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Eat Right When Breastfeeding

Eating for two doesn’t stop once the baby is home. If you are breastfeeding, then you need to make sure that you are consuming the proper balance of food, both to keep you healthy and recovering well and to ensure that your breastmilk has the highest nutritional value for your baby. Breastmilk is an amazing thing. Your body will actually steal stores of nutrients from itself in order to manufacture the best food for your baby. But some nutrients cant easily be stored, and if your supplies run low then you will suffer. So eating right is very important. First, … Continue reading →

Publix Deals and Steals

I’m going to put this article up today, and try to enjoy what little sun we’ve been getting for the Memorial Day weekend tomorrow. I wanted to let you know about my great shopping trip at Publix, and also give you a heads up on free breakfast tomorrow at IKEA. That’s right, free breakfast at IKEA. They want you to shop there tomorrow morning, before the parades, picnics, and festivities. So they will feed you breakfast. It’s a $2 value. OK, now on to bragging. With the weather being so crummy here, we have guests who are indoors and hungry. … Continue reading →

Memorial Day Preparations

There are no coupon inserts in the newspaper this Sunday, since it is Memorial Day. Time for you to find the deals now so that you and your family can enjoy this traditional start to summer. Target has some amazing sales to kick off your summer season. Their Thermos two burner gas grills and barrel design charcoal grill and smoker for $99 each will surely go very quickly. Free grill assembly is available. Walmart continues to have great deals on Kellogg’s cereals. Select brands are priced at $2 each. Use the printable coupons that were available through Kelloggs and Smartsource … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: August 2008

With August passed, it will be hard to hold on to summer, but fortunately, we have a lot of memories of the “dog days.” We also have lots of great articles about saving money, something that is pretty important these days. Take a look at what was posted in August. August 1st Frugal Living Month in Review: July 2008 July went by so quickly for us! There were so many fun and frugal activities and events for us to explore, from a science camp to free movies and sand sculpting. I hope your July was equally fun and frugal. Summer … Continue reading →

Beware of the Shrink Ray

Packages of food in grocery stores are shrinking faster than anything these days. In fact, the practice has escalated so much that a common term has developed among consumers, the “shrink ray effect.” Some manufacturers are using this idea to their advantage. I spotted one message on a recent bottle of Kraft salad dressing that proclaimed, “Still no shrinkage.” Manufacturers are not only raising prices, but they are also shrinking the amount of product that gets put into the package. I’ll discuss the products I have most frequently seen that suffer from the shrink ray. Later, I’ll address some ideas … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: July 2008

July went by so quickly for us! There were so many fun and frugal activities and events for us to explore, from a science camp to free movies and sand sculpting. I hope your July was equally fun and frugal. Summer is a busy time, I know. Did you miss any frugal articles last month? If so, here is an opportunity to catch up on what you missed. There are new ways to save money on food, clothing, kids, gas and more. Feel free to leave a comment on any frugal post. I read all of the comments myself, no … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: July 21st Through July 27th

We have a lot of articles on food this week, from saving money on cereal to the best time to grocery shop. Please check them out and let me know if there are any particular topics or knowledge that you would like to read about. July 21st Frugal Living Week in Review: July 14th Through July 20th What is your biggest frugal pet peeve? Is it other people who waste things? Is it the price of food? I’d love to hear from you for a future blog post. Meanwhile, in the words of Ricky Ricardo, I have some “splainin” to … Continue reading →

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Judith Viorst

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is another one of those classic books that I think every child should read. We all have bad days. Children and adults will laugh and empathize with Alexander’s day. Poor Alexander is a little boy who wakes up with gum in his hair, he trips on his skateboard, and drops his sweater in the sink all on the first page. At breakfast his brothers find prizes in their cereal boxes. All he finds is breakfast cereal. He announces that he thinks he’ll move to Australia. Alexander’s day keeps being terrible. … Continue reading →

Not Reading Labels Cost Me Money

We try to provide a healthy but frugal diet for our family. I am constantly reading coupon websites, grocery store flyers and unit pricing signs to make sure that we get the most food for our money. We stay away (mostly) from expensive junk foods, such as soda, candy, sugary cereal and packaged convenience foods that are loaded with chemicals. But, I recently found that I haven’t been doing enough label reading, and that fact has cost me some money. How? Here is my story. Let’s start with some salad dressing. We try to make salads several times a week … Continue reading →

Eliminating Unnecessary Food

Food is rising at a rate that is close to 35 percent above prices from last year. And analysts tell us it will continue to rise even more. That is pretty scary. After all, while we may be able to go without some things to get by, food is an absolute necessity. So how can we make sure that we continue to feed our families good meals in spite of not being able to afford as much food? Here are some strategies to help us along. First of all, cut out all of the unnecessary food items. If you are … Continue reading →