Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

This update includes how we frugal-ed in April, May, and June. You may have heard that interest rates on some savings accounts have gone up, so I pulled my head out of the sand and transferred the cash portion of our college savings to two separate savings vehicles: a 15-month CD and a high-yield savings account.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

APRIL 13, 2024

Go early If your kids get out of school sooner the rest of the country, take advantage of your good fortune and vacation before the second week in June. Many schools have release dates in May, so if you can take time off before Memorial Day weekend, you can save a ton. Don’t forget your cash back!

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Couponing 101

MAY 5, 2019

They’ve released the first three weeks worth of deals which will start Monday, May 6th. Every day from May 6-June 7, Daily Getaways will release a certain amount of deals for a specific location or locations. Most of the deals are for hotel points, hotels in Las Vegas and rental cars.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 11, 2015

Our rental season is pretty much limited to 2 weeks in June, all of July and 2 weeks in August – sometimes with a holiday or two thrown in. I was counting on an average of 4 months rentals. Rental management companies may not distribute rental days evenly. Do you have a vacation rental?

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 12, 2014

I order office supplies, tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, etc… Some of these companies offer as much as 5-10% cash back, which is a sweet chunk of change. Ebates “big fat check” schedule: Purchases Posted Between Jan 1-Mar 31 – Big Fat Check Sent – May 15. See my post on this HERE.

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Saving Everyday

MAY 19, 2012

I order office supplies, tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, etc… Some of these companies offer as much as 5-10% cash back, which is a sweet chunk of change. Ebates “big fat check” schedule: Purchases Posted Between Jan 1-Mar 31 – Big Fat Check Sent – May 15. See my post on this HERE.

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Making Office Supplies Gift Cards Ebates 68

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

I order office supplies, tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, etc… Some of these companies offer as much as 5-10% cash back, which is a sweet chunk of change. Ebates “big fat check” schedule: Purchases Posted Between Jan 1-Mar 31 – Big Fat Check Sent – May 15. See my post on this HERE.

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