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Grocery Store Sales Cycles: How to Save a Ton Of Money Stocking up with Holiday and Monthly Deals

Grocery Store Sales Cycles - brown grocery bags stacked on the floor and counter full of sale items.

Knowing the Grocery Store Sales Cycles by month and for each holiday is a great way to save tons of money on food and to fill your pantry and freezer with bargain-priced groceries. One of our best money-saving grocery strategies is to stock up on loss leaders around the holidays. Grocery stores drop the price of various food items each month and on each holiday to entice shoppers to come to their stores. That’s the time we swoop in and …

College Savings. Out of the box Thinking. Cardboard box with a college mortar board and diploma flying out of it

Are you’re looking for college savings when trying to get a university education? This blog will give you plenty of out-of-the-box and unconventional options for college savings. If you take to heart just a few of these ideas it could save you $10,000 or more. The college landscape is changing so rapidly that savings can be found in the most unusual places. Especially if you’re willing to research and question conventional thinking and dig a little deeper. This is …

Places that will cash a personal check. Writing a check with a gold pen.

Have you ever wondered how to cash a personal check when you don’t have a bank account? Or where you can cash a check right now and what the charges would be? You might need to cash a check from a friend because you’re traveling out of state, or you could have an online bank or you may simply not have a bank account at all. If someone writes you a check and you don’t have access to your …

Easy Meal Planning to make menus and saving time.

Meal planning seems to be one of the trendiest things to be doing now. Whether you’re into weight training, catering to a specific lifestyle choice (vegan, keto, paleo, etc.), eating organic or just doing menu planning to save time—this will help you eat healthier for less. Annette and Steve started meal-prepping more than 30 years ago to feed their growing family of seven. Annette has tried many different ways of doing meal planning and has fine-tuned it to be effecient …

A Budget Makeover with Groceries is the fastest way to find cash to improve your finances.!

If you’re looking for a Budget Makeover – start by changing how you shop for groceries. Because most of us go to the grocery store several times each week, making a few changes in how you shop is one of the fastest ways to rehab your finances. How can I lower my grocery bill so I can get ahead on my budget? Question from an Email Newsletter Subscriber: I want to start rehabilitating my finances which will include a …

Are you trying to find a new job? Does your job search seem different than other times? Hunting for a job in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and in life after it has changed significantly. In this article, we’ll help you understand what’s changed, what’s new, and what has stayed the same for job seekers. Job Seeking During the Pandemic and Afterward No one expected the arrival of this pandemic. For some, it meant the absolute collapse of …

22 Best Survey Apps for your cell phone or computer.

Would you love to find the best mobile survey apps that could earn you money? We’ve done all the work for you by researching and testing them. Do you enjoy sharing your opinion about things? Most of us do. We’ve researched the 22 of the most popular survey apps that pay you for sharing your views. The promise of making some money for answering questions might sound too good to be true. And there are some instances where it …

Ways to save on family recreation and fun

This Family Recreation Savings Ideas Page contains a growing number of money-saving ideas for cutting costs when you look for local fun in your area, go to garage sales or host a party! 1. Garage Sale Entertainment? You never know what someone wants to dispose of. I took just a short time recently and went to about ten garage sales, driving less than eight miles (gasoline is expensive, you know). My main purchases were; I considered my day a success. …

We created this used car buying checklist to help our young adult kids evaluate their next car purchase. With the recent rise in the cost of used cars, it’s more important now to carefully evaluate the car you want to buy. It’s more important now to carefully evaluate the car you want to buy. We’ve always bought used cars from private sellers in Arizona. Our state doesn’t charge sales tax on cars purchased from individuals and this saves us …

How to save money on Movies & TV at home

Saving Money on watching movies & TV, is something every family and household can do. This awesome page has lots of ideas for you to try today! 1. Borrowing from the Library – Physical or Online Borrow movies and TV shows from your local library for free. All you need is a library card. Many librarys have online streaming services like Hoopla and Kanopy. Many libraries also have the Libby app (by Overdrive) but it just hosts eBooks, Audiobooks …

Grocery Store Sales Cycles: How to Save a Ton Of Money Stocking up with Holiday and Monthly Deals

College Savings: 10 Out of the Box Ways Cut the Cost of Education

Best Inexpensive Places to Cash Personal Checks Without A Bank Account

Meal Planning: 6 Easy Steps to Make Tasty Menus and Save Time

A Grocery Budget Makeover? The Easy Way to Budget for Food

21 Tips for Finding a Great New Job After a Pandemic

22 Best Trusted Survey Apps: Earn Cash from your Phone

10 Unique Family Recreation Ideas—Save Money, Have Fun

Used Car Buying Checklist: 7 Easy Things to Do When Buying from a Private Seller

15 Ways to Save on Watching Movies & TV

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