Saving Money Without Being Cheap

Need Ideas for Christmas Gifts Under $10

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:27:41 PST

I need gift ideas for my cousins who are ages 20 - 28. Anyone have any ideas?

My husband found a job!

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:17:32 PST

My husband found a job! What a relief. So now we have one income to live on instead of unemployment. Now I need to find a job too to get back on track, hopefully before the holidays.

I am cooking a lot more and we hardly eat out anymore... saves us a lot! A restaurant bill is as...

Spent $31.66 on Groceries

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:55:06 PST

My husband and I are both unemployed and living very, very frugally. I hate to admit it but this experience has taught me a lot, that I don't need much to be happy. With this time off, I've learned to cook a lot more things too.

Today I went grocery shopping at the local Chinese...

Easy Miso Soup Recipe

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:07:50 PST

Miso soup, the soup in Japanese restaurants, is one of my favorite foods and it's easy and inexpensive to make yourself. Basically it's just miso paste (available at the health food store or Asian grocery store), tofu, green onion/scallion, and dried wakame (a type of seaweed) flakes....

America's Cheapest Family

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:08:42 PST

I went to the library to pick up "Tightwad Gazette" and I saw this book "America's Cheapest Family" on the shelf and got it too. America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money is about how this family saves $$$. You can start using the tips right away. For example, they shop...

Mollie Stone's Vitamin Discount Card

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:16:19 PST

If you live near a Mollie Stone's grocery store in the San Francisco Bay Area, they have a natural vitamin and natural beauty care 20% discount card. You can get 20% off those items once a month. Just ask for the free card at the register.

Check out my recommendations for cheap...

Priceless Gift Idea

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:31:18 PST

My husband is really into photography and he is great at it. He takes pictures every single day! For many of us, our photos remain on the digital camera or on the computer but are never printed. One day, he decided to print some photos of our trip to the Philippines, ones with his...

Cutting Food Costs by Cutting Out Items

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:47:25 PST

Groceries are one of our biggest expenses each month. Here are ways we have cut down some of the costs.

Bottled water - We no longer buy bottled water since we use a Brita filter at home. If we do need bottled water, we get them free at my husband's work gym.

Convenience foods...

Groceries at Target

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:32:52 PST

Some Target stores have a grocery section. They have frozen foods and packaged goods like cookies, crackers, coffee, bread, cereal, etc. I like to go to Target to get organic milk, Amy's frozen pizza, ice cream, and Archer Farms tiramisu (delicious!). Archer Farms is the Target house...

Alternative Places to Buy Groceries

twotinytoes@yahoo.com (twotinytoes) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:35:59 PST

I recently quit my job. Living frugally has a new meaning for me now.

I love reading everyone's blogs here. And I love reading about new tips about saving money.

I cook a lot more and don't eat out as much. Here are some of my discoveries.

Cheap places to buy groceries:
1.Costco...