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Dining at home always saves more money. But you can stretch those dollars even further when you engage strategies to help you better use leftovers. From a big holiday meal to everyday eats, the ways you store and use leftover food brings convenience and more money to you! Check out these smart strategies to better use leftovers every day. Invest in Reusable Containers My grandma always used any and every
Paying off debt, saving for your dream vacation, or remodeling your home all cost money! If you already feel stretched from paycheck to paycheck, check out these 10 simple ways to save money everyday. Without much effort, you can begin reaching toward your financial dreams. Every penny counts! Do something with the money you save. 1. Cancel Subscriptions Special TV channels, magazines, monthly boxes, audiobook subscriptions, and more. Most of
With every holiday celebration, we face irregular expenses. Don’t get caught off guard or thrown off track. When planning a meal for a holiday like Easter, smart shopping saves a bundle. Allow these strategies to guide your planning and purchasing. Keep the focus of your celebration at the center of Easter rather than falling into spending traps. Begin With the Basics Building an awesome holiday experience begins in your own
Spring Break! Students and families exhale a sigh of relief as the days of vacation draw near. However, not everyone can afford a high end excursion. How do you Spring Break when you’re spring broke? I’m so glad you asked. These Spring Break Money Saving Tips will keep the green on the grass and in your checking account. Use Hotel Discount Sites More Effectively We’ve booked many a room using
Skin care, makeup, hair product – the art of being beautiful (or for most of us attempting to be beautiful) adds up. From discovering which products work for me to debating the age old dilemma of price vs. effectiveness, my budget always cries a little bit when I walk into a Sephora or ULTA or attend a party hosted by a friend. Buying a product you’ve never used before always
Hello, sweet friends. So I read six more books in February. That means I’m inching toward my goal of 80 at a decent clip. 13 down, 67 to go. I think I can meet this goal and I’m really enjoying branching out and reading more. In addition to the books listed below, I also read Song of Songs (hubba hubba!) and Ecclesiastes (turn, turn, turn). I’m already filling up my
An emergency fund, a new car, a vacation, a down payment . . . perhaps this year you’ve set a new savings goal. So many of us long to pay cash for big ticket items and stash away cash for a rainy day. However, it’s easy to feel like we simply can’t save. After all, at the end of the month you barely have anything left in your account. How
I have such a love hate relationship with grocery shopping. The grocery store offers so many ways to save money on the foods we eat. And dining at home makes my budget so much happier than dining out. However, it’s easy to get caught up in the aisles and overspend. The grocery store secrets or maybe just smart strategies save me money each and every time I shop. 1. Use
Can you feel it? Can you see it? Love is in the air. OK, so well maybe the symbols of love just line the seasonal aisle at your favorite big box retailer. I have all the mixed feelings when it comes to Valentine’s Day. On one hand, the notion of celebrating love for love’s sake makes my heart flitter. But on the other hand, deep down I know that spending
During the month of January, I quit Netflix for three weeks. Let me explain: I noted I watched way too many cheesy Christmas movies during December. While I typically only watch Netflix while doing housework, I admit I overwatch. I want to read more books in 2018 – fiction, non-fiction, faith based, memoir, history, you name it. So from the beginning of the month until a week ago Sunday I
