FRUGAL LIVING IN COLUMBUS,OHIO Frugal living is a lifestyle that involves careful planning and spending as well as avoiding waste. It's not about being cheap; it's really about being practical and making the most of available resources through various methods of saving money, reusing existing items instead of buying new ones, and finding bargains and good deals. The premise is that a person shouldn't pay more for something if he or she doesn't have to.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
2-24-10
NO COLUMBUS SCHOOLS TODAY
Oh goodie, lol.
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I keep hearing that you can possibly pick
up a Columbus Dispatch at Dollar Tree.
Don't know as I haven't tried to buy one there.
But that would be cool to be able to pick up
a few more Sunday papers for a buck
to get some extra coupons.
My tip when buying newspapers from stores
is to check to see if the coupon inserts are
in there before purchasing. A lot of times
people are coming up empty handed.
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I get asked this a lot, where can I find
printable coupons?
So I have compiled a list of where to find them.
My hint is to check the manufacture's websites.
For example type in your browser:
www.manufacture.com
replacing manufacture with a brand name
you are looking for.
Look under tabs such as:
promotions, offers and coupons
***PRINTABLE COUPONS***
SMARTSOURCE
KOHL'S
Sign up to receive $5.00 off your next $5.00 or more purchase.
RED PLUM
COLGATE
RIGHT AT HOME
COUPONS.COM
BOX TOPS/ BETTY CROCKER
KASHI
SOUTH BEACH
SMARTONES
SPLENDA
TABASCO
STONYFIELD
UNCLE BENS
WELCH'S
PILLSBURY
ANGEL SOFT
WYETH BRANDS (ex. Advil, Centrum, Chapstick, Robitussin)
DR SCHOLL'S
DIMETAPP
IMODIUM
LEVER 2000
MOTRIN
TYLENOL
CAT'S PRIDE
KIBBLES AND BITS
PURINA
CAREFREE
JUST FOR MEN
CASCADE
CATTLEMEN'S BBQ SAUCE
TASTER'S CHOICE
CREMORA
DANNON
GORTONS
MINUTE MAID
NESTLE
OLD ENGLISH
TRUE LEMON
VIVA
WOOLITE
TOM THUMB
NATURE MADE
NEOSPORIN
JIFFY LUBE
BJ's one day shopping pass
QUIZNOS
BASKIN ROBBINS
VALPAK
SAVE A LOT
TARGET
CELLFIRE
SHORTCUTS
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It's almost Spring cleaning time!!
Time to weed out all those unwanted items
and donate them.
I asked H&R Block about how to go about claiming
those donations.
She told me to save all the receipts (you get a
receipt when dropping off items at a thrift store
or when Kidney Foundation does a pick up).
You can also keep records online at:
NETWORK FOR GOOD
It is a Secure website to keep records of donations.
Tithing is also considered to be a donation to a church.
Keep track of those also.
Your total donations to charities — cash and noncash — can equal 50 percent of your adjusted gross income. Anything above that cannot be deducted in the year you donate. However, you can deduct your excess donations on next year’s return. In fact, you can “carry forward” excess contributions for up to four more years beyond the year you donated.
You will need to figure out the value of the items
donated. She said I did not need to keep a list
of all the items just the value amount
with the receipt.
BUT I have read online:
You’ll want to keep meticulous records of all your donations throughout the year. Write down dates, exactly what was donated, what condition the item was in and how much it was valued at the time of donation. Get signatures from the organization that accepted the donation.
You will need to go to these places below
to put a value on your donations. They have
a long list of items and what they feel they
are worth.
SALVATION ARMY
GOODWILL
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Spent most my day in the kitchen.
I've got most of the baking done for
Jonathan's "baking" business at school.
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- Fast81TA
- My name is Sherry, 39yrs old, from Columbus, Ohio. I am married, a SAHM, and have 3 children ages 9, 10 and 20. I have been frugal/thrifty all my life. I would like to share on this blog how we get by day to day on one income with a family of 5 with a dog and a cat. You will also hear about my everyday gripes about daily life and the cost of living. Hubby says my favorite saying is, "and that is another thing that pisses me off!"