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Why Now is the Perfect Time to Book Hotel Stays!
What does this mean to travelers like us who are trying to save money on the overall cost of our family vacations? It means now is a GREAT time to book your hotel stays for the next year! Uncertainty is always a good time to ask for discounts, especially in businesses that have a lot of discretion about how much they charge, like hotels.
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Be Frugal Today #30: Put a Power Strip in Every Room
Be Frugal Today #30 is how to save money on electricity when you put a power strip in every room. Are you ready to be frugal today with Home Ever After? Welcome to day 30 of 365 in the Be Frugal Today: 365 Days of Frugal Tips frugal tips series. Be Frugal Today #30: Put a Power Strip in Every Room Even electronics that are turned off can still be using electricity, sneaking power and driving up your utility bills. These vampire taps are always drawing energy when they’re plugged in, and the number of appliances in your home which use energy even when turned off would shock you! Did…
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Frugal Shopping: 99¢ Only Dollar Store Haul! {Video}
Who loves frugal shopping as much as me? I just filmed a video showing my haul from one of my favorite dollar stores, 99¢ Only Store. People who aren’t used to thrift shopping might be surprised that I was able to get 19 items and only pay a total of $19 for the whole shopping trip! If you’re a frugal girl like me, you know it just makes sense to check dollar stores for the items on your list before paying full price at another store. If you want to know the names or brands of what I bought, the list of all the purchases from 99 Cents Only…
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How to Bake Huge Batches of Banana Bread
At Home Ever After, we’re always looking for ways to be more efficient with time as well as money. Today we’re going to examine yet another way that batching can be used at home: how to bake huge batches of banana bread. This batching method for baking in bulk doesn’t just have to be limited to banana bread. In fact, it would be a great way to use up zucchini from the garden in the fall by baking huge batches of zucchini or other homemade breads for freezing. We can apply the principle of batching to all areas of life, including running a home. Today we’re talking about how…
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How to Save Money on Laundry by Getting 3 Times More out of Your Dryer Sheets
Saving money on laundry is one of the fastest and easiest ways to cut household spending during a frugal makeover. If you’re looking for extra ways to dig deep and slash your laundry budget, we’ve got an interesting frugal tip today. We’re talking about how to save money on dryer sheets and stretch them 3 times as far! As with most frugal tips, this one isn’t complicated and it won’t take you a lot of time. In fact, it’s so easy that your kids can even help with it! If you’re new to frugal laundry, click to learn my top 13 tips for how to save money on laundry. Then, if you’re…
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The Truth About Your Laundry Cap
The truth about your laundry cap might shock you. Did you know that your laundry cap has been stealing money from you? Have you ever wondered why the front of the laundry detergent bottle says you should get 104 loads out of the container but you only get about 52 loads? The answer, previously elusive, is now apparent! It’s all in the measuring… The Truth About Your Laundry Cap From my experiment, I discovered that I was only getting about 18 loads of washing out of a 50 load bottle. Why was this happening? Stop using the detergent cap to measure! If you are an average American, you’re putting too…
