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Adaptu Financial shape Up & $50 Giveaway

When it comes to our family’s finances,  it’s often hard to keep track of checking, savings, and investment accounts all at once. Adaptu is a personal finance website and app (for both the iPhone and Droid) that not only helps users manage their View Post

Saving Savvy- Book Review & Giveaway

Although I am now back to work full time, my four years staying at home and working part time taught me so much about shopping smarter and using coupons.  I also found a wealth of great websites and blogs to make that happen.  One such site was View Post

Extreme Couponing Causes Store Backlash/Policy Changes

I'm sure many of you are familiar with TLC's hit show Extreme Couponing, which features ordinary consumers getting the most bang for their buck by buying tons of groceries and paying little or nothing by using coupons.  If you are a couponer, you View Post

Meet TLC Extreme Couponing’s Nathan Engel

Did you happen to have a chance to catch Extreme Couponing on TLC this month? I kept hearing so much buzz about it from Facebook friends that the next time it was aired I made sure I watched. Talk about amazing! The extreme couponers featured View Post

Free With Coupons (Kroger, Dollar General)

After watching Extreme Couponing on TLC last week, I was fired up about slashing our grocery bill by using coupons and taking advantage of great deals on items we use the most around our home.  After scouring the sales flyers and matching them View Post

Let’s Talk Budgets

One thing I have vowed to do in the new year is make a home budget and hold myself accountable to sticking to it.  It's not that we overspend, but I know there are things we could cut out of our daily spending.  Seeing where my money goes on a daily View Post

Local Garage Sales

I love getting a good deal on things, but I have never been the type of person who could wake up very early on a Saturday morning and hit the local yard sales.  I suppose I just love my sleep too much, and also getting a small child up and going View Post

Frugal Blogs

Just a quick question for my readers: Do you read any frugal blogs or blogs about saving money? If so, would you leave a comment and tell me which ones are worth a look? Thanks! View Post

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