Frugal Living – Focusing on tips and strategies to save you money in all aspects of your every day life.
Restaurants Where Kids Eat Free & Other Specials
Here are some Canadian Restaurants that offer Kids Eat Free or special offers for kid’s though out the week. If you know of other restaurants in your area that offer Kid’s Eat Free, please comment below to let us know. We will be starting a “Local” section for non chain restaurants that will be sorted by town/city.
This post is sponsored by RedFlagDeals. All opinions and wording are my own.
The back to school madness has started and we are all looking for ways to cut costs this time of year. There are new book bags, sneakers, clothing, school supplies and lunch supplies. The list can be long and expensive.
Our plan of attack when it comes to getting the best bang for our buck, includes a few steps and a really great tool, RedFlagDeals.com’s App. Check out all the tips and details of how we shop for the Best Back To School Savings.
Tip of the day- how to dice onions.
It sounds simple enough, right? Just cut it up… I used to always dice up my onions by cutting them in half and placing the flat side down, then cut one way and then the other. When I would get to the end I was holding, the chunks would get bigger and uneven as there was less to hold onto.
Easy Roasted Cauliflower
We picked up 4 heads of cauliflower last night for $1.50 each. Here is one recipe I have made so far. We love cauliflower and this is just one way to prep it.
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Roasted Cauliflower
Meal planning can seem overwhelming and tedious at first. It does take time and energy, and it seems like too much in the beginning. I assure you, after you get into the groove of meal planning weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, you will find it to be a huge time and money saver.
Today’s tips are about how to pick your meals.
Laundry is something we all have to do. So let’s talk about ways to reduce the costs of this mundane weekly/daily chore.
I feel like we do not wear our clothing or value our clothing the same as we did when I was growing up. We wore our clothes until they were dirty. Pants at least 2 times, maybe 3, shirts were usually one time, but sweaters wore over tops of shirts would have been worn multiple times as well. As I move through the piles of laundry each week, I have been noticing the quality of clothing is lower, washing more often simply means replacing them sooner, and also wasting water, energy and time!
So here are my tips to save money on laundry…and we will leave the chat about quality vs. price to another post!
(side note: do you remember those concert T’s or hoodies from university that we still have 15-20 years later….I doubt our kids will be able to wear similar clothing more than 5 years from now.)
Collecting Coupons When shopping at the Pharmacy, always look for coupon booklets, samples, etc from the Pharmacist. WalMart occassionally has coupon booklets, samples and such available at the Pharmacy counter. Shopper’s Drug Mart also has coupon booklets many times. Money off and Optimum points offers. Ask your Pharmacist, you might be surprised what they have … Read more
When something stops working, google how to fix it. We have repared dripping showers, leaky toilets, lawnmower, dryer and more. This always saved us the minimum service call charge and usually much less in the end to repair, as we didn’t pay labour. Google the model number and brand, plus the problem gou are encountering. … Read more
I have mentioned this one before, but it needs to be repeated. CHECK THE CLEARANCE SHELF in your produce section of the grocery store. These grapes were marked down to only $2 because of ONE grape being spoiled. Or how about these tomatoes on 50% markdown for just one bad one as well. It is … Read more
Look High and Low. When you are shopping, be sure to keep your eyes open and look high and low. Manufacturers pay big bucks to have their products placed at eye level. The higher priced brands will be displayed where the majority of shoppers are bound to look. ALWAYS look above and below eye level … Read more