It’s Frugal Friday! Each week, I’ll share tips, encouragement, and practical ideas for living a frugal lifestyle! During the Christmas holiday shopping season (which starts earlier each year!), with all the focus on buying, we don’t always tend to think about…
These Boxtops are 10¢ each and that adds up! With the state of schools, every cent helps.As many of you know, I (Sara) am a teacher. We’d love your help! You can send your Box Tops (or catalinas) to: Sara…
If you’re just here for the deals, feel free to just skip right over this one…it won’t hurt my feelings at all! But if you’re in the thick of this whole kid-raising thing like I am, here’s a little trick…
Several months ago on Facebook, our readers shared their best tips (and a few of us commiserated on having kiddos who need a little extra…ummm…motivation in the morning. Strength in numbers, friends! 🙂 ) As with most things, the keys…
Through the fall and winter, I always plan three “boy” birthday parties…and they are all boy! That made it even more fun to play an oh-so-girly “Spa Sleepover Birthday” for my daughter and her friends as she turned 9 this…
Box Tops for Education has a new program called Receipt Rewards, which lets you earn 50 eBoxTops for your school when you submit a receipt with 10 participating items. Just take a photo of your receipt (with qualifying items marked)…
Time to bust out your cow suits! Dress like a cow today and get free chicken at Chick-fil-A today! (July 11). If you’re in cow attire “from head to hoof,” you get a free meal, and if you have just…
If you’re starting to think about frugal summer fun for the kids, keep in mind two great Kids’ Movie programs in Stark County: Cinemark Movies 10 will once again have their Summer Movie Clubhouse on Tuesday mornings at 10 am…
My daughter turns nine this summer, which means she’s getting to the age where she wants to have more autonomy over her music choices, but she’s still young enough that I want to guard her heart against some of the…
For today’s Tuesday Tip, I want to share with you one of my favorite “extras” the Sisters site has to offer you. I love having a simple place to keep an eye on the latest deals from both Sisters Shopping…
Valentine’s Day is at the end of the week, and plans are firing up for all the kids’ Valentine’s Day parties at school. For my preschool son, I volunteered at the beginning of the year because I already had this…
What’s for dinner? At the end of a busy day, that question puts panic in the hearts of tired parents. Gotta feed the family, but time and energy are both running low. So, we resort to take-out, which usually isn’t…
All these items: 4 shirts, 3 PJ pants, 1 PJ set=$11 at a consignment store! Consignment stores are a great way to stretch your clothing budget at Back-to-School time and beyond. You can get some really cute gently-used, name brand…
Here’s a meal prep tip that it took me way too long to figure out. It might come in handy this week while boneless skinless chicken breasts are on sale at Giant Eagle Buy 1 Get 1 Free. When you…
Each weekend, we’ll be featuring a Store Spotlight, with tips on how to use coupons to maximize your savings at one of the stores we cover. If you’re just getting started, these will be great resources for you as you…