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50 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Couponing 101

DIY gifts so you can calm down and enjoy the rest of the holiday season. DIY Lavender Bath Salts via Real Food Enthusiast These bath salts will help you relax while soothing your achy muscles at the same time. DIY Terrarium Kit via Whit & Whistle Looking for something uplifting and inspiring? Inexpensive yet creative?

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Affordable Thanksgiving Decor Ideas

Couponing 101

Leftover Halloween Decor. You could also hit the grocery store and buy food items that can double as decor. There are plenty of DIY fall decor ideas out there. Decor can be the secret ingredient to transform a standard Thanksgiving into a holiday to remember. A lot of Halloween decor can do double-duty as Thanksgiving decor.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Put Away the Leftovers Another way to increase your savings quickly is to try as much as you can to save money from your designated weekly budget. Instead, put that leftover cash into your savings accounts. From $300 a week to the weeks where you have some of that leftover, find one week where you spend absolutely nothing.

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7 Tips for a Budget Friendly Thanksgiving

Saving Cents With Sense

Many of the grocery stores will run promotions to either get a free turkey or a nice percentage off. Make your grocery list before you go to the store to make sure you only buy the items that you need. This will also save you on making multiple last minute trips to the grocery store in the days before the feast.

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5 Ways to Lower Your Monthly Bills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Buy cheap groceries. Rather, buy groceries when they are on sale and have coupons. Buying generic groceries compared to name brand also saves you money. DIY : Did you know that most of the things we buy, we can actually make ourselves?

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Getting Started: Menu Planning Basics

Saving Cents With Sense

Before you go to the grocery store, take inventory of what you have in your pantry and freezer. There are tons of great ideas on Pinterest and on the Internet for DIY Meal Planning Boards. Insider’s Tip: Start with meal planning for just week day dinners – weekends are a great time to use up any leftovers from the week!

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! Eat at grocery stores! In the US, many grocery stores (especially in cities) will have hot or cold bars where you can grab food that can be eaten immediately, or warmed up.