Dec 1

Vision Forum – December Kick-off Specials!

I have ordered from and received gifts from Vision Forum in the past, and have really enjoyed their products and gifts! If you’ve never heard about Vision Forum, you can read more about their mission statement here, but basically it is a Christian family catalog and online store that offers a variety of books, DVDs, toys […]... read more

Nov 30

Frugal gift – using coupons and waiting for good deals

I may be frugal, but I can sure be forgetful… The gift pictured above was a (more than 3 weeks belated) birthday present for my mother-in-law. Would you believe I got the two items above for just $0.25 (actually they were both free, I just had to pay $0.25 tax on the large ceramic leaf […]... read more

Nov 30

Recovering from holiday travels

I’m recovering from holiday travels today…and perhaps all week! 🙂 … You know: recovering from the 12+ hour drive home, arriving home around 2:30 AM, catching up on the dreaded laundry pile that I left at home and the whole week’s worth of dirty clothes in our suitcases, cleaning/tidying the house, buying groceries (why didn’t […]... read more

Nov 26

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Enjoy the time with family and friends!... read more

Nov 25

Caribou Coffee B1G1 FREE Guittard Chocolate Drinks

Caribou Coffee has a great Black Friday deal (no coupon necessary) for those who will be out and about the day after Thanksgiving. The slogan for this deal is: “Black Friday is Chocolate Friday”… I like it! Caribou is offering a Buy One Get One Free deal on their Guittard chocolate drinks which I believe include: […]... read more

Nov 25

Free Coffee Smoothie Sample at Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is offering a free sample of their coffee smoothie today, Wednesday, November 25th from 7 am – 7 pm.  For more information click here. To find a Tropical Smoothie Cafe near you click here.... read more

Nov 25

Cereal Stockpiling

Here’s a look at the shelves above my washer and dryer in my small laundry room. Organized? Somewhat, but really somewhat not. Aesthetically pleasing? Nope. But there’s storage space for my overflow of cereal boxes! I aspire to one day have a laundry room that looks as awesome as Sarah’s from Thrifty Decor Chick (be […]... read more

Nov 24

My Trip To The New Super Walmart In Manassas

Drum roll if you please…. Spacious wide aisles, 203,000-square-feet or what I like to call “super super-sized” store, the constant buzz of shopping cart wheels rolling, smiley face rolling back the savings, full-service Dunkin’ Donuts (with a large poster advertising small $0.99 lattes – yum!), a steady stream of traffic from 6 AM – 12:00 Midnight, […]... read more

Nov 24

Still Deciding Where To Get Your Thanksgiving Day Turkey?

Photo Credit: Cobalt / CC BY-NC 2.0 Still deciding where to get your Thanksgiving Day Turkey?  Check out Holly’s (from Holly’s Savings) blog post here for the best Turkey prices in the Northern VA area. Thanks for researching and compiling that useful information Holly!... read more

Nov 23

$10 Food Bank Challenge

For those of you not aware of Gina’s (from MoneywiseMoms) $10 Food Bank Challenge, she challenged all of us to take $10 out of our budget and see how far we could stretch it for charity. Due to an injured kid, catching up on my part-time work, packing for the big Thanksgiving trip up to […]... read more