I have been a certified tightwad striving for financial freedom since I became pregnant with my first child -- and I decided to find a way to stay home with him full-time. I enjoy sharing my personal experiences in my journey back to financial health and planning for a future -- which will include sending 2 kids to college and early retirement.
A huge part of being thrifty for me is being natural. I find that when I focus on avoiding products that are toxic to either the environment or myself that I save a great deal of money. Here are some of the natural ways I use to save money...
Using store circulars, grocery coupons, and your CVS Extra Care Card, you can get items for FREE or at least at deep discounts on a regular basis. They work very much in the same way that store rebates work, only you do not have to wait as long to get your money back. Here's the scoop...
In addition to the extra expense of the specialty soap, I realized it was not lasting as long as store-bought soap did. But a couple of years ago, I realized that I could very easily make my handmade soap last a lot longer. Here's how...
Goodwill Industries has taken charitable shopping to a whole new level with ShopGoodwill.com -- an Internet Auction site that benefits Goodwill charities.
