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Cutting back on expenses and saving a little money here & there doesn't mean sucking all of the enjoyment from your life. You can still get ice cream treats with your family. You can still have the occasional shopping spree. On those days when I feel that I will burst if I cannot spend some money, here's what I do...

Besides stopping to read the labels on the items you purchase -- and looking at the SKU number on the sales items and checking the package size -- here are some of the other things you should be doing each time you go to the grocery store.

The best way we can survive this recent hike in gas prices is to lower our need for gasoline. Here are some simple things you can do to lower gas consumption and lessen the damage that gasoline prices are putting on your pocketbook...

Not all stores in a factory outlet mall are outlet stores. Only a certain percentage of stores in a factory outlet mall need to be outlet stores in order for the mall to be considered an outlet mall. Here are even more reasons not to shop at factory outlet malls...

Normally, it's up to you to watch prices in the stores and sales fliers, to see if an item you've purchased has recently gone on sale. But Price Protectr keeps track of your purchases and makes it a cinch to get your money back. The best part: This service is free!

What's a shopper to do when they are confronted with high-pressure sales in the supermarket of all places?

e.l.f. stands for eyeslipsface and this line of makeup can be found at eyeslipsface.com, as well as Target stores. Most products cost just $1. Here's why I like the elf product line...

Sales people are not crazy about comparison shoppers like me. They want to catch you as soon as you think you might want to buy an item, and get you to make an impulse purchase on the spot. They want your money now and are not afraid to pressure you into making a purchase. Here are 4 tips for resisting high-pressure sales...

Based on this example, I ALWAYS look at the items on the lower shelf and compare the price with larger jars whenever I'm shopping now. I hope that you will remember this the next time you go grocery shopping, too.

Could there be a a correlation between today's economy and our waistlines? They call times of financial recession lean times for a reason, you know. People tend to eat less because of the high price of food. I had this happen to me the other day...

Do you buy day old groceries? I do... all the time. Here's why...

If you think you're paying the same amount of money for smaller packages and less food, you may be right...

Should you or should you not use a gas rebate card to pay for your gas at the pump?

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.

I used to be able to get in and out of the grocery store and buy what I need for 20 dollars or less. Not anymore... My how things have changed!

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Coupons are just brightly colored money, right? You can spend them at the grocery store and use them like money. But before you get too excited about store coupons, here are some things you need to know.