Money Saving Wednesday…Coupons this Week

Now you all should know by now that I don’t coupon. Makana has been helping me by posting couponing tips but this week I am hooked, at least for this week. I wanted to share with you the bargains I have found. This week there is a coupon for Chex Cereals. We have all enjoyed Chex Party Mix and it makes a great treat to take to a party or to put in a fancy bag and give as a gift. This week I purchased...

Money Saving Wednesday…Organize!…December Newsletter Out Today

Two weeks ago Makana began a series of posts to help you better understand how to get started and stay motivated to use coupons and special offers and reduce your household expenses. Her second step …Organization. After you have set up your secret identity, you need to get organized. This is the easy part. And time consuming. But just in the beginning. Hey, maybe this can be a New Years Resolution...

Answering Questions….How Much will This Cost and How can I pay for It?

I decided to begin with this questions because if there is no money there is no food storage. With all of us on much more limited budget right now we must be creative in our approach to stocking our General Stores. Following are a few ideas: 1. For homework I asked you to get a notebook and record every penny you spend this week. I think you will be surprised what you spend. I know it is a holiday week so...

Money Saving Wednesday…Prices Are Going UP, and UP and UP…Glenn Beck Creating a General Store?

You may have heard recently that the cost of food will be rising again. You may have also heard that this is just not the case and a scare tactic by those trying to sell you something. Prices really are going up on food, believe it. I can give you an example very close to home, almonds. You may not realize the bulk of the world’s almond supply comes from California. This year we had a cooler than...

Money Saving Wednesday..More with Makana…Secret Identity…On Air Tonight

I am finally home. First it was wonderful to see so many of you at the EXPO and thank you for all your kind comments. Second, if you ordered a subscription your free first year of the newsletter and the Nov. issue will be in your email inbox today. I buried the info when packing up and need to unbury it today but I have not forgotten you. Third, I found so many interesting people and really great products at the...