Category: Money Saving Tips

Whoever came up with the “Buy 5 save $5” grocery promo is a genius. In this promo you buy 5 items from a list of hundreds of items and save $5 off those items. The items you can select usually range in price from $3 to $10. Trying to choose

It’s the middle of winter in central Minnesota and we have about 3 feet of snow on the ground. The temperature has been below freezing most days since early December this year. In past years, when I was working, we would go shopping or to the casino to get some

I added up all of our grocery expenses for 2022 to see how much we spent on food. We live in the United States and our household consists of two people. The majority of our grocery shopping is done at one store which is just down the street from our

In 2022 I was only able to knock the Battery Maintainer from my wish list. It was the lowest priced item. I ended up getting two of them, one for each vehicle. I need to replace one of my vehicles which are both over 12 years old. But, with the

Even our pets are being affected by inflation! I had been getting Fresh Step Clean Paws Calming cat litter in a 22.5 Lb box from Target. In March 2022 the price was $13.79. By July, the price had risen to $16.49. With two cats I was buying a box every

During the holiday season a lot of people feel good when they spend money. I am frugal and don’t think the same way about spending money as my spend-happy girlfriend. I know how much money we have coming in each month and have built our budget around that. Just because