The first time I heard the word BOGO, I thought it might be some kind of new dance. No kidding! It was actually some time before I found out what it meant. Since then, I scan the weekly sales flyers to see what’s BOGO for that week. And to make my savings really rack up, I [...]
Yesterday I stopped at a grocery store which I don’t frequent too often. It’s not in my neck of the woods, but it is in the same plaza as one of my favorite thrift shops. So after my thrift store excursion, I walked over to the grocery store and quickly scanned the isles for their [...]
Pay day’s here and it’s time to go food shopping (one task I absolutely dread!) So, you’ve devoured the weekly sales ads, rummaged through the coupons you’ve cut from the magazines lying around the break room at work, and maybe even surfed the Internet for coupon sites. What! You didn’t clip that “$5 Off $50 [...]
In my world, a car is not a status symbol. It is a financial drain that is someday going to end up in the junk yard either to be crushed into a cube or dissected for its parts. Its main purpose is transportation back and forth to work, the grocery store, and an occasional side [...]
Saturday, March 13, 2010—the first good day of weather we’ve had in quite a while (months to be more precise!) Perfect for hitting the road in search of bargains—which also does double duty as my form of entertainment! It was early morning, so the streets were nearly empty, except for other treasure hunters in search [...]