We love Baskin Robbins at our house. It's a definite after-baseball-practice treat. In fact, my oldest son has decided that he should get a cone after every game in which he gets someone out. I don't bother arguing with him, since it means I get ice … Read More →
CVS Deals for Week of 7/25/10
Posted on July 24, 2010 by
I'm not blown away by the CVS deals this week. That happens sometimes, so I want to caution those of you new to the CVS thing not to get discouraged. Just hold on to your ECBs if there is nothing (1) that you need, (2) that you want, or (3) free … Read More →
Free Backpacks Next Week at Office Max & Staples
Posted on July 23, 2010 by
Gotta run and light candles, but wanted to let you know about this hot deal coming up next week: Free backpacks at Office Max. I love free office supplies, but a few packages of free pens hardly compares to a whole free backpack! (Limit 2 per … Read More →
Do you know about Swagbucks?
Posted on July 23, 2010 by
Are you signed up for Swagbucks yet? Because if you're not yet, you really should be! Swagbucks is a search engine, like Google, but unlike Google, swagbucks rewards you with points for your searches. Just for doing a totally normal search, you … Read More →
Coupons are only for junk food.
Posted on July 22, 2010 by
This is part 3 in my series on coupon misconceptions. Previously, I wrote about the erroneous assumptions that buying the store brand and shopping at Costco are cheaper than shopping with coupons. Today, I want to look at the very common … Read More →
Price Books: What are they and how can they help you save money?
Posted on July 20, 2010 by
My friend Becca asked me to write about what a good price is on various produce items. I will do that very soon, I promise! But first I wanted to tell you how you can gather that same information yourself: By keeping a price book. What's a Price … Read More →
Organic Milk on Sale at Target: Horizon Costs Less than Store Brand
Posted on July 19, 2010 by
Remember last week when I said that shopping on sale with coupons can net you a lower out of pocket price than buying the store brand? Well here is a great example of that. Target has organic milk on sale this week. Horizon brand is $3.34 for 1/2 … Read More →
Myth: It’s cheaper to shop at Costco than to Use Coupons.
Posted on July 19, 2010 by
Last week, I started a little series here at Kosher on a Budget about some of the misconceptions surrounding coupon usage. The first one I addressed is that it's not worth it to use coupons, since the store-brand is cheaper. Not true! At least, not … Read More →
