It’s time for another friendly reminder to get a raincheck!  If your grocery store is having a spectacular sale and they’re out of the item, be sure to ask for a raincheck. 

For the past few weeks, I have been looking for a great sale on hamburger meat.  I wasn’t able to find one but while I was cleaning out my van, I found my old coupon pouch.  I am so glad that I found it because inside it I found some rainchecks and one of them was for ground beef.  Hooray!
Yesterday I went to the grocery store.  I got 18+ …read more

For many, money is tight this year.  That doesn’t mean that you can’t have a great Valentine’s Day.  Dismiss your expectations about what Valentine’s Day should be.  This is a day to make your mate feel special and to spend time one another. 
1)  Make a romantic dinner at home.  I don’t know about you, but in the past few years, I have given up on going out on Valentine’s Day.  It is not fun to go to your favorite restaurant and wait an hour or more to be seated.  It’s not romantic at all!  Instead, make a special meal at …read more

The following is a guest post.
So you’ve found a great deal on the perfect gift, but now what? Cards cost a fortune, considering they’re just sheets of cardstock, and normal gift-wrap isn’t so environmentally friendly. Well, here are a variety of ideas, from basic to more involved, to get you started.
Cards and Gift Tags:
The easiest, least expensive thing to do is to buy a gift card pack. I use this for thank you cards and quick notes. Target and other stores often sell big packs of colorful note cards with matching envelopes. I got a set of 200 for $10, …read more

The air is getting crisp and things just seem a little more pleasant.  Well, in my opinion anyway.  You know what this means.  The county and state fairs are coming!!!!
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words county fair I think of nauseating rides, weird smelling food, and money.  Of course, the reason I think of money is because you can really spend a lot of money at the fair. 
Here are some ways to help you keep from spending so much money at the fair:
1.  Set a budget and stick to it.  There’s nothing wrong with having …read more

I confess.  Within the past few years, I have become a coffee snob.  Honestly, it wasn’t intentional.  I promise.  I wish that my palette craved regular coffee because it’s a lot cheaper.  Unfortunately, that is not the case so I have learned to be frugal and save some money along the way.
1)  Brew your own coffee.  Uh huh.  Cut out the expensive $5 trips to Starbucks. 
2)  Look online for recipes.  You may think that you can’t make coffee like the pros, but you can.  It’s really not that hard.  You just need the right ingredients.  Thrifty Mommy has some coffee recipes from …read more

As I shared earlier this week, we made $2953 at our yard sale last weekend.  Prior to that, the most we had ever made was $580.  I can’t guarantee that you’ll do as well as we have, but here are some tips to help you get started. 
1)  Go through closets, dressers, toys, cupboards, cabinets, bookcases, etc before the yard sale.  Take out items that you no longer want and add them to your yard sale pile.  It’s good to do this at least once a year.  You may want to wait until spring when you’re doing your spring cleaning.
2)  Find a decluttering …read more

The following is a guest post.  
I have four children and I’ll be honest not all were 100% planned (not timing anyways) and each comes complete with their own funny story. I found out that I was pregnant with my third child, a little girl, only after I had just got rid of all the baby items and clothes. This was done by one week and of course it was to someone that was moving. I knew I’d never see those clothes again and now I was once again looking at starting over on preparing for baby. But I learned a lot.
Here …read more

Hi. My name is Jenn, and I’m a scrapaholic. Yes, I have a room full of funky scissors, expensive paper, ribbons, leetle flowers and WAAAAY too many stickers. And I NEVER use them. But I scrap every day! Yes, I’ve gone digital.

I imagine over the years I’ve spend hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars on all that stuff gathering dust in my craft room – but I avoided using it because it was too much work to get it all out; I didn’t want to just have to clean it all up again in order to eat dinner, the kids …read more

You don’t have to spend a lot of money on dates for them to be fun.  Fortunately, there are some entertainment options that don’t have to break your budget.
1)  Bowling - You don’t have to be a good bowler to go bowling.  Being silly and laughing at yourself are part of the fun.
2)  Parks -  It’s ok to swing on the swings and slide when there’s no kids around.  Plus, it’s dark and you don’t have to worry about looking foolish.
3)  Natural attractions - Just a few weeks ago our family visited my parents.  My husband and I always know we’ll get a date night there.  We went …read more

Happy Frugal Friday!  I have hundreds of tips for you today!   
Sometimes at Thrifty Mommy we give you tips on sales and other things that are only relevant to that week.  But then there are times that we have lists of ways to save time and money that can be beneficial for years to come.
I decided to surf around the archives and pull together some of our helpful articles.  Most of these articles are relevant to men and women, whether or not you’re married with children. 
I hope you will enjoy these articles.  Let us know which ones are your favorite or if there are some other Thrifty Mommy …read more