Saving Tools

Stockpiling Diapers: How Many and Which Sizes?

August 7, 2008

Reader Looney asked me: how do you figure what sizes to stock up on? Well, there are a few variables to keep in mind when considering stockpiling diaper.
How many of which size diaper you stockpile will directly depend on:

Birth weight of the baby: This impacts whether you need to stockpile newborn diapers or you [...]

Read the full article →

The Drugstore Game, How To Get Started

May 15, 2008

It recently came to my attention that even though I talk about all of the deals I get at Walgreens or CVS, I really have never talked about how to shop these stores the right way. Initially I thought I would write about it but in the process of researching this I found two people [...]

Read the full article →

What Food Can You Find at Walmart That’s Free or Cheap After Coupon

May 12, 2008

The incredible community that it is Hotcouponworld is putting together a list of items that you can find for very cheap or free at your local Walmart after coupon. Please note that availability, prices and coupon value vary by region. Here is a sample of the items mentioned:

Bush Grillin Beans .25 with $1/1 [...]

Read the full article →

Don’t Put All of Your Nestegg in the Same Tax Basket

March 19, 2008

I mentioned in this post that we are thinking of opening a Roth IRA in my husband’s name. We already have one for me. But why would we do that if we haven’t maxed out his contribution to his 401K plan? Because we want to diversify our retirement portfolio.
When people talk about diversifying [...]

Read the full article →

Getting Ready for Next Year Part 2

December 28, 2007

On part one I talked about how to minimize your taxes and maximize your deductions. On the second part of getting ready for next year, I am going to show you how to maximize your paycheck by minimizing your withholdings.

First, figure out how much money you need to have withheld from your paycheck every month. [...]

Read the full article →

Keeping Holiday Spending Under Control

November 10, 2007

The holiday season is the time to give and stores sure like to put you in that spirit. Retailers couldn’t wait for Halloween to be over so they could put out their holiday decorations. Oh! and it’s not retailers only, one of our local radio stations has already started playing holiday music! I thought the [...]

Read the full article →

How I am Making Coupon Clipping Work for Me this Time Around

November 8, 2007

Through the years I have tried clipping coupons. I have always quit because:1) The savings have never seemed worth it to me. I mean saving $0.25 on a bottle of Joy dish washing liquid is not going to drive me to early retirement.2) I have also never been lucky enough to live near a store [...]

Read the full article →

Source for Free After Rebate Offers

November 3, 2007

Quite a few stores offer free after rebate items in order to draw you in to their stores. I guess it’s their version of a grocery store’s loss leaders. If you don’t have the time to check every sales circular on your Sunday newspaper for what’s available free after rebate consider this website. [...]

Read the full article →

Hot Deal Inside Scoop

October 27, 2007

Have you ever wondered where “all of these people” find out about these great deals at Target? But you don’t have the time to 1) scour the internet looking for them, or 2) visit your local target everyday to check out the clearance aisles. Here’s a nifty tool I have found. This [...]

Read the full article →

Price Book and Spending Plan Files Now Available

October 24, 2007

Last month I talked about how I put my price book together. At the time I wanted to share the file but wasn’t able to find a host for ir. Now I can share it with you guys thanks to Google. I am also sharing a spending plan/budget sheet that I came across a few [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →