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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I bought a roll in 2011 and have been using it for everything from Christmas wrap to kid crafts to posters to mailing packages every since. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. I shop the after Christmas sales mainly to snarf up new wrapping paper and tags – when they are 50 or 75% off. Go Green'

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How to Have a Star Wars Birthday Party for Under $60!

Couponing 101

Think star napkins after the 4th of July, pink plates after Valentine’s day, and so on. I decided to check out the arts & crafts section at Walmart to see if I could find a sticker book instead, and I did! Not all holiday clearance will necessarily be themed. I’ll share what we did this year. for a 40 pk) at Target.

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales. May starts Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day and ends with Memorial Day—a weekend that’s become a shopping sales bonanza. Happy Birthday America!