The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 23, 2024

I ordered a discounted gift card from Citi I have a Citi credit card that I originally got in order to score $200 cash back on my $1300 first semester nursing school books purchase. I got a Panera gift card at a discount and immediately loaded it into my Panera app. but at least I got the ball rolling.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. Over the years, I have found money through rebates, refunds, and online sales. Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in July: $196. Marked down meat! Show me the Money!

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Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

For the clothes and shoes for my kids, I look for sales. I shop at the end of the season. I stocked up on several sizes for the next 2-3 years… for my daughter, last Sept, Crazy 8 had a coupon and a sale on summer clothes. I wait for the good sale. I wait for the good sale. at Sears two years ago for a boy.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. We plan on participating in our neighborhood''s yard sale next month to raise our vacation funds. We told our daughters that they could set up a lemonade stand at the yard sale to earn their spending money. Also, by planning ahead I can take advantage of sales.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

You know you shouldn’t be using credit cards all the time. Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. When you do need something, shop with a friend that won’t let you go overboard. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. You aren’t taking responsibility.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

If you do a weekly meal plan, you will know exactly what ingredients need to be bought during your next grocery shopping trip, including the ones you have and those you don’t. Unfortunately, many of us head out to the grocery stores armed with nothing but our credit card and a rough idea of what we need.

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow? There’s always a sale or a promotion going on, and it can be so tempting. This was further compounded by a number of other situations. That electric drill?

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