ideas will help you save time and money… * Breakfast for Dinner (pancakes, eggs, bacon, etc.) * Taco Night (prepare the meat, put out the fixins & dinner is served!) * Burrito Night (make your own) * Hamburgers on the Grill * Pasta Bar (offer … Read more
Save Your Money – Consignment Sales If you have children, you must check out the next Just Between Friends consignment sales in your area…lots of great clothes, toys and baby items plus it’s well organized! Just Between Friends is great for shopping and great for earning cash by selling your gently used children’s stuff. To … Read more
Cheap Eats – Store Brand Tortilla Chips During Super Bowl week the Houston Chronicle taste tested tortilla chips, and the second place winner just might surprise you…Kroger brand tortilla chips! Yes, the Kroger store brand tortilla chips that cost $1 a bag! Guess what I added to my Kroger list??? My family agreed, they liked … Read more
Wouldn’t it be nice if you always had a card handy for every occasion…every birthday, every anniversary, every everything! You can…thanks to a great idea from Ashley in Missouri City, Texas. Here’s how… Label an accordion file with all sorts of occasions (birthday, anniversary, sympathy, get well, thank you, etc.) Fill it up with 99-cent … Read more
Need a budget friendly vacation for Spring Break? A road trip is a family vacation idea that will fit any budget and remind your children that money really does not grow on trees! Try this for your next road trip, and you’ll discover that everyone enjoys planning their part of the vacation! Let each member … Read more
If you can’t stand the thought of clipping coupons, but you want to cut your grocery bill… read on! Starting today, buy only store brands because this alone will cut your grocery bill at least 25%. Sure, there will be some items that your family insists must be name brands, but at least give the … Read more
Weekly Challenge – Brown Bag Lunches Challenge yourself (or your husband) to brown bag it to work this week! The average lunch out costs $7, so what will you do with an extra $35 this week! If you make the brown bag lunch a daily habit, you’ll save $1820 a year! WOW!
Save Your Money – FREE 411 Calls! Put this phone number on your contact list: 800-FREE-411. You do have to listen to a short ad, but just think of the savings! Remember The Budget Diet motto? Every little bit adds up!