I really like to pay attention to how I spend money and I encourage you to do the same. I could spend a lot on decorating the home, if I were not careful. Over the years, I’ve begun to acquire a few furniture pieces through consignment or second hand. For me, furniture consignment/ second hand [...]
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Furniture – Consignment & Second Hand Shopping
Posted in Helpful Hints & Tips, Money - Saving & Using, Shopping, The Home, Uncategorized, tagged Art, consignment, furniture, Money, Save, Second hand on March 16, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Budgeting & Savings – Envelop System
Posted in Helpful Hints & Tips, Money - Saving & Using, Shopping, The Home, Uncategorized, tagged Budget, Children, Life, Money, Save, spending on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One component of budgeting that has worked really well for us is the envelop system. As our lives change – our envelops change. At present, the envelops include: groceries, gas, recreation, gifts, and vacation home. These are areas where we could easily overspend if we were not paying with cash. We’ve had other envelops but [...]
Syle Evolution
Posted in Health & Beauty, Helpful Hints & Tips, Reading and Books, Shopping, Uncategorized, tagged Clothing, Dress, Fashion, Life, Shopping on May 1, 2010 |
As women, it is a good idea to evaluate our fashion needs now and then. As I look around at the various styles, I am sometimes not sure what is age appropriate. I want to look stylish but I do not want to dress too young or too old. I came across the book [...]
Getting By on Less – Contentment
Posted in Helpful Hints & Tips, Money - Saving & Using, Shopping, The Home, Uncategorized, tagged Contentment, Finances, Life, materialism, Money, Save, Simplify on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hello Ladies, this morning I was thinking about how important it is to learn to get by on less. There will be periods when we have a smaller amount of cash available. I am referring to times when we are experiencing cut backs – possibly due to loss of income, unforeseen expenses or nearing retirement. [...]
Colored Spatulas
Posted in Food/Cooking/Serving, Mothers and Daughters, Products, Shopping, The Home, Uncategorized, tagged color, Cooking, Gift, Kitchen, shower, Spatulas, utensils, Wedding, Women on January 9, 2010 |
Hello Ladies, I hope you are having a wonderful day. While shopping, I often see nifty utensils and such in the kitchen area. I am referring to items like: decorative stir sticks; attractive coasters; brightly colored pots, measuring cups & peelers; silicone tea infusers; colored popcorn; etc. I am sure you know what I am [...]
Christmas Price Index
Posted in Holidays & Celebrations, Shopping, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Christmas, Fun, Gift, Shopping on December 1, 2009 |
This is an interesting and fun website. Be sure to watch the video. http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/CPI/index.html
Cosmetics – Online Shopping
Posted in Health & Beauty, Money - Saving & Using, Shopping, Uncategorized, tagged Beauty, Canada, Cosmetics, Shopping on November 22, 2009 |
I came across this website recently – Well.ca. It is a Canadian online drugstore - (good for us Canadians). Shipping is free. I looked at a few products that I use and found the prices to be very reasonable. I will be ordering soon. Check out the blog also. Bye for now, Linda
