Are you ready? Once Halloween hits, the weeks will blur by with parties and only 8 weeks of shopping before Christmas. The machine does not sleep and no longer waits until after Thanksgiving. It happens every year at the same time, and yet we are caught by surprise when time runs out to shop for the perfect gift.

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Posted in Christmas, Trish | 1 Comment »

FREE Money!

Intrigued by the title, are you?  I thought so.  The first time I saw it I wanted to know more too.  Are you wondering where it came from?  My husband and I recently did a very large lifestyle change.  We had been married for about 7 years, had our cute little house, two dogs and a daughter and my husband was set in his career path as a Realtor.  We thought we were living the life we wanted, but realized one day that we wanted something very different.  My husband decided he wanted to switch careers and go into something that he felt was more fulfilling.  Within a year we sold our house and most of our belongings, moved two states away to a small rental property, and my husband started school at a local community college in pre-nursing.  We only have one car, make most of our food from scratch, shop at thrift stores and are trying to live a more simple life.  I thought it would be hard, but to be completely honest, it’s very refreshing.

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Posted in Life On A Budget, Miriam | 1 Comment »

Shopping Confusion

Many years ago, before I was born, when you needed to buy something you went to the store, bought what you needed and went home.  Occasionally you looked for sales or stores going out of business, but the buying process was simple.  Fast forward to today and being a consumer is more difficult and complicated than ever.  When you want to buy something you have the choice of doing it in person, over the phone, through a magazine or online.  If you buy something in person you get the satisfaction of having it right then, but you don’t always know if you got a good deal on it.  If you buy something online, you can usually search for a good price, but sometimes the item takes a while to get to you and you often have to pay shipping costs.  The question I want to pose to you is how do you know if you’re shopping the smartest way you can?

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Tags: clothes, deals, food, frugal, groceries, sales, shop, shopping
Posted in Life On A Budget, Miriam | No Comments »