I started keeping chickens (hens) about a year ago. I wanted the fresh eggs and I love being self-sufficient. I’ve been keeping detailed records about what I’ve spent and how many eggs my 4 chickens have provided me with. Things to consider: cost of a coop (hen house and run), cost of food (feed and [...]
It’s a gorgeous pre-spring day, just over 70 degrees here in Chesapeake, Virginia. I took to the opportunity to get some seeds in the ground for fast-growing cool weather crops. Realistically some of these could have been planted a few weeks ago, but I really don’t like working outside in the cold. I cleared out [...]
Since I know y’all like contests, and FREE stuff, I thought I’d share a giveaway on my garagesalefinder.com site. I really want to get the word out about our new Garage Sale Finder iApp. If you’re an iPhone user you can have the same great garage sale listings right in the palm of your hand. [...]
Hi folks, sorry I haven’t had much worthwhile to post in a while. I want to share with you something I’ve been working on. Many of you know I have another site: Garage Sale Finder. One of the things I’ve been working on since last fall is a brand new Garage Sale Finder iPhone app [...]
To promote their new product Amazon Local (a direct competitor to Groupon & Living Social), Amazon is offering a $10 Amazon Gift Card for just $5. Yes, it’s a small dollar value, but 30 seconds to save $5… I can handle that. Click here to save money on Amazon Gift Cards.
Even though the law requires it, there are some unscrupulous companies out there that mislead you into thinking you need to know your credit SCORE, which certainly has it’s place, but it’s not necessary when you’re just doing an annual checkup on your credit report to check for accuracy. They will also try to sell [...]
A few months back I took advantage of the Groupon deal for The Virginian-Pilot. (see the listing here) After a bit of soul searching, I realized that I truly do not need a 4th set of coupons each week. I already get 2 papers and my neighbor gives me theirs. (Plus, I’ve been making a [...]
While shopping at Farm fresh the other day, I got a Catalina when I checked out with a great deal on it. When you buy $100 or more participating gift cards in a single transaction you get another Catalina for $20 off for your next trip. The offer is valid from November 20, 2011 until [...]
Here are a couple of tips to save money this Thanksgiving. When you’re chopping celery for your stuffing, save the celery stems and leaves, and use them when making stock with your turkey carcass. They have all the same flavor and are going to be strained out anyway. Also, when you are peeling onions for [...]
I admit it, I’m a sucker for short-cuts. I, even as frugal as I am, frequently buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts… but only on sale, usually under $1.80 lb. A couple months back one of the local stores had whole fryers on sale for 59¢ a pound (gone are the days of those 39¢ birds, [...]
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