Changing up a bit

I've been reading a lot this summer. Mostly really silly fiction but also some things on the Internet and have really gotten interested in Homesteading. Basically, I've been in the slow lane to homesteading without even realizing it. I started another blog a few days ago but decided that really I didn't need 2 blogs about roughly the same thing...learning to live for less or learning to live with less. So this morning...Eureka! It hit me. I'll combine them both. This blog was really just to keep me on track and let me share my victories and losses - so why not share both here. So I've moved my posts from over there to over here. Hope you all enjoy them and I don't bore you or give you the impression I've lost my mind...that I did when I had kids! ha! ha! So enjoy & let me know what you think!

Me

PAPERS! PAPERS! GET YOUR PAPERS!...

Sunday's papers that is. On a tip from Saving Money Ideas, I've learned that this Sunday's inserts will be a wonderful New Year's gift. With a total of 5 different inserts, three Smartsource inserts and two Red Plum (Valassis) inserts, the possibilities are endless. This basically amounts tons of savings and swaps for the avid couponer. How does she know? She pointed to Taylortown Preview to see a complete listing of the coupons that will be in this weekend's paper. So I ventured over and WOW! What an awesome resource. Her dedication and hard work/time really pays off. She offers a preview of the upcoming weeks insert coupons AND offers them for sale including past inserts. Of course, they are on a "While Supplies Last" basis but if you are looking for a particular coupon, she's more than likely got. Or if you just can't remember when a coupon came out or if there is one for a particular product, she has a search feature that works by pressing ctrl + F to pop up a search box at the bottom of the screen. To see what's coming click here: Taylortown

Learning from JANE4girls $800 Annual Budget

There’s an amazing woman online out of Texas who has inspired not only myself but hundreds of people online to buckle down, get creative, and save on groceries and more. On her blog, JANE4girls $800 Annual Budget For A Family of 4, she not only tells you how she spends next to nothing on groceries she also shows you how to do it. With gift cards earned from rebates, surveys, and even test drives, she recently took herself and her girls to Red Lobster and ate for $1.85!!! I haven’t even been able to take my crew to McDonald’s for less than $20 but I’m inspired to look into this. Erin, who holds free couponing classes in her hometown of Katy, Texas, has taken couponing and frugal living to a new and fun level. She still lives like she spends a ton but has maintained an $800 budget with change to spare for this year. On her blog she shares her secrets to getting the best deal and even shares some recipes in which she uses items from her stockpile of goodies. All the things she does she does to share the knowledge she has gained learning to live frugally and still have fun. The coupon classes she holds in Katy, Texas she does at no charge so that she can share with others how to save and live a better life. During this time of economic downturn, it’s refreshing to find a great resource for not only information on saving some of our hard earned money but encouragement to enjoy the fruits of our labors as well as life in general. Kudos to this great motivator of the frugal. Thanks for helping us all learn to live for less. Great job, Erin! Great job!

Check her great blog out at : http://jane4girls800dollarannualbudget.blogspot.com/