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Housewife Hacks
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I'm a mom learning to live well on less. You'll find grocery store matchups, frugal living ideas, recipes, personal finance strategies, deals and freebies and hopefully a bit of humor!
Recent Posts
Night-Time Grocery Store Hack
When I began shopping at Fareway occasionally in the evenings I caught on a practice that is actually really common among supermarkets. If you shop in the evenings, after the dinner rush has passed, you will find some key markdowns. Check the meat c...
Pinching Myself from Winning Giveaways
I’m not one of those “lucky people”. That honor goes to my brother, who seems to have a knack for random acts of good fortune. The good things in life usually come from hard work and that will always be true. But there’s a sp...
Hy-Vee Hot Deals Sale for Black Friday
There was an interesting surprise waiting in my Des Moines Register this morning: an ad for a one-day Friday only sale at Hy-Vee. It begins at 6 am and is is valid for Des Moines; check your own local store to see if it’s running the same or si...
Grocery Hacks for Black Friday and Beyond: Get the Most Out of Grocery Shopping on Thanksgiving Weekend
It’s an odd time for grocery stores sales over Thanksgiving weekend. In the central Iowa area at least, the store flyer promotions end on Thanksgiving Day and new sales don’t begin until Tuesday. However, there are still good deals to ch...
A Black Friday that’s More Fab: Buy Handmade at Market Day in Des Moines!
This is for my central Iowa peeps: If you are in the area on Friday morning, you might want to consider heading over to Market Day after you check out the other Black Friday madness. Or skip that, sleep in, and then head over to Market Day. It goes ...
Giving Gift Cards this Holiday? Get Something Back for Yourself Too!
I write about MyPoints all the time. I love them. Yeah, I might even marry them. It is still fun to take surveys but clicking emails is so fast. The points might not accumulate quite so quickly as they would if you take a ton of surveys, but you can...
