I use a plastic index card box with index card dividers to store and sort my coupons. It holds all the coupons my family needs and is small enough to fit in my tote bag when I go shopping.
But the box system frustrates a lot of people, so I’ve been mentioning other methods when I [...]

Are you good at picking out the clearance sales?
Family Balance Sheet has this post: After-Holiday Clearance Sales aren’t Just About Christmas.
A snippet:
Search all around the store, not just the holiday themed aisles and the end-caps. The paper products were found in the paper product aisle and they were unmarked. Keep those eyes open.

Here’s a post from Moms Need to Know that’s getting a lot of traffic and comments – When couponers and non-couponers collide.
The story is based on the snarky comments that non-couponing customers have made to couponing customers.
A snippet:
As long as one is completely organized with their coupons before getting in to line and is using [...]

If you are a mom of a little one, you know that the Internet is full of mom-related networks and sites.
The ones I knew about from 10 years ago or so were bulletin boards for moms who were pregnant about the same time. Some of the newer parenting sites are geographic based. Much of the [...]

Hmm … I don’t recall seeing so much debate about previous unemployment benefits extension proposals in Michigan. I’m not sure how to interpret it.
Sven Gustafson, who hosts the Michigan Job Search blog at MLive, did a post yesterday with an update on the latest proposal to extend jobless benefits for those who are unemployed.
I usually [...]

My friend Candy at Deal With It, Simply! and her husband are working through the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University classes.
She’s been posting about her experiences and perspective on her blog:
This week our goal was to sit together and plan out our budget. It was stressful trying to find the time, but we did and [...]

Kim at Frugal Finesse is the frugal blogger and reporter for the South Bend Tribune.
One of her recent posts was Take a peek inside our gift box.
What’s that all about? She’s snagging deals off-season that work for Christmas and birthday gifts!
A snippet:
During the past six months, our gift box has served us well.
When we [...]

Coupon Sherpa has a sense of humor with some of these 50 Cheap and Easy Halloween Costumes for Adults and Children.
Clue: think of people and situations that have made the news during this recession ….

I haven’t created my Christmas budget spreadsheet yet, but I do have my archived records from the past few years.
Did you remember all the extra expenses that come up that time of year?
Life Off the Shelf has a good list at A Simple, Frugal Christmas Part III.

The Money Help for Christians blog has 10 practical tips on how you can save money by creating a frugal community.
A snippet:
What I am suggesting is that groups of frugal friends can form money saving networks for mutual financial benefit. While not all of these ideas will apply, even a small group of five families [...]