A Frugal Experiment: Does Making Tomato Sauce From Scratch Save Money?

We eat a lot of Italian-style food in our home -- from lasagna and baked ziti to homemade pizza to 'oh my gosh, it's 5:30 and I haven't started dinner so let's just have plain pasta and sauce'. For all these meals, I buy jarred sauce, because it … Read More →

Oh Happy Day! Free Stuff in My Mailbox

Look at all the fun stuff that came in my mail box yesterday! November edition of Forbes Magazine: My husband worked his freebie magic on that one (yes, this is a family effort!). Free sample of Kashi Chewy Granola Bar with a $1/1 coupon that … Read More →

FREEBIES Galore: Children’s Books, Body Lotion & Dog Food

It's amazing what companies give away for free every day, isn't it? Today, I've got THREE fun freebies to tell you about: 1) If you are a public or private school teacher (wondering if homeschoolers would also qualify), you can sign up with … Read More →

Reader Q&A: How to Track Your Spending

Every now and then, I get an email or Facebook comment from one of my readers that just makes my day! When there is a question that seems like it might be relevant to more than just one of you, I ask the person if she (or he) wouldn't mind me sharing … Read More →

New $1 Red Gold Coupon = Good Price at Hen House

Red Gold coupon

There is a new $1/4 Red Gold coupon available from Coupons.com (which you can print now, straight from my blog -- hooray!). This is my absolute favorite brand of canned tomatoes, and I especially love their tomato & chilis for homemade … Read More →

Target Deals for Week of 10/10/10: Free cat food, almost free pasta, cheap baby PJs & more!

Target is the place to be this week. Plenty of great deals and a number of freebies, too. Here's a look at some of my favorite match-ups: Good Life Recipe Food for Cats Assorted Varieties, 3.5 oz ~ $.69 (price cut) $1/1 printable coupon … Read More →

{Expired} Free 6-Month Subscription to the Wall Street Journal

Okay, yesterday was a free subscription to Martha Stewart Living. If crafting and gardening isn't your speed, how about erudite economics?  You can get a free six-month subscription to the Wall Street Journal. Like the Martha Stewart deal, this one … Read More →

Why Saving for Our Emergency Fund Took More Than a Year

When I left off in my "honest discussion" saga last week, it was the summer of 2008 and my family had just boarded a plane bound for Kansas City from Tel Aviv. In January of that year, we had gotten serious about figuring out the financial mess we … Read More →

Exciting New Feature: Print your coupons straight from my blog!

I'm so excited to be able to offer my lovely readers access to some of the hottest printable coupons from right here on my blog. You know when I tell you about awesome, high value coupons that are available to print from coupons.com? Well now, you … Read More →

{Expired} Free Subscription to Martha Stewart Living

One of my favorite things about reading frugal blogs is free magazine deals. Over the past two years, I've received free subscriptions to Parents, Parenting, Oprah, Martha Stewart, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Kids, Tennis, and Forbes. Not … Read More →