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{Finances} The Savvy Girl’s Guide to Holiday Tipping

by Kelsey on 12.22.2011

’Tis the season for being especially kind and cheerful, reflecting on the year gone by, and giving unto others to show your love and appreciation. By now you’ve probably checked off most of your lists for friends and family members (at least I hope so!). If your finances are permitting this year, you might consider [...]

Coupon Chief: Save Money & Make Money

by Nicole on 06.02.2011

I think you all already know by now how much I love coupons and saving money, so I got pretty excited when I received an email last week from a representative of Coupon Chief. According to its website, Coupon Chief has the largest source of online coupons and store discounts for apparel, electronics, travel, entertainment [...]

May Coupon Challenge: The Final Results

by Nicole on 06.01.2011

Alright, May is over, and now it’s time to report on the results of the May Coupon Challenge that Michael and I began last month. We did a little less shopping in the later half of the month. Like I mentioned, we were fully stocked mid-way through. However, we still manged to add a little [...]

May Coupon Challenge Update: Halfway Through

by Nicole on 05.16.2011

So Michael and I are now half-way done with our May coupon challenge, so I wanted to write a quick post to update everyone on where we’re at and what we’ve saved so far. First and foremost, let me just tell you that Michael and I are fully stocked on food and toiletry items. I [...]

One Beginner’s Guide to Couponing

by Nicole on 05.03.2011

In the past couple weeks, I’ve been getting really addicted to TLC’s Extreme Couponing. If you haven’t seen it, it’s basically a show about people who make a full-time job out of clipping and using coupons to build massive grocery stockpiles. These people will ring up a $1,000+ grocery bill and then use coupons to [...]

Cheap Date Ideas

by Nicole on 02.10.2011

Back when Michael and I had more money and less debt, we LOVED going on dates all the time, but because of our current economic situation and our mission to get out of debt, dates have definitely been slightly fewer in recent months. However, I still think dating is really important, even if you’re already [...]

Gift Giving on a Budget

by Nicole on 11.29.2010

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the holiday shopping season is upon us. Many of you may have already ventured out to find some great deals on Black Friday, but for Michael and I, gift giving is about being savvy through the whole holiday season this year. However, savvy shopping doesn’t have to mean giving [...]

Operation: Get Out of Debt

by Nicole on 11.22.2010

When I started this blog, I knew I wanted it to be about more than just my wedding day. I knew that once the vows were spoken and the aisle was walked, that this blog would continue to evolve down the same path my life does — from married life to parenthood, to wherever else [...]