What are you buying?
I bought crap. I didn’t plan it that way, but that’s what I got.
Every year, discount stores put out shelf after shelf of lovely soap gift baskets. The packaging styles often echo other high-quality brand names that you would normally find in department or specialty stores. The baskets range in size from just a trio of soaps to massive boxed sets. They tend to be priced at $5-$20 – precisely the gift limit for a lot of smaller gift exchanges. Continue reading »
I took my kids in for their annual eye exam yesterday and the results were just as I had expected: my son failed his eye exam (miserably) and my daughter’s eensy teeny tiny, barely-there prescription didn’t change a bit. Our insurance only covers an annual eye exam and frames + lenses every two years, unless you have a significant change, as my son did.
While he picked out his eyeglass frames, Continue reading »
I know that many of you have been hitting the stores this week, and will be in the coming weeks in hopes of getting a fabulous clearance deal. I mean, everyone you’ve ever known you’d call thrifty talks about clearance deals, so it’s one sure-fire way to save money, right?
Wrong. Continue reading »
Many people overlook drug stores for savings. I can understand why this is… drug stores tend to have a limited selection of items, they often carry upscale brands that come with higher price tags, and the sales circulars often are an odd collection of laxatives, Ace Bandage twin packs, .09 pencils and cans of sardines.
Beyond prescriptions and medical necessities, these stores are otherwise your impulse stop shopping bonanza. Russel Stover c andy. Hallmark cards. A Snuggie for your dog. Magazines. Four of the top 100 best sellers. Large print crossword puzzles. $9 toasters and Ped Egg refills.
If you chuckle because you find my description accurate, then you may be surprised to find that drug stores can save you hundreds of dollars per year!
I invite you to check out:
www.iheartriteaid.com
www.iheartwags.com
www.iheartcvs.com
These sites are the best resources I can find online with constantly updated information. It can be overwhelming if you’ve never bargain shopped at a drug store before.
Starting in January, I am going to start to highlight some of my drug store deals on this blog. I haven’t shopped at any of them in nearly a year as I’d stocked up enough razors, hair coloring, soap, body wash, shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste, etc., to last. My linen closet is getting a little low on inventory so I am going to start stocking up again.
In the meantime, check out those websites!
Let’s ignore coupons and sales for a moment. Let’s think about the basics of grocery shopping.
Empty Fridge?
How not to shop…
I once shopped with a neighbor/relative who had some car trouble and needed a ride to the store. She had a Continue reading »
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I work in the customer service industry and I ask people for their email addresses on a regular basis. Many refuse to give them to me because they don’t want to be ‘spammed.’ Continue reading »
There is something wonderful about having a stocked pantry. It’s convenient. When you stock up at a good price, you also get the added bonus that cheap food tastes better. It really does. Honest.
The items we spend the most money on are necessity items.
Directly, you just spend more. If you need shampoo this week, you need it. You aren’t going to go all week without it to see if you can save $1 the next week on your favorite brand. This is just going to happen with certain things. Continue reading »
First of all, I’d like to welcome all of you new readers to my site! Thank you so much for stopping by!
I’ve struggled writing this entry for my website for some time. It’s very important to me that I explain the concept of stockpiling correctly because this is vital for longer-term savings. It’s important to me that I get it right, that I make it easy to understand. Continue reading »
