I hope the information I provide here will go a long way towards helping you save money.  And if you have anything to contribute, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment, a particular way that you save money, or any other helpful hint that will benefit everyone that visits this site.

Happy Savings,

The Saving Lady

Save With Coupons You Can Use Today

Save with coupons by putting these brand new releases to work for you today.

$1.00 off 2 boxes of Cascadian Farm Granola Bars

$1.00 off TWO Muir Glen products

$0.80 off four Hamburger Helper Skillet Meals

$1.00 off 2 General Mills Divisional cereals

$1.00 off Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter

$0.75 off Dulce de Leche Cheerios cereal

$0.40 off 2 Pillsbury or Grands! Sweet Rolls

$3.00 off ALKA-SELTZER ANTACID AND ALKA-SELTZER

$1.00 off ON ANY ALKA-SELTZER ANTACID

$2.00 off on any Ester-C The Better Vitamin C

$3.00 off one Osteo Bi-Flex Caplets Softgel

$2.00 off LeapFrog: Numberland DVD

$2.00 off Valentine’s Day Titles

$2.00 off Maybelline New York Dream Face

Buy 1 Chock Full O’ Nuts product, Save 75¢. Expires 3/31/2012. One time use only.

Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) Fisher® Canned Snack Nut item of any variety, 4 oz. or larger. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. (Only at Jewel – Osco)

Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Salt Sense, Save 35¢. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only.

Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, Save 40¢. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only.

Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Sea Salt, Save 40¢. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. 

Look for more hot new coupons in future posts.

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There is hardly a day goes by that I don’t use my Roku. In the morning I turn on the Gymbox channel and do my yoga and pilates exercises. At $10/month, it’s a lot cheaper than a gym membership and because there are so many routines to choose from, workouts never gets boring. With Roku there is no need for outrageously expensive cable channels. I have enough programming to watch for the next 20 years, especially the BBC mysteries which I dearly love, not to mention all the episodes of Murder She Wrote. If you don’t have a Roku, you’re missing out on one of the greatest tech gadgets of the decade.

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Blogger’s Merry Christmas To All

Buy styrofoam coffee cups. Wrap them with tin foil. Cut a small hole in the bottom of each cup. Cut a length of ribbon about 10″ long and tie the ends together with a knot that will not slip through the hole in the bottom of the cup. Thread the ribbon through the hole. You now have a silver bell that can be hung on the tree.

Buy inexpensive gift tags with pretty designs on them to use as ornaments.

String popcorn and cranberries together in long strands and drape on the tree limbs.

Gather up pine cones. Decorate with artificial snow or glue on glitter. Hang on the tree.

Buy a bag of cheap, pre-made bows – the kind that you stick on packages. Put two of them together to form a ball and hang.

Those cheap candy canes for sale at all grocery stores also make cheap ornaments.

If you’re a real “crafty” type, Martha Stewart has dozens of ideas for ornaments and holiday decorations. Some of these ornaments are so cute you might want to whip up a few and give them as gifts.

So make out your Christmas list, set a budget, and save yourself time and money  — not to mention stress — by shopping online at Amazon.com.

Shop Amazon’s Toys – Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals Week

Let’s take a look at the top ten toys to grace store shelves in recent history:

1.    Furby. Sure, you were probably ready to throw it out the window within a month of hearing it in the background, but the toy’s simple but appealing gimmick of “love me and feed me – I’m your new best friend!” worked wonderfully in taking the place of your child’s imaginary friend.

2.    Pogs. Although on the surface these tiny discs are rather unimpressive, their popularity was insurmountable in the 90s as they took on all sorts of pop culture themes that made them must-haves for any “cool cat.”

3.    Tamagotchi. Sure, your pet wasn’t anything more than a few pixels on a 1-inch screen, but it served as a much better alternative to the expenses and stress of having a real pet to care for.

4.    Silly Bandz. No, not the knock-off wristbands – the Silly Bandz. These wristbands, which take the shape of various animals and objects, proved to be the definition of social status for kids in 2009/2010.

5.    Pillow Pets. There’s something about the concept of a fake pet that continues to lure kids of all ages. These incredibly soft, plush pillows were shaped in the form of a variety of animals to take the place of your child’s stuffed animal.

6.    Bop-It. Praised for its ability to engage others socially, Bop-It was another ultimate fad of the 90s that tested users’ reflexes as well as mental capabilities. You might find that the original Bop-It toys go for quite a hefty price tag on eBay these days.

7.    Barbie. The woman that started it all, what young girl doesn’t look up to their Barbie doll as the standard for American beauty? Introduced and popularized in the 1960s by Ruth Handler, these girl-oriented toys are still popular on store shelves today.

8.    Pokemon cards. C’mon, surely you remember stupidly trading your Charizard on the school bus for a Goldeen? Card decks and booster packs of these trading cards lined the stockings of kids and teens all through the late ‘90s and early ‘00s.

9.    Star Wars memorabilia. Anyone who lived through the ‘70s as a child can probably tell you the Star Wars mania that ensued following the release of the original Star Wars movies. T-shirts, trading cards, action figures, odds were something branded with “Star Wars” ended up under your holiday tree.

10.    Tickle Me Elmo. The behemoth of all holiday toys, Tickle Me Elmo is the giggly, cutesy doll that had mothers breaking out into fist fights over who got the last one after waiting in line for hours on the eve of Black Friday.

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