Tricia

A 2 year subscription to RedBook for free!

I just placed my order and I am so happy! I like to get magazines to read. Amazon sells a  subscription to Redbook (2-year) for only $10. They currently have a promotion for $5 off instantly for some magazine subscriptions.  I have a few Amazon $5 gift cards that I got from Swagbucks. So I got a two year subscription for free without having to fill out a survey or trying a free trial of something I will...

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Waukesha County Fair

July is one of my favorite times of year. Let’s see, there is the 4th of July with all the fireworks, my husband’s birthday, Kayla’s birthday, my niece’s birthday and fair time!!! Every July we get all excited about the Waukesha County Fair. The first day is always dollar day. Only a dollar for admission, parking and rides! It is really affordable for our family of six. We even get...

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No Ice Cream Truck for Us

The kids like to tease me that I am cheap but I consider myself to be frugal. I am not with wasting money. I would much rather stretch my money. I perfect example is the ice cream truck. I really dread hearing that little jingle. It is just such a rip off in my eyes. It is so overpriced. I think I have got my kids to understand why I feel the way I do. The stuff on the truck can cost at least a dollar and...

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In a pinch – substitute

Sometimes when I am cooking, I run out of an ingredient or just have a little. This has always been a big budget buster for me because when I run out to get that 1 thing really quick I do not pay attention to prices. And of course I always pay too much or find out later that I had a really good coupon for the purchase. So other than being better prepared and buy more of a ingredient before it runs out, I...

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Frugal uses for salt

Salt can be used for so much more than just flavoring your food. We can’t truly be frugal without knowing more than 1 use for something as cheap as salt. To test the freshness of a egg – add 2 teaspoons of salt to 1 cup of water. If the egg is fresh it will sink, it will float if it is no good. Shelling pecans – soak pecans in salt water for 2-3 hours. The nut meat will be easier to...