It is pretty funny how I had the same reaction as Anne (one of our other bloggers here) to the KFC and Frozen Chicken commercial. Toss in Stouffers and a few others and we have yet another media twisting epidemic. As unsuspecting busy American's just sit back and 'buy it' because it 'makes...

Hi, I am looking for individuals or restaurants in the Chicago area that would like to share an order of 2000lbs of ground beef. I can take around 700lbs. If I could find 4 more people to share this ground beef order, we probably could get the beef for at least half of the price at the grocery store...

Budget Family Vacations by Exploring Your Own Backyard fuel, food and everything else this summer going up you may think you can’t afford to take your family on vacation. If you haven’t considered it before you should take a good look now because there are great family vacations right in your own backyard...

I am not sure if this post really belongs here or not, but I wanted to share my opinion on the topic of baby cribs. I was reading through some of the articles written on living frugally with baby, and a crib was listed as a must-have item. I am here to say that it really isn't, especially if you...

I am making a list and checking it twice, gunna find out who's saving or not The challenges are coming to Dollar Stretcher community I see you when you're reading, I know when you're logged in You better save some money, you better not waste The challenges are coming to Dollar Stretcher Community...

One of the stumbling blocks I have to being able to cut back on expenses is contracts. We could cut back on some expenses we have except that we are contractually obligated to keep the service for a set amount of time. How do you avoid contracts for services like phone, internet, cell, TV, ect? What...

"I've always wondered why every time we get a bonus check or tax return it disappears immediately ... because we haven't been planning for ALL the money we spend." Do you find yourself using funds like income tax returns to pay for large or additional expenses each year or do you plan...

One of the things people in debt are finding hard to do is save cash to replace the credit card or loan cycle. This article from Bank Rate has some excellent ideas: How to Build an Emergency Fund

I hate writing everything down. Money or points for weight watches! I find the best way for me is to cash my grocery ck for the week $100 ( that feeds the 10 of us) and then as I spend I put the receipts back in the envelope with the remaining money from the bank. I can see what I spend by the receipts...

I remember my mother taking my sisters and I shopping at thrift stores and consignment shops before we started back to school - that was in the mid 1950's. It was an adventure! So, I can thank my mother for introducing me to the wonderul world of thrift shopping. (I do shop regular retail - but don't...