Back On The Racks has Upscale Resale Clothing

Thrift stores offer great deals on clothing, especially if you are looking for casual clothing for women or children. What if you are looking for nicer clothing, that can be worn to work, school, or to a party? Try shopping at a resale store. Back on the Racks has upscale resale clothing that might be just what you are looking for. Back on the Racks is located in Atascadero, California. You can also find them on facebook, or follow them on Twitter. They sell gently used clothing for women (including maternity clothing). They also sell clothing for babies and kids. … Continue reading

Top Ways to Cut Your Grocery Food Bill

Let us get those grocery bills chopped down for good! Think of all of the uses for that extra money! Here are my favorite ways to cut your grocery food bill. 1. Use coupons. You knew that, right? When you cut and use coupons, make sure that they are for products that you really need or want. There is no sense in using a coupon for something that won’t get used. How many exotic mustards, meal kits, weird snacks or other items do you already have in your pantry not being used? 2. Clean out the pantry. Ah, do you … Continue reading

Christian Book Distributor’s Bargain Bonanza

*sigh* All the money I’m saving by reading MaryAnn’s frugal blogs is being spent on deals! I’m almost ready to quit saving money on them. Not! I have this fantasy where one year I’ll spend nothing that isn’t absolutely necessary. Fortunately, I always wake up! I ordered today from Christian Book Distributors. They’re having a Bargain Bonanza. Here’s what was in my basket: Lucy’s Christmas Box – I loved the Chronicles of Narnia. Yeah, it was Disney-fied and Aslan was wimped down, but for the most part, it kept the magic of the original C.S. Lewis classic. We’ve collected and … Continue reading

My Fourth Week in Review

Well, I made it! I am now a Senior Blogger for the Families.com Frugal Living Blog. Isn’t that great? This last week has been fun relating ideas about stockpiling, storage, milk prices, freebies and uses for dryer lint. In case you missed any of the blogs from my fourth week, here they all are listed for you. Stock Up on Freebies for the Outdoorsy Guy/Gal Okay, now that the holidays are almost behind me, I am thinking of birthday and “just because” gifts. For immediate friends and family, I like to sign up for freebies I know they will like. … Continue reading

Best Places on the Internet to Buy Books

Internet shopping is all the rage these days. We can sit at our computers, in our pajamas, no makeup on, and go shopping. There’s no driving from store to store, asking clueless salespersons for help and pushing our way through crowds with overloaded carts. We simply point and click. Within a few days our purchases are delivered right to our door by the friendly delivery man. We’re still in our pajamas, but he’s seen us in our pajamas before and it has ceased to faze him. Yes, indeed, the Internet is the way to go. As you can guess, one … Continue reading