If you like this frugal tip – PIN IT on Pinterest! Here’s a quick tip – if you want to take a walk but hate to lug your purse or wallet with you, you can use a binder clip (or even the smaller versions like pictured) to attach your house key and a few bucks! If you have a locker that you keep your items in at the gym, you can clip your lock key [...]

Storybook Pages as Placemats Here’s a fun way to add your child’s favorite stories into their mealtime! You can take storybook pages and laminate them – voila! Want to make them even more personal? Let your little one use a glue stick and cutouts or a marker to personalize their storybook placemats before you laminate them! You can pick up a good deal on a laminator from Amazon – I use mine all of the [...]

My hubby and I like to stay on top of our costs for TV, Internet and our Phones and occasionally we do comparison shopping to make sure we’re getting the best deal for the best prices.  Here’s just that opportunity for you to do the same thing.  You enter your address and zipcode and then all the potential companies, programs and costs are put together for you so you can compare and price your options.  [...]

  {This is a guest post done by Kate Sorensen at Coupon Cravings.} In part one of the Birthday Party on a Budget series we made our own party girl shirt, and in part two of Birthday Party on a Budget we discussed dessert pedestals that you can make for a fraction of the price, instead of purchasing in a big box retail store. In part three of Birthday Party on a Budget we made [...]

  This is a guest post done by Kate Sorensen at Coupon Cravings. In part one of the Birthday Party on a Budget series we made our own party girl shirt, and in part two of Birthday Party on a Budget we discussed an item, diy dessert pedestals, that you can make, instead of purchasing in a big box retail store for a fraction of the price. In Part three of Birthday Party on a [...]

Reduce household expenditure – Saving money and keeping away debt The biggest expense in a person’s life is the home. So, when you are required to think of lowering the expenditure, the very first thing that comes to your mind is your household. It is not only the mortgage and the insurance payments and the taxes that you are required to manage, there are also the numerous household expenditure. Simply debt advice can’t help you [...]

  This is a guest post done by Kate Sorensen at CouponCravings. In part two of Birthday Party on a Budget let’s talk about items that you might already have and/or are very easy and inexpensive to find to add that extra little touch to your party. These are things that you can add to any party, whether it be a boys birthday party, girls birthday party, or even a retirement party at that! In [...]

  This is a guest post done by Kate Sorensen at CouponCravings. Check back every week for a new installment of this series! A little girl’s Birthday party is fun to plan for, especially if you can do it without spending a ton of money. There are a few steps you can take to make the cutest little things while letting the savings add up, especially if you use coupons at the craft store when purchasing [...]

Calling all crafters & Do-It-Yourself’ers – I am currently seeking submissions for my DIY on a Dime section of the site! I already have a few posted, a Cupcake Mug gift, Lip Sugar Scrub, Homemade Febreze and Laundry Detergent but I would love to keep adding these great do-it-yourself ideas and need your help to do so! Please send your submissions to info@adventuresofacouponista.com and if I choose your DIY on a Dime tip, I’ll send [...]

We have all been rushing around looking for the best deal on gifts for Christmas this year, but sometimes the best gift is one that you make yourself! I love creating gifts and these cupcake mugs are always a great hit! The Dollar Tree always has a nice variety of holiday mugs – but you don’t even have to have a Christmas theme, you could do any type of mug to fit the recipient’s personality [...]

With the cold and dry air of winter comes dry, chapped, and flakey lips. You could buy an expensive lip scrub to take care of your smoocher OR you could be frugal about it and make your own! Simply mix sugar and petroleum jelly together in a small container until they form a paste and brush on your lips with a clean toothbrush. Easy peasy! Since we can often find toothbrushes for free after coupons, [...]

We see lots of great coupon deals on air fresheners – plug ins, carpet powders, sprays, etc. But we rarely ever see any great stock-up deals on Febreze! This is a great way to make your own for less! What You’ll Need: 1/8 cup of fabric softener 2 Tbsp baking soda 32 oz spray bottle (how about an old Febreze spray bottle?) hot water Gather your supplies and pour the fabric softener and baking soda [...]

Taking care of an infant, a toddler, and a teenager keeps me so busy that sometimes I just don’t have time (or energy) to organize my coupons and get to the store! when I start to get behind or find myself skipping a week or two of snagging the sales – I have to do something to pull myself out of the funk! That’s when I pull together some of my best coupons I can [...]

If you only had to spend $6 a YEAR for laundry detergent, you’d be saving a LOT! What would you use your savings for? Here’s a recipe to spend only around $6 and make a year’s worth of detergent – not only is it frugal, but there are no harsh additives or dyes either!! Here’s what you will need: 5 gallon bucket with lid (You can find these at Home Depot) Ivory bar soap Borax [...]