When I was in CVS yesterday (burning all my extra care bucks!), I asked the store manager if the January extra care booklet was out yet. It was, but the prices aren’t valid yet (gotta wait until Jan. 1).
He gave me a booklet, and I’m going to list a few of the better-looking monthly deals:
-CVS [...]

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The latest issue of Redbook arrived in my mailbox last week (it’s one of my favorites, and I get it on a super-discounted subscription, woo hoo!).
One of the cover stories is called “Live well on le$$” (the title of the article within the mag is “Spend less have more” by Christine Larson).
Is it just me, [...]

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When I look at my bank account and at my buying habits, I think I was reasonably frugal for 25 percent of 2007.
That 25 percent–yeah, definitely happened toward the end of the year. I’d like this year to be much more frugal than the last.

I’m still new to frugality, and I want to [...]

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Note:  This last week’s menu, during the time the Menu Plan Monday was down.  It includes a baked ziti recipe that I would love to share.
Time for another meal plan from Kacie’s kitchen! Here we go:
Monday:
Since it’s New Year’s Eve and my husband and I will be celebrating it at home, we’re going to eat [...]

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A few readers have asked me about how I do my drugstore savings sidebar (found in the left side of my blog).
It’s just a simple table, and I update it each time I make a purchase at any of the three stores.
When I was blogging at Blogger, it was much easier to create and use [...]

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I just burned all $9.97 of my CVS extra care bucks. As in, I spent them all without getting extra care bucks back.
I’m totally fine with that.
My husband and I were in CVS today, there to buy a few items we needed. I was out of vitamins, he wanted some mints, I wanted a newspaper, [...]

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My husband found this site, Free After Rebate, that details a bunch of products that are, well, free or almost free after rebate.
Most products I’ve seen on the site are technology-related. It’s worth checking out–you might be in the market for some of those items.
Do you redeem rebates? Or are they not worth the hassle? 

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I don’t subscribe to a newspaper anymore. I used to–but I’ve gone the way of reading it online to save paper and money.
Still, I buy a Sunday newspaper for the coupons. If you do that too, then you should know that there won’t be coupon inserts in your paper this Sunday. You’ll have your normal [...]

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While surfing around the web, I found a Pinecone Research signup banner. (I think that’s the only way you can sign up–at least, that’s how I did).
I’ve made about $15 from them so far. Their surveys are quick, easy and you don’t get spam. If you’d like to sign up, click here.

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After reading Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover, I started listening to his radio show.
I like hearing callers’ questions and how Dave responds. It’s also encouraging to hear people’s success stories.
I’m curious, do you listen to the radio program? What do you think of it? Do you listen to other syndicated radio programs?

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I’m curious: How many of you sew?
Do you start from scratch and find a pattern and fabric and sit down and make something to wear?
Do you scour thrift stores to find something with potential, and alter it to make it even better?
Is it cheaper to make some things yourself?
I ask this because I’m contemplating searching [...]

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Did you hit the stores on Dec. 26? I did.
I went to Joann Fabrics for their 70% off Christmas sale and bought things for next year.
I got candles, Christmas placemats and tissue paper.
I also got some bath gift sets, including bubble bath, bath salts, lotions, etc. I’ll be able to use these for Christmas or [...]

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Just a friendly reminder that if you’ve purchased items at Walgreens or Rite Aid this month and are expecting a rebate, be sure to fill out the forms as soon as you can.
The Walgreens rebate for December should be postmarked by January 5. However, the rebate period ends on Dec. 29, so really, try to [...]

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Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Ours was great, and we’re back in Pittsburgh.
If you took photos over Christmas, why not take advantage of some photo processing deals and get yours printed? Avoid crowds and order from home.
Walgreens has a deal (expires Jan. 12) for 10 cents per print, so long as you order [...]

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From the Gospel according to Luke:
1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and [...]

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Time for a blogging break! I’ll be back on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Merry Christmas!

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I don’t know about you, but I’m barely green. That is–I don’t do enough to be kinder to the environment.
Leah at The Lean Green Family is starting a new year-long series to share ways we can become more green.
Her first post, about paper recycling habits, can be found here.
I’m excited to learn how to be [...]

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If you’ve taken a look at my savings chart in my left sidebar, you’ll see that I like to keep a running total of my drugstore savings.
While it is my goal to display accurate numbers, I realize that mistakes could be made throughout the process.
I take a “cash flow” approach to determining my savings. Here’s [...]

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We’d like to encourage your comments on this blog. We’ve turned off the “no follow” on the site, which means that now, when you leave a comment and include your own URL, that will help your standings in Google searches and with your overall page rank.
Of course, I’ll moderate this to prevent spam from pharmaceutical [...]

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I thought it would be fun to take a picture of my refrigerator and share it with you.
When I travel, I love to get a magnet as a souvenir. They don’t cost much, but I can display them on a place I look at every day.

In the bottom left side, you’ll see my Indiana magnets–places [...]

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