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Ways to Save on Spooktacular Halloween Fun

Forget about bloody fangs, hanging skeletons and cackling witches, if you want a real scare leading up to Halloween, try filling up your gas tank in California. An unprecedented spike in fuel prices has added more than 50 cents a gallon to the Golden State’s pump prices. The AAA reported that gas prices hit a record of $4.67 per gallon on Monday morning, though market analysts say that number should fall in the coming weeks. Still, for many families the damage is already done. Now, it’s a matter of cutting back in other areas in order to stop the bleeding. … Continue reading →

How to Save on Costume Layouts

Happy Halloween! It’s T-minus 6 hours until the ghouls, goblins and ghosts are unleashed around the neighborhood. Snap-happy parents will be taking aim at their little monsters as they collect candy from friends, neighbors and virtual strangers. Then, it’ll be time to unload the loot and get sugared up. While my daughter devours her share of sugar, I’ll be going through my freshly snapped photos to see which will make the cut for my annual Halloween-themed scrapbook layout. Last Friday, I paid a visit to my local scrapbook shop to see if the manager had marked down some of the … Continue reading →

Where to Find Free Halloween Stencils for Your Pumpkin

If you know where to look, you can find freebies that will get you in the mood for whatever the closest holiday happens to be. Halloween isn’t too far away from now. The Halloween related freebies have started to pop up. Check these out before you spend money on a similar item. Will your kids be carving a jack-o-lantern this year? It can be helpful to use a stencil before children (or their parents), start cutting into that pumpkin! You can purchase these types of stencils from craft stores. Or, you can print some out for free, instead. Kaboose has … Continue reading →

Get a Coupon to Save $2.00 on DiGiorno Pizza and a Side

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There are a lot of families that have declared one special night of the week to be “pizza night”. Its anyone’s guess whether the children or the parents enjoy it more. Sometimes, a pizza, on its own, is not quite enough. DiGiorno has the solution. You can get a coupon to try a “pizza and side” from DiGiorno. It’s a little strange, but could be interesting. Everyone likes “pizza night”. Parents like the convenience of making a dinner that doesn’t involve a lot of preparation time, and doesn’t require much clean up afterwards. Kids and teenagers tend to love pizza, … Continue reading →

Save on Halloween Candy and Movies at Target

Ready for Halloween? It is not far away! Now is a great time to stock up on Halloween candy to hand out to all those trick-or-treaters. It is the perfect time of year to pop some popcorn, and watch a scary movie in the comfort and safety of your living room. This is also your chance to introduce your kids to some classic Halloween favorites. You can find great deals on your Halloween needs at Target right now. Candy is a big part of the Halloween fun. It is the motivation for most children to get dressed in costume, go … Continue reading →

Pumpkin Seeds 101

Have you carved your pumpkins yet? If you live in a warmer climate you might have held off until today to do so. When you get around to crafting your jack-o’-lanterns don’t forget to save the pumpkin seeds. Large pumpkins yield dozens of seeds that can be used in a variety of ways. GETTING THE SEEDS After you remove the top of your pumpkin carefully scoop out the pulp and seeds with a large serving spoon (or your hands) and place them in a bowl. You will need to separate the seeds from the pulp. I like to wash and … Continue reading →

Parents and Halloween: Scary Stuff!

What’s the Halloween game plan at your house? The holiday yields a litany of opportunities to exercise parental control beginning with the type of costume your child wears down to the type of candy you hand out to other people’s children. Then, there’s the decision between parents as to who stays behind to dole out candy and who shepards the mini ghouls and goblins around the neighborhood. And, perhaps, the toughest call to make as parent on Halloween: How much candy to allow your kids to eat on the big day before gathering up the sugary haul and locking it … Continue reading →

Single Parents Must Watch Out for Redundancy and Duplication

Let’s face it, as single parents our time is precious and wasting time or energy just is not a welcome option for most of us. I have found that one of the biggest time-wasters can be duplication and redundancy—whether it is doing something that is already been done, or lack of communication between myself and other people in my children’s lives that results in doubling up and duplication of stuff and adult “coverage.” It takes planning, scheduling, and sheer determination to try to cut out the redundancy and duplication. The trick to stamping out duplication is in understanding that our … Continue reading →

The Frugal Blog Week in Review: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2

Hello there! It is a quiet Saturday evening on the day before the Superbowl. my husband is getting the last kid to bed, I’m listening to my new Nora Jones music, and I am seriously thinking of taking a nice hot bath. Before that, though, I wanted to bring you the week in review for the Frugal Living Blog. I know you read every blog faithfully, so I’ll just assume you want to reread them all again. Saturday, January 27 Save on Paper: Take Advantage of Junk Mail In an earlier blog, Save on Paper: The Three Best Ways, I … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Spend Less on Halloween

The cute costumes, the Martha Stewart decorations, the bags and bags of candy…the cost of it adds up. Just like the dark monster in the corner, you are afraid to take a good look at how much your are actually spending. Halloween has certainly become a big holiday. In fact, according to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent more than $8 billion last year celebrating. Eight billion! Seriously. It doesn’t have to be that way. Instead, brandish your own bag of tricks to spend less this Halloween. You’ll be able to make it a magical holiday and leave the bills … Continue reading →