Would you like to get items for free like I do? It’s simple really and takes me no more than 30 minutes a day, often a lot less than that even. I got the pots and pans you see in my pictures completely free. I’ve received other freebies over the years as well. The most recent items are boots, school clothing, video games, groceries and much more completely free. How I get these items is really easy. I use two programs exclusively to earn free gift cards and PayPal money. I  also use a few Survey sites to earn cash  or electronics. You can earn much more than gift cards…

This weeks frugal living article is on garage sales.  I have  been going to sales since I was a little girl. My mom would pack us all in her tiny little car and we’d drive around for hours scoring the best deals. Of course that was back when gas was a small amount of the budget and families could splurge on what has now become a burden but necessary for most of us to survive. I think going on a garage sale hunt is still worth the extra cost of gas but only when you plan ahead, because it can of course become expensive if you have no plan or reason…

You may remember that when we moved into our new apartment I threw out our sofa set and only kept the overstuffed chair. The 4 of us have been fighting over who gets to sit in that chair ever since we moved in. If it’s movie night the kids will fight us for the seat. If my husband has a rough day at work he will fight me for the seat. It has become a burden not to have a sofa. Problem was we could not decide on a sofa at all. My husband and I have very different taste when it comes to décor. He either goes for bachelor…

School’s out and the kids are at home driving you nuts. If you’re like me you probably started looking into summer camps days before school even let out. C’mon just admit it, you know you did. I’ll admit it if you do 🙂 But what you really should be doing is making a plan for back to school shopping. Have you even started thinking about back two school shopping yet. Not only is it a smart move to start shopping early but you’ll save hundreds of dollars. Right now winter clothing is still on clearance. Give it a month and all those awesome prices you’re seeing right now will be…

>For those of you who follow my Facebook page you likely know about my recent teenage drama-cell phones. To make a long story short, I had a contract with Sprint for 2 Android’s and a regular text friendly phone for my daughter that I was paying around $165 for. I wanted to find a way to cut my bill and since Sprint was not offering any help in that department and in actuality mysteriously raising my bill bit by bit each month I decided enough is enough. We switched to Cricket and the sales guy was good at his job and managed to up sale me an Android for my…

   Through these frugal living tips, I have a confession to make. Does this picture look familiar? I wonder how many times you’ve pulled rotten vegetables and fruit from your fridge. Too many times I’ve bought vegetables and let them rot because I have forgotten all about them. Not only am I not eating them because I forget that they are there but also I don’t plan my meals around the vegetables I purchase because I am a spontaneous shopper.   I make a mental note of what I’ll be making that week but I rarely if ever write a menu. I also like to buy vegetables that I won’t eat in…