It’s one of our least favorite weekly rituals – the agonizing haul through the grocery store. Think time consuming, stressful, and exhausting. So why are we doing it, when it’s possible to have someone do the dirty work for us? With a grocery delivery service like FreshDirect, all we’ll have to do is answer the doorbell. Continue Reading
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05AprCheckout Line Anxiety: How to Handle Coupon Haters
Your palms may get sweaty, your heart may race, or your throat could get dry. No, you're not boarding a roller coaster or walking onto a stage, you're about to use a huge pile of coupons, and you're worried about irritating those impatient people who don't care how much money you're saving. Here are some Continue Reading
23FebWho Are the Top Coupon-Clipping Celebrities?
Most of the time when celebrities make headlines for money reasons it's because they're spending $2.2 million on a solid gold toilet or they're filing for bankruptcy. But there are plenty of household names who aren't letting their fat bank accounts change their frugal ways. Some clip coupons, some buy in bulk, but all of Continue Reading
08JunThe Lazy Girl's Guide to Couponing
I love to coupon, but the truth is there are about 127 other things on my "to do" list that have more priority. That definitely doesn't mean I don't do it. In fact just last week I saved $55 at the grocery store and spent $30.99. I owe that savings in large part to couponing. Continue Reading
10MayTurn Grocery Shopping High Tech
But like many things in life, couponing has gone completely high tech. Even if you don't have the time to devote to running a coupon operation like these pros, there are still some great tools that can help you step your couponing up a few notches-- no scissors required.Continue Reading
25AprBig Changes to Walmart's Coupon Policy
With Walmart's new price match policy, consumers can get prices matched on all products at the registers in all stores without having to bring in a competitor's ad as proof. But if you are a coupon clipper, you'll want to review some of the recent changes to Walmart's coupon policy.Continue Reading
09AprGrocery Coupons: Do You Go to Extremes?
I'm the first person to encourage others to use grocery coupons. It's amazing how much money you can save on your everyday grocery purchases by using coupons. And I'll admit that yesterday, when I found an about-to-expire "save $5 on your next purchase" coupon in a pocket of my purse, I made a trip to Continue Reading
22JanWhat's Your Supermarket Savings Secret?
It was a good day for my grocery-store bottom line on Thursday. It was not, however, a good day to be in the grocery store. With a winter storm expected (one that only dropped enough snow to cause a nuisance), everyone in the zip code was out stocking up on French-toast ingredients. I wanted to Continue Reading
11DecDecember's Grocery Buys
I should really subtitle this "What ISN'T on sale in December?" It seems that you can find great prices on all kinds of pantry staples this month. Stock up if you've got the space; it'll come in handy during the January snowstorms. After all, you don't want to spend a whole blizzard eating nothing but Continue Reading
13NovYour November Shopping Cart
With almost two weeks left until Thanksgiving, I've stepped up the shopping a little bit. I want to have all the non-perishable groceries I'll need for Turkey Day in my pantry as soon as possible, because I absolutely hate to go grocery shopping during the week of Thanksgiving (or as I call it, Amateur Week.) Continue Reading
16OctOctober's Shopping Cart
There are two more weeks left in October! That's only two short weeks to stock up on Halloween candy before the trick-or-treaters knock on your door. But there's more than Reese's Peanut Butter Cups on sale on October in your local grocery store. For example, you'll find great deals on seasonal produce. Vegetables: Broccoli, carrots, Continue Reading