Comments on: Tips for Getting More around the House & a Tony’s Pizza Giveaway!!

By: Eve

Eve — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:44:53 +0000

Even when I dont shop off season I always manage to get cheap clothing as I basically only shop at the clearance rack or at stores like Ross, and tj maxx.

By: Anna Galanos

Anna Galanos — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:12:09 +0000

I make enough food for several meals and store them in the fridge for the week in Rubbermaid containers. I only have to reheat for a few minutes and I’m good to go!

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:37:34 +0000

i try to make use of leftovers and turn it into another meal. if we have sloppy joe’s one night, then i’ll use the leftover sloppy joe meat for tacos or tostadas.

By: Aleena

Aleena — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:30:56 +0000

I buy meat that is on clearance that week and stick it in the freezer. Then I make my weeks worth of meal planning using the meat from the week before that I had bought on sale. Always saves me $$!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:15:55 +0000

When buying anything I search online for the best deal, percent off, free shipping, etc. Then I’ll shop clearance and use the discounts.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:06:33 +0000

I’m a big fan of garage sale shopping for the kids clothes. And I don’t just look for the current season – if I find something I like that will fit them in the future I get it and put it in a labeled bin with the size so I can find it later on. Then we go shopping in the basement!

By: Rebecca Z.

Rebecca Z. — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:52:23 +0000

We buy clothes in advance as well. We also shop clearance at all stores first, then we go on to the regular aisles. we get clearance meat, H&B products, fruit, etc. You just have to get to know each store.

By: ashley

ashley — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:35:03 +0000

I have ‘mapped out’ clearance sections and have learned what to look for as far as different stores clearance tags so when I go to the store I can quickly get to where I want to look. I also have my coupons well organized and I quickly glance through them to refresh myself to what coupons I have, then I usually get a chance to use them on clearance items to get free or almost free stuff!

By: Brooke D

Brooke D — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:16:37 +0000

I also buy tons of clothes when they are cleanced at seaon’s end. Plus, I use the “Once a Month Cooking – Family Favorites”. This way, I can buy in bulk and spend an entire day making meals that actually last us about a month and a half. It’s a hard days work, but it saves so much time throughout the week!

By: Jeanette S.

Jeanette S. — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:35:56 +0000

When I am shopping for meat, I look for the “close to date” meat that has been reduced and buy all that I can! I freeze most of it and use it when I need it.

By: Gwen

Gwen — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:34:09 +0000

I spend one Sunday a month making spaghetti meat sauce and taco meat. I cook a large pot of ground meat with onion, salt and pepper. After it’s fully cooked I separate the meat into two pots. One pot turns into spaghetti sauce (by adding marinara sauce and spices) and the other taco meat (just by adding taco seasoning). I portion it all out and have 8 meat sauce meals and 8 taco meat meals for the month that are stored in my freezer when needed. Big time saver :).

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:30:59 +0000

Whenever I have extra time in the kitchen, I chop veggies and store them in the freezer for use in meals later. It’s so nice to just reach in and grab what you need. Plus it saves me money on pre-packaged frozen veggies!

By: maygan

maygan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:24:32 +0000

I do the same thing with clothes, buying off season always helps to save money.

My favorite more for less tips are usually kitchen related- I love making several batches of something at once (3 or 4 lasagnas at a time instead of one) and freezing, chopping veggies for tonight and tomorrow at once, and mean planning with the intention of incorporating whatever I’ll have leftover.