Naturally Frugal Living
Ways to save money on coffee: Save money on coffee by making it at home. I program my coffee maker the night before, so I wake up to a pot of fresh coffee. Comparison shop. Compare prices at your local stores to see who has the best price on coffee. I can usually find the [...]
I bought my first reusable grocery bags in in 1992 in a Navy Exchange at NAS Pt. Mugu. They are made of sturdy canvas and are still going strong 21 years later. The down side: I only bought 2! And I need more than that for our grocery purchases. Over the years, I have bought [...]
A couple times a year I stumble upon a great sale on nuts. Usually they are in the manager markdown section at the grocery store, but sometimes I find a great sale on nuts in the bulk food section or discover a mega-find at the Farmer’s Market. Where ever I find my sale, I always [...]
Update: There are only a few spots remaining. If you are interested in participating in this free online seminar, sign up today! Great news! Some of you have expressed disappointment that you can’t attend my local Grocery Savings Workshops. I looked for ambassadors in your area and couldn’t find any for most of you, but [...]
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I just downloaded How To Save Money On Groceries (Back To Basics: Recipes For the Savvy Shopper) for FREE on to my Kindle. I think the title is a little misleading, but I still think this is a useful resource. It includes directions for making items from scratch, so that you do not waste a lot [...]
Did you know you can use coupons at Dollar Tree? You can use one manufacturer coupon per item. You can use printable coupons, but you ONLY can use 2 printable coupons per order. You can use the savings to lower your grocery bill or pick up inexpensive (or free) items to donate to local food banks and [...]
There are several high value coupons available right now. My favorite? $1.00 off 2 bottles of Spice Islands! Just in time to stock up on spices for holiday baking! Click on the coupons to be taken to coupons.com where you can print them out for future use. Don’t forget, you can print most of these [...]
We did not have any food waste at our house this week! In fact, we actually saved a couple of items that most people would normally compost or throw away for culinary purposes. Here is how we stretch our food budget by taking advantage of all of the edible parts of the produce we buy [...]
