Creating a budget doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it’s quite simple to write down what you plan to spend on paper. The tricky part is sticking to that budget once it is set. If you want to create an effective budget, follow these easy steps. Step 1: Track Your Spending Every [...]
Feb 2, 2012
Guest Post: How to Start a Budget: A Step by Step Guide
February 2, 2012 12:36 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Nov 23, 2011
Guest Post: Walmart 101 – Saving Money at Walmart
November 23, 2011 1:00 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
So many times I hear people saying that they can’t save money at Walmart. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Walmart is pretty much the only place I shop and I STILL manage to save A LOT (476.00 in July alone so far and it’s only 7/12). So I decided to do a how to [...]
Nov 21, 2011
Guest Post: Living Frugal Series – Budgets
November 21, 2011 1:00 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Stacy over at Advetures In Coupons has shares her Budget Post from her Living Frugal Series. We’ve all heard it time and time again: “Make a budget and stick to it.” Why though? In this installment of our “Living Frugal” series we will explore why you should have a budget, what a good budget looks [...]
Nov 19, 2011
Guest Post: Stockpile Items for Fall
November 19, 2011 12:00 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Now that we are well into Fall and nearing the Holiday’s you will find that grocery store ad circulars are changing. The sale items change with the seasons. That means that each season there are food items that will be at their lowest price. To save the most on your grocery bill, it is best [...]
Nov 18, 2011
Guest Post: 8 Ways to Save Money at Target
November 18, 2011 1:00 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Millions of customers love to shop at Target–and there’s no secret as to why this is. With an impressive number of conveniently located stores, great prices, and merchandise ranging anywhere from groceries to electronics, Target has earned a respectable number of loyal customers. Because of the fact that Target remains competitive with their pricing, many [...]
Aug 4, 2011
Guest Post: How To Save Mone By Defining List Of Expenses
August 4, 2011 5:15 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
With the institution of malls, affordability of technology, and rising cost of health care, loans, and rising inflation, it has become very difficult for one to spend less and save money for future use. Current statistics show that banks are showing a considerable decline on each bank account holder’s savings and have shown an increase [...]
Jun 22, 2011
Saving at the Outlets
June 22, 2011 12:13 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Check out my guest post over at the Coupon High about how to save even more money while shopping at outlet stores!
May 28, 2011
Guest Post: Five Ways to be Frugal in Cooking
May 28, 2011 2:30 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Since you can’t cut eating out of your expenses list, one of the best areas you can apply frugalliving is in frugal cooking. With frugal cooking, you can end up cutting your grocery bill in half.This article will discuss five beneficial ways to cut down expenses when cooking at home thatwill allow you to always [...]
Apr 20, 2011
Guest Post: Avoid Unreputable Cleaning Services
April 20, 2011 3:00 pm Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
It’s often the case parents who don’t have enough time in the day hire a cleaning service to tidy up the house. Doing so is fine but one needs to be aware of individuals and sometimes network scams who may be posing as official services trying to enter homes for reasons of theft. Alternatively, they [...]
Apr 16, 2011
Guest Post: Five Supermarkets that Offer the Biggest Savings
April 16, 2011 12:30 am Posted By The Frugal Navy Wife
Here are five great supermarkets (plus three stores which offer great sales on non-food items) to help keep your grocery budget under control. Aldi Aldi is known for it’s rock bottom prices on dairy products, produce and baking staples like sugar and chocolate chips. Even though they don’t accept coupons, you can save big over [...]
