What is to come....

Hello there!
My next posts will be about saving money to buy a house!
Making my own detergent, foaming soap & deoderizer for the bathroom !
I am also looking at my daughters 10th bday party and need to look at things that will not cost me that much.. That being said, I am making my own pinata! I have boxes, cardboards and all the newspapers I want for FREE!
annnd Let's not forget Superbowl and Valentines are right around the corner!

2015 Time to be FRUGAL!!

I have been trying for the last couple of years to be more frugal. To save more and spend less.. This year, I am even making more of an attempt.  I wish I had the time, space and the know how to do Extreme Couponing- but I do NOT have any of that!

I have set myself up for the way I like and the way that will work for me, I got a 1" mini binder to be my budget binder! I have actually made up all my own paperwork that I have used in my binder.
It is about being organized and taking time to search and look for ads, coupons, etc..

Steps to being frugal, saving money-- 😏 stop trying to pick up the tab! So late night run to grab food for my man after I fixed dinner, make him pay! I'm not going to do it.. And beer runs, not pulling money out when I am not drinking!!
I saved myself about $40 tonight by not doing the norm .. Feeling proud

Made My own Piggy Bank

 My boss always brings candy into work and I found these Twizzlers containers just about to go into the trash- when I saved them!
I decided I wanted to have my own container to save coins and not be a coffee can. So I used scrappaper and ribbon that has adhesive on the backside. Decorated the top and added an A to the top of the lid.

 No one knows what it is for, I add whatever I have left over in my wallet on pay day so that if I have $5 or $1's they all go in there... It is nice to save it. At one point after several months of saving I had $180 in there and used it for groceries!