Frugal Ideas

Stockpile Meal | Chickpea Chili Wraps

April 30, 2013

We had a crazy night of spring sports scheduled last night. My original plan was to pick up some Subway to eat in between Tennis and T-ball. However rain changed my plans because T-ball was totally cancelled and Tennis was cut short. I was home in plenty of time to make supper, so really no [...]

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Money Making Trip to Giant Eagle | Plus Dinner Idea

April 19, 2013

OOP $17 Store Savings $15.98 Coupons Used $7 Bonus Fuel Perks $1 (up to $30 in savings) Up to $13 Money Maker after Bonus Fuel Perk Saving It was a small trip and I only used 3 coupons, but it ended up being a Money Making Trip, which makes it a Coupon “High.” I [...]

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Save Money with Homemade Sinus Rinse

April 4, 2013

I’ve mentioned before how I love my NeilMed Sinus rinse and am willing to pay for the expensive refill packs. Well thanks to an article in Parent & Child magazine (that my kindergartner brought home free from school), I think I found a great way to save money by not having to pay for the [...]

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Crockpot Tuesday | Lemon Barley Chicken

March 19, 2013

You may have noticed I have been working to incorporated other grains and starches into our diet besides pasta, potatoes and rice. Recently I’ve shared recipes for One Pot CousCous and Pork and Egg and Quinoa Muffins. While I really enjoy these “new” grains, my husband isn’t so thrilled with them. He does love Barley [...]

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Crockpot Tuesday | Chinese Pork Salad

March 12, 2013

Herre is the Chinese Inspired Crockpot Tuesday recipe I have been hinting at the past week. It’s super easy and really delicious. I love how the sweetness of the honey and sour lemon flavors meld together. There are just 6 ingredients to put in your crockpot. Print Crockpot Chinese Pork Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: [...]

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TCH Produce Pick of the Week–Green Cabbage Health Benefits, Tips & Recipes

March 11, 2013

My top produce pick for this week is green cabbage. This is a vegetable I have passed over in the past. However, recently my husband told me he really enjoys cabbage. In addition, cabbage has a lot of health benefits. So when I saw it for 17 cents a pound this week at Shop N [...]

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Stockpile Meal Recipe | 10 Minute Meatless Tacos

March 7, 2013

While we are not vegetarians, I have been working to have at least one meatless meal a week. I’m doing this for both health and monetary reasons. I’ve heard that limiting red meat a bit is good for you and with the price of beef high right now, it’s definitely a cost saver. My [...]

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Repurpose Your Stockpile | A Dozen Uses for Dryer Sheets (used or not)

March 6, 2013

Repurpose Your Stockpile and Save Money Dryer Sheets

This week at Target you can get 3 boxes of Bounce Dryer Sheets for Free. I don’t use these in my dryer due to allergies, but here are a dozen ways to Repurpose Your Dryer Sheets even if they are used. Repel Mosquitos - No need to spray nasty chemicals on yourself. Just stick a [...]

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5 Frugal eBooks for only $7.40

March 4, 2013

Trying to live more frugally. In addition to checking out The Coupon “High”, this week, you can pick up a great bundle of 5 Frugal eBooks for only $7.40. Here are the books you will get. Become a Frugali$ta in 30 Days by Susan Heid In Become a Frugali$ta in 30 Days, Susan shares 30 [...]

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New $.55/2 Eggs Printable Coupon | Plus Egg Quinoa Muffin Recipe

February 28, 2013

The great $.55/2 Dozen Egg Printable Coupon is back! Grab your two copies now. You can use it at Shop N Save this week to get a carton of eggs for 44 cents. This will make for a very frugal meal. I’ve been trying to implement some of the power grains into our diet like [...]

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