1st Giveaway of 2009
I know I have not done too many giveaways here on this blog, but that is something that I would like to change moving forward… and I have a couple in the works.
The first one, however, is designed to help you out in the midst of these tough economic times. It’s a small booklet entitled “101 Ways to Spend Less When Raising a Family” and there are some great tips there-in.
I actually picked it up a while ago, but never got the chance to post the giveaway… then it got lost in the shuffle of papers (oops!)
Better late than never, right?
What do you need to do? Just share your favorite frugal tip below and I’ll draw a name on January 31 for the winner!
During these times it is more important than ever for us to be able to stretch our dollars to feed and care for our families, and I am hopeful that this little booklet will help someone find even more ideas and ways to make their budget go further.
Good Luck!
January 9, 2009 4 Comments
Autumn Decorations - Leaf Garland
Are you looking for an inexpensive (frugal) way to decorate your home for fall? This leaf garland is one that will combine a fun outing with your family, and a great craft for all ages!
Leaf Garland
Supplies:
Leaves in a variety of colors
fishing line or ribbon
needle
Gather leaves from a variety of trees in lots of different colors.
String the leaves on the fishing line or ribbon in any order you prefer (all one color, totally random, red, yellow, brown, green, etc). Tie a loop at each end & hang them on the wall!
It is a very inexpensive and very lovely Autumn decoration for your home.
October 13, 2008 No Comments
Do You Like To Read?
This is a great resource for those who enjoy reading, but don’t want to pay the high prices that the bookstores often want. Basically, you post books that you have and want to get rid of, and others browse through the available books and order the ones that they want.
For every book that you send out, you get a credit for a book to order. The only cost at this time is to ship the books - and they get the media mail discount. They provide you with the label, you just wrap it around the book & ship it out.
We have posted some books, and one of them was requested the next day. I shipped it out, she received it, and I got a credit applied to my account that I used to order a book for my husband. This is great! It saves money, as he can get books for free to read when he travels instead of buying them at epensive airport bookstores, and I am clearing out our over-filled library one book at a time - and I don’t feel bad for throwing books away.
If you have too many books laying around, or you want to get some new-to-you books, check out PaperBackSwap.com
September 20, 2007 No Comments
