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  • Graduate your Gift-Giving

    Every graduate is more than happy to accept cash in a card, but maybe you don’t want to go the “Congrats… here’s 20 bucks” route. Whether your reason is to save money, to be more personal, or just to have more fun with it – here are some ideas for creative graduation gifts. More

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    3 Ways to Fight Back Against Marketing Gimmicks

    Last week, I shared 10 gimmicks stores use to make you buy more than you planned. Now, it is time to fight back!
    Here are three strategies to help you get the deals without falling for a pseudo-sale.
    1. Start a price book or use a price database READ MORE More

  • Clip or Flip – You Decide

    To really save money on groceries, you have to use coupons. And organizing your coupons in a way that makes sense to you is critical to success. In the “coupon world”, there are two camps: Clippers and Flippers. More

  • Spring Clean for Overall Health

    Spring is a natural time to clean out, throw out, be out. Sunshine makes our energy rise and our hearts feel lighter. Unfortunately, desire does not always translate into actually doing things we should. More

  • Stop Fumbling at the Store

    Your coupons are clipped. You head to the busy, crowded store with a pocket or purse stuffed full ““ confident you’re ready. Then you get to the shelf. How many of that coupon did you have? Were there size specifications? You need to look. So you pull out the wad… Just far enough to drop half of it on the floor… and of course they don’t fall in a nice, neat pile. No, they flutter and scatter all over. Your confidence flees as your cheeks redden and frustration floods in.

    Sound familiar? Here are some simple pre-store fixes to avoid grocery aisle coupon fumbling. More

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    Eat fresh all summer long

    While many supermarkets have taken steps in recent years to stock their shelves with more local items, the best way to get the freshest produce is still to go straight to the source: your local farmer. There are three main ways farmers sell directly to consumers. More

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    The Secret Language of Couponers

    Extreme Couponers speak a secret language that enables them to communicate quickly saving tons of money with coupons. Here are their words and abbreviations. More

  • Shop and Teach Admirable Character

    Shopping with young ones can become a stressful battle of wills. Two minutes in the door, and the whining and begging begins. Fatigued and stressed parents find themselves saying “˜yes’ to small concessions just to keep the peace. Not only is this unhealthy for the budget, it can be counterproductive to developing positive character traits. (click the title to read more) More