Money Saving Advice

We all like to send our kids to school with healthy snacks. But buying them from the store is expensive, plus we really don’t know what they’re eating. Instead of dishing out loads of money for little in return, here’s a healthy muffin recipe that will not only taste good, it’s good for the whole [...]

It’s a unusual family that’s not on a food budget. The family food shopper searches for any way possible to cut back on the amount of money spent on groceries. One of those is using coupons. Conservatively speaking, there are millions of coupons circulating every day that could cut your food budget by 30 to [...]

You probably know the scenario.  The office clock says noon and the guys and gals decide where to go for lunch.  In many towns, the drive time to a bistro eats up most of the lunch hour, not to mention the gas. It’s hard to find lunch for less than ten bucks plus tip.  You [...]

We’re all familiar with low-cost variety stores that have been around as long as you can remember probably.  Originally, there was the five and dime or just the dime store and most everything there was a nickel or a dime.  However, inflation couldn’t keep its nose out of our lives and forced prices to go [...]

Years ago people rarely ate out, nearly every meal was home cooked.  When families did eat out, it was thrilling and special.  Times changed, and eating out became a common occurrence.  Times have changed yet again, and we have reverted back to the old ways because dining out has become too costly.  But, why should [...]

If you’re a frequent grocery buyer you’re aware of the constant swell in food prices.  We all must eat so not shopping is not an option.  Play the grocery game and develop a line of attack to save as much as possible.  I’m not talking about clipping coupons – there’s more to it than that.  [...]