frugal shopping

Saving money on your home insurance renewal is important

Jan 4th, 2010 | By GuestPoster | Category: Uncategorized, frugal shopping, personal finance

It is more important than ever, to make sure that you are getting as much as you can for your money and it should be no different for your home insurance policy renewal. You can save money by caring out some of these simple tips and knowledge that has been acquired. First make sure you [...]



Cheap Meals – Eating Out Edition

Feb 8th, 2009 | By Derrick | Category: frugal shopping, savings

Yes I know I preach avoiding eating out and I also admit it is one of the things I personally need to improve upon(I am adicted to Pizza and I like stopping at Subway once in a while). Recently my mother was visiting and we decided to go out for chicken wings. I heard of [...]



Saving Money Advice – Easy Tips To Save Money

Dec 16th, 2008 | By Derrick | Category: debt reduction, frugal shopping, savings

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is for tips on how to save more money.  Tips on saving money is easy to dole out but sometimes a lot harder to follow.  1st Tip To Save Money  The first tip I would give is knowing where your money is going. Initially write down all of your [...]



Is The Sky Falling? What To Do In These Tough Economic Times

Oct 12th, 2008 | By Derrick | Category: frugal shopping

Gas prices are finally falling but everything else seems to be against the American people. Your 401k and IRAs are less today that they were a month or year ago, depending upon where you live your house may be worth as much as half of what it was a year or two ago. These are [...]



Reusable Grocery Bags – The Best Shopping Bags Going

Aug 3rd, 2008 | By Derrick | Category: frugal shopping

The following post is about reusable grocery bags, sure it really doesn’t involve anything finance related but once we reach or financial goals we do have to protect the environment to enjoy our financial security. How many of you use reusable grocery or shopping bags?  Recently my fiancee and I have purchased two bags.  Originally [...]



Cheap Vacations – Getting Away From Home

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By Derrick | Category: frugal shopping, savings

My fiancee and I are saving for our wedding so we have been looking for ways to still have fun and save money at the same time. This past weekend we went to Herriman State Park, here some information taken directly from the parks website. “Harriman State Park, located in Rockland and Orange counties, is [...]



Planting A Backyard Garden

May 11th, 2008 | By Derrick | Category: frugal shopping, garden, savings

Since food prices have been going through the roof lately we have decided to plant a larger backyard garden this year. Last year we planted sweet peppers, hot peppers and tomatoes. This year we are planting lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, oregano, basil and broccoli. In previous years we only planting seedlings, this year everything other than [...]



5 Tips To Save Money At The Grocery Store

May 3rd, 2008 | By Derrick | Category: Uncategorized, frugal shopping

Last night my fiancee and I were at the grocery store and we actually got near the end of our trek through the store and we realized we spent a lot more than we planned to. True we did buy 4 Rib eye steaks for $25(hey we did have a $1 off coupon). I was [...]