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Merry Christmas
I hope you had a lovely Christmas day like I did. Several years ago now, I picked up this cute 3 foot tall lime green tinsel tree for $5 from Urban Outfitters in their after Christmas online sale. Keep your eyes peeled for awesome decorations at gr...
Low Key Grocery Shopping with Coupons
Just a few weeks ago I was lamenting my compulsive urges to buy ridiculous amounts of things like pasta at one time just because there was a good price, but now I’m glad I did it. With the cancer, I’m not planning to be in the mood to c...
What I’m Reading 12/4
$2 off Coupon for Method Products @Frugal Living NW Ask Unclutterer: Keeping cardboard boxes? @Unclutterer Do you use all your vacation time? @Funny About Money Facebook: iTunes Free 20 Song Sampler @My Good Cents Freezer Cooking: What Can You Fre...
25 Days of Free Christmas Music from Amazon
We all know how I love free and legal music downloads. Now through Christmas, Amazon.com is presenting 25 Days of Free with one new free and legal Christmas song download available each day! I’ll be checking back and downloading my new song ...
eBates
eBates payments for the third quarter of 2009 should be arriving any moment now. This time around I’m receiving $51.71 via Paypal (and they’re set up so that no Paypal fees get taken out of that amount which is nice). This quarter I sho...
Don’t Let Yourself be a Hoarder
I rent a house from my parents and we have an agreement that I can get discounted rent and my dad can use half the garage for storage. And by storage I mean he’s a compulsive hoarder. And by half I mean that I thought we’d use the line ...
Meal Plan 10/18
Everything I made last week turned out great. I also finally got the canned pumpkin I needed to make those Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes from Real Simple magazine so between those and the Candy Corn Bark I’m stocked up on sweets for a while. He...
What I’m Reading 10/9
I’m not actually reading this but I’m dying to tell you about my favorite new kitchen gadget: Oxo Good Grips Jar Opener. I used to frequently hurt my hands and/or teeth (bad, I know) and then totally give up opening a jar but I’ve...
What I’m Reading 9/25
I have so many great links to share with you again this time around. I feel like the list is getting longer and longer each time around so if I have an abundance of great links again a week from now then I’ll be changing this to a weekly feat...
What I’m Reading 9/11
Americans Throw Away 1,500 Aluminum Cans Per Second @The Good Human Apple’s Snow Leopard Saves $10 Million In Energy Annually @Treehugger Avoid the Coupon Blues @Saving Cents with Sense Collections: Fiesta Dinnerware! @Apartment Therapy Email E...
Shopping Online to Maximize Your Clothing Budget
Last month I gave you a rundown of how I clean out and organize my closet so I can assess my needs before I shop for new clothes. This month I’m sharing with you my strategy when it comes time to fill in those needs. I don’t buy used clot...
The Best of It’s Frugal Being Green: August 2009
August has been an exciting month for me. In addition to writing It’s Frugal Being Green I am now also writing Carrie Actually and tweeting. These additional outlets for my ideas will help It’s Frugal Being Green remain more on topic than...
What I’m Reading 8/28
Lots of wonderful links to share with you this time around. Don’t forget that you can check for daily updates in the left sidebar at www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com and for even more links and frequent updates you can now follow me on Twitter. 10 ...
When the Deals Align
Work was extra stressful this morning (and included an incident with my boss and I nearly yelling at each other). But I just enjoyed a completely relaxing, ultra low cost lunch break and feel refreshed and ready to get back to normal for the afternoo...
eBates
Second quarter 2009 eBates checks should be arriving anytime now. eBates is a service that gives you cash back on various online purchases that you make. All you need to do is use the link on eBates.com to get to the site to make your purchase. IR...
What I’m Reading 8/14
First things first this time around, make sure you check out my guest post at Saving Cents with Sense: Stockpiling within Reason. Here’s the rest of the round up: 5 Things That Are Always on Sale in August @Apartment Therapy Back to the Basics...
What Products Should I Stock Up On?
This post goes hand in hand with my Stockpiling Within Reason guest post over at Saving Cents with Sense today. Make sure you check it out too! How do you decide what items to buy when there’s a good deal? Hopefully you’re not buying ever...
Festival of Frugality
Welcome to the August 11, 2009 edition of the Festival of Frugality. This week we have a wonderful assortment of tips on how to be more frugal in a variety of areas of your life. Editor’s Pick Modern Gal presents Do Certain Personality Types Sa...
How Does Your Food Stockpile Measure Up?
One of the main events on my vacation was a family reunion picnic for my mom’s family. The morning of the picnic, my mom and I got together with two of my mom’s sisters for breakfast. One of the topics of conversation was an apparently cr...
What I’m Reading 8/3
First and foremost, make sure to check out my guest post at Devastate Boredom about Why I Bought an Apple TV Rather than a Cable Subscription. Then you can proceed to the regular wrap up. To get daily updates on this check the sidebar at www.itsfruga...
The Best of It’s Frugal Being Green: July 2009
I’m back from vacation so now it’s time to return to our regularly scheduled programming. I hope you enjoyed the past week’s guest posts as much as I did! I’d like to take a moment to note that whether you’re a blogger o...
Making a Coupon Binder to Organize Your Coupons
This is a guest post from Melissa who blogs at Saving Cents with Sense, where she focuses on finding the best deals, freebies, and money saving tips for families. Based in Arizona, she highlights the grocery and drug store deals with coupon match-u...
Quality Over Quantity
This is a guest post from Beth at Smart Family Tips. Beth blogs about saving valuable time and money while helping the planet out too. I tend toward frugality as a natural habit. If I can save money on the items I buy, I get excited. Whether it’...
Food Futures: Can Your Pantry and Freezer Save You Money?
This is a guest post from Funny About Money, one of my favorite personal finance blogs. Her food futures project has fascinated me since the day she first posted about it. I’m very flattered that Carrie invited me to write a guest post for It’s F...
The Top 10 Sources for Free and Legal Downloads… Yes Friends, Your Ipod Just Might Explode
This is a guest post from Sarah Eliza at Devestate Boredom. Sarah Eliza started blogging about six months ago, when she realized that if she didn’t find a creative outlet her head would probably explode all over the walls of her cubical. Her bl...
What I’m Reading 7/17
Here’s a wrap up of what I’m reading lately. To get daily updates on this check the sidebar at www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com. Those daily updates also include links to my favorite great deals and printable coupons I spot on other blogs, these wrap ...
Is It Worth Ordering Another Item to Get Free Shipping?
This month it was time to reorder contacts. My insurance only covers glass or contacts each calendar year. I just started wearing glasses this year so I used my benefits towards a pair of glasses. I prefer contacts because they don’t get in my ...
What I’m Reading 7/3
Here’s a wrap up of what I’m reading lately. To get daily updates on this check the sidebar at www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com. Basic Canning Equipment @Make It From Scratch (I’m planning to give canning a try soon and will be able to borrow a...
Use Aliases and Filters to Get More Out of your Existing Gmail Address
One of the easiest ways to want less is to stop constantly exposing yourself to advertising and marketing. Unsubscribing yourself from retailer email lists is a simple way of eliminating wants from your email inbox. Not too long ago, The Simple Dolla...
Arm & Hammer Clumping Cat Litter Coupon
I don’t usually share links to printable coupons but this just might be the most exciting one I’ve ever found. This product is one that I am 100% brand loyal to and have never seen a coupon for ever before. Go here to print a $1 off coupo...
