Spring has sprung and it is time for me to hit the dirt! My gardens are calling and I’ve been scanning the nurseries, online garden shops, and specialty stores for the best bargains on plants, outdoor décor, and all the extras for my flower beds and vegetable boxes. There are two lessons I’ve learned for garden purchases: if it is living buy local, and shop closeout specials online.
Purchasing Plants Online
I live in a relatively cold climate and the first time I receive my garden catalogue in the mail I can’t help but be tempted to open the laptop and place my orders for plants, …
There are two things that seem certain in this world – there never seems to be “extra time” to do anything, and my family wants to eat – every day! I am the extremely busy mom of 4 who homeschools and works from home part-time. Grocery shopping has to fit somewhere in between education, work, baseball practices, music lessons, and taking a vanload of children fishing. Short of just requiring them to catch their own dinner while fishing, I have been striving for ways to make grocery shopping more convenient, yet still within my budget, so I turned to various online grocery vendors to …
While I try not to look like a clown, I usually wear minimal make-up every day. For me that means eyeliner, mascara, and sometimes shadow. Occasionally lip-gloss, especially if I am outside or about on the town. Very occasionally I will wear foundation and powder, but my active life as a mom, running around outside with children to various activities, doesn’t really warrant the full spectrum of make-up. I want my style to be easy, natural, and painless, and I want my make-up shopping to be the same. Shopping for beauty supplies online can be challenging, but in order to save myself time, …
The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a fantastic place to find seasonal clearance items at fractions of the list prices. I admit that when I hear “shopping network” I used to envision older women sitting around during the wee hours of the morning, waiting for their favorite bathrobe to be available in the perfect color, fingers waiting at the phone, speed dial programmed and ready for launch.
Then one day I was visiting a dear friend who hates to shop – I know – can you imagine such a thing? She was digging through her closet looking for something and pushed aside several boxes which …
I am having a love affair – with online rebates. I have never considered myself very efficient or excited when it comes to rebates. I think it is because at some stores the advertised price on the sticker is the price after rebate. Which to me really just feels like they should say: You’re not really getting it for this lower price, but we’ll make you think you are. Go ahead and lose the paperwork and forget to send in the form. Thank you for paying full price!
Why 25% of consumers never take advantage of rebates
Online rebate forms, however, have me giddy with thrifty excitement. Did …
Are your eyes drawn to the perfect shoe – the way it makes an outfit absolutely complete? If shopping for shoes gets your blood pumping and your heart rate fluttering, you might have already visited ShoeDazzle.com, where you have had your personal style profile created. If not – have you heard about the hype?
While I might not consider myself a shoe fanatic, I do have more pairs than my husband sees even remotely necessary if he had several wives. So, as my duty as a woman, shoe wearer, and bargain shopper, I felt I had to check out ShoeDazzle.com and see if the footwear and bargain …
As a bargain shopper I don’t necessarily want a “fair” deal – implying that it is good for both me and the company selling it. I want the rock-bottom, best possible, almost feel like your stealing price. I don’t consider that selfish, I just consider it a frugal way to use my money. After working in retail briefly I also understand the cost that the company paid to put the item in the store is far from the number that they put on the price tag.
So when J.C. Penney rolled out their new advertising campaign, I was intrigued. How were these deals going to be even better for me than the …