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Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 24 Nov

Holiday meals can be expensive and have everything needed now. This is how I did it this year. First I looked at offers on my reward sites to see if there are any receipts I could enter and sure enough chicken and ground meat...

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And yet more bargains …..great shopping day.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11407) • United Kingdom 18 Sep

So today Mom and I went shopping. I managed to get done bargains … I had two packets of cheeze it …like thick crisps / chips …..got 40% off I had two packets of rice , one pilau and one lemon& herbs both for 75p each instead of...

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We don’t want a smart meter ….thank you ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11407) • United Kingdom 17 Sep

I think bills are way too high these days generally. Having said that I know we have to pay them and I will always pay for what I use …..thinking gas / electric etc …. However, we do not want a smart meter, we prefer to take a...

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Got some trousers in the sale ! What a bargain !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11407) • United Kingdom 19 Aug

It is the time of year when all the summer items are going on sale. I needed some new summer trousers and at the weekend we went to a few different places but with no joy. Finally we went to a supermarket that sells a few clothes...

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Changes Have Made In Shopping

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 18 Jul

I didn't have any choice as prices have gone up so much that I was going to have my shopping list change drastically. Some of the healthiest foods are now so unaffordable for me. I have always loved produce, but now its so high...

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Saving Money

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 27 May 25

I'm always looking for ways to save money whether it be at the grocery store, in my house by turning off lights or reading tips on Mylot. One discussion talked about laundry and drying clothes. Its one of my biggest savers, as I...

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Money Savers

kay lar @jaylar (3730) • Kingston, Jamaica 14 Feb 25

We first did these things when we were at UWI in Barbados, which at the time, was far from a supermarket. We had to make things last. TOOTHPASTE After you do the squeeze and roll, and the tube is curled up, pull it flat, and...

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Finally things going better

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2360) • United States 12 Jan 25

Tom and his friends loaded up a box truck with heavy stuff that would have cost us more money. The moving company was going to charge us an additional $50 an hour for those few items that are super heavy. So we saved a lot of...

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Cashback Stacking - How I save money on groceries.

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (311) • United Kingdom 5 Jan 25

There are lots of cashback credit cards, supermarket loyalty schemes etc on the market these days. If you're into frugal living, you may have heard the term "cashback stacking", which refers to the practice of combining as many...

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Bush's Best is Best Except When

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 21 Nov 24

As cheap as I am, there are still certain brands of things that just stand out for me and tend to wind up in my cart despite the premium price. But some things are also just worth it. Take Rain-X windshield washer fluid. It's the...

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Money Saving

kay lar @jaylar (3730) • Kingston, Jamaica 23 Oct 24

When I was at UWI in Barbados it was far from 'civilisation'. It wasn't a matter of not having money, it was that we couldn't get to the supermarket easily. If there wasn't a fellow student to drive us, we had to the take a bus...

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Didn’t actually save money

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52174) • Staten Island, New York 15 Mar 24

I was in one supermarket and decided to look at Sugar in the Raw sugar as we were very low on it. The two-pound package was $4.39. I didn’t get it because we usually buy the four-pound package and this store didn’t have it. When...

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Frugal Shopping: Dollar Tree Haul 12.6.2023

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 6 Dec 23

I know you guys are just dying to see one of my Dollar Tree hauls. We have been relying heavily on bargains and the various dollar stores while we are dealing with all the doctors appointments and staying in hotels when going to...

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Ollies: A Fun Place to Shop for Deals

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 6 Dec 23

Have you ever been to an Ollie's store? It's basically a hodge podge of closeouts and blowout deals and I'd have to say it's a pretty fun store to walk through. They have everything from household goods to certain food items,...

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Money-Saving Tips - Part 1 - Books

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222534) • United States 3 Dec 23

Now, more than ever, we could use some tips on how to make our money go further. In the coming weeks and months, I will try to give you some useful tips on how to save money in various categories. Today's tip deserves a post all...

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Second time is a win

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52174) • Staten Island, New York 2 Nov 23

Tide detergent was on sale at my local supermarket. When I went there Tuesday the specific one I wanted (Tide Ultra Oxi 115 fl oz.) was not available. I decided to go back there Wednesday to see if they had restocked the shelf....

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Saved $50 today

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52174) • Staten Island, New York 31 Oct 23

Went to the supermarket today to get things we need that were on sale and some other items that were full price. Ended up saving about $50. But we spent about $98. We would have paid about $148 had there not been a sale,...

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Ain't Nothin' Wrong With No Kroger Mac

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 14 Oct 23

It astounds me that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is over $1 a box in most places where I have shopped, and that people actually still put it in their cart! The thing is, I have been eating generic mac and cheese forever, and...

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Ninety-nine cents, One Dollar, Do I Hear Two

Amber @AmbiePam (120905) • United States 28 Jun 23

I’m sorry I can’t convert dollars in my head to the kind of money you each use, but I know you understand what I’m talking about. Growing up, we used to have a 99 Cents store, where everything was under a dollar. Sure, it was full...

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A Little Extra Off

Amber @AmbiePam (120905) • United States 7 Jun 23

Talking about a medication my insurance wouldn't pay for yesterday made me think of something else, and I wondered if you had used it, or if you have something similar in your country. So Medicaid in Oklahoma (other states are...

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