It’s cheaper to just buy generic.

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Mara Strom

That's what a lot of people think -- and it's a typical excuse for not using coupons. But it's actually not true. There is an art to using coupons. I wouldn't have believed it when I started doing this whole save-money-on-my-food-budget thing two … Read More →

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Simply Organic and Bare Naked Granola Coupons

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Mara Strom

There are some great new kosher, organic coupons available to print right now. Simply Organic, which has a KSA hechsher on most products, has eight new printable coupons. These are PDF files, so you can download them to your computer and print as … Read More →

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Favorite Frugal Vegetarian Meals

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Mara Strom

In honor of the Nine Days, I wanted to share three of my family's favorite, frugal vegetarian meals.   1. Homemade Pizza I make up the dough ahead of time using this yummy honey pizza dough recipe. It takes all of five minutes in my … Read More →

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5 Ways Kosher Monthly Meal Planning Saves Me Money

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Mara Strom

One of the best ways to reduce your grocery budget is to meal plan. Incidentally, it's also the best way to fight that 5 p.m. blah. You know, when your husband and kids are all asking what's for dinner, and you're just wishing there was kosher … Read More →

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School Supply Deals: Staples 1¢ Sale

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Mara Strom

If you've got kids, you know the joys of back-to-school shopping. You also know the price gauging! I got my soon-to-be 1st grader's school list a few weeks ago and I fuh-reaked out. There were more than 20 items on the list, and the teacher had … Read More →

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How to Shop & Save at CVS

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mara Strom
CVS Deals 1/31/10

Since posting about my awesome clearance finds at CVS earlier this week, I've gotten a few questions from my new readers (hi! welcome!) asking me to explain the "whole CVS thing." Although there are plenty of other online tutorials for playing the … Read More →

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Free Rayovac Batteries at Target

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Mara Strom

Are you wondering what free batteries have to do with keeping kosher? Well, remember what I said in my CVS deals & steals post? The idea is to squeeze as many pennies as you can out of the rest of your household and grocery budget in order to … Read More →

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6 Strategies for Saving Money on Produce

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Mara Strom

After living in Israel for a decade, where I was spoiled by inexpensive, delicious produce year-round, I was seriously bummed out by the fruits and vegetables in the U.S. when we moved back. Those long journeys that our produce has to take from … Read More →

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Some technical updates

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Mara Strom

Wowee, I can't believe it. In less than 48 hours, I've gotten over 100 unique hits. Special thanks to Becca for her facebook sharing. (Feel free to email, facebook, tweet or otherwise spam your friends about this blog!) I had to make a few changes … Read More →

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How to Save $11 in 10 Minutes

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Mara Strom

Awesome clearance deals aside, if you want to save serious money on your grocery bill, I really recommend clipping coupons. Now, most of us know about the coupon inserts that come in the Sunday paper. And a lot of us are familiar with printable … Read More →

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