tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45287294266966458212009-12-31T15:02:34.198-05:00Finding ways to SAVE instead of SPEND. Stay-at-home Frugal Mom discusses: Saving money, recipes, coupons, decorating your house, feeding and clothing your family for less.Candacefrugalindy@gmail.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528729426696645821.post-18113130379861221282009-04-23T23:35:00.002-04:002009-04-23T23:38:36.387-04:00

I hope that everyone will join me over at Frugal Indy. I will not be maintaining The Savings Swap and plan to remove it soon, so join me here. There is plenty for everyone - even if you are not a Hoosier!If you have any questions, you can contact me at Frugalindy@gmail.com

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Join me over at Frugal Indy for the January Stay-at-Home Challenge.

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Here is a super easy and good way to use that Tilapia Fish from Meijer! The croutons are so much better than bread crumbs - you'll never use them again!Easy Breaded Fish3/4 cup crushed croutons ( I put them through the food processor for a few seconds)1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese2 tsp dried parsley flakes1 egg1 Tbs water1 Tbs lemon juice (I've left this out when I don't have any and it's been

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Have you stopped by my new blog "Frugal Indy"?  You may have noticed the posts have been scarce around here.  Stop on over and say Hi.  You will find the same type of posts we had here with an added interest in the free and frugal happenings in Indianapolis, IN.

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Turkey Noodle Soup is a tradition at our home.  We always look forward to this post- Thanksgiving treat!Please visit Frugal Indy later today when I will be showing you step by step how to make some of this yummy soup for your family.

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Check out how you can get some of you Christmas Shopping back!  Read my post here.

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Check out my spending and savings at Frugal Indy.  I saved $254 this week!

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Yea!  Walgreens has released a $5 off $20 coupon for  Fri & Sat.  Read more and get the link here.

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You can see what I got at Kmart for $14.  The total before coupons was $85.Go to my new blog Frugal Indy.

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Happy Veteran's Day!Stop by Frugal Indy today and read about a free postcard you can send to a soldier.  It's easy and quick!  

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Here are a few verses to think on today from Proverbs 22:1 & 7A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches....The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.I hope you will take some time to meditate on these verses today. If you have a favorite verse or a thought you'd like to share, post it below.

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Check out my  Super Savings Saturday Shopping on my new blog Frugal Indy!  Check it out here!

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Please come and visit my new blog Frugal Indy.  I would love to have you stop by and take a look.  It is still in the beginning stage but stop on by!  

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You can read here about the Free First Thursday nights at The Children's Museum of Indiana.

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I've had several motivations along the way, for living frugally and especially concentrating on being a thrifty shopper. When Ron and I first married, we were very blessed to be able to purchase a nice old fixer-upper home - we joke that it was like the house on "It's a Wonderful Life". That house took quite a bit of my time (and everyone else in my family's too!) and I wanted to stay home and

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Do you ever need a break? I've decided that I will take a few weeks off from coupon shopping - unless I see some great deal on yogurt! (We use a lot of that!)That is one of the great things about "Stockpile Shopping" - you have a stockpile! So I plan to use it for the next few weeks and just make an occasional trip to Aldi's for the bare essentials. I LOVE October - is that weird? It's one of my

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A big thanks to everyone who came to the "Savings Swap - Saving Instead of Spending - Workshop". It was fun being able to share what I've learned about frugal shopping. If you'd like to learn more about "Becoming a Thrifty Shopper" read my posts here.Thanks also to the Village Library and to their Librarian Andrea Berstler (she is standing in the second photo) for asking me to speak.If you

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This was originally posted on 5/5/08. I thought with all the talk about money in the news this would be a good time to revisit this series.I am starting a series today on "Becoming a Thrifty Shopper". I plan to talk about the motivation behind this goal, how to start, couponing, Internet resources and some of my favorite stores.Motivation - Getting in touch with my Frugal Side.It seems to me like

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Here is a great FREE activity for this weekend!Smithsonian Magazine is advertising a "Free Museum Day". It is THIS SATURDAY - September 27, 2008! That's not much time to plan - but it's worth checking out!"Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide."You can print a pass here that will get you and a guest into one of hundreds of museums

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So here is my Very Yummy breakfast I made with my almost free stuff!The Eggos are from Meijer - on sale + coupon for less than .75 a box. The Yoplus yogurt has had tons of coupons and printables out there - I can usually get it for around $1.00 a 4-pack. Here is a coupon link.The peaches were given to me by a church family that has peach trees!And on top is a sprinkling of Honey Bunches of O's "

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To those of you who come to The Savings Swap on a regular basis, you have noticed I have been very negligent at my blogging lately!So what have I been up to? Well, as you can see here I went bowling! Okay, that was just one afternoon! But, I have had my parents in visiting from out of town for 10 days.Last week we expanded our "Fun Day" and included Grandpa and Grandma. Little Z earned enough

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WAIT - don't throw out your Sunday papers yet. In this week's USA Weekend insert there were some really good coupons. 2 of my 4 papers had $11.00 in coupons, including $1.00 off Listerine and J &J Baby - which are an ECB deal at CVS this week. I plan to go and get 5 Listerine.Here is my deal:Buy 5 Listerine @ $4.00 ea (= $20.00)Use $3/15 (My store should still accept this although expired)Use 2 -

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Anyone that knows me already is quite aware of this fact! I love LOVE - Chick-fil-a! We have been there twice this month. Once for the "Dress like a Cow" free chicken day and again the other day for Kid's night and it was also Customer Appreciation Week.Here are a few fun pictures from our Chick-fil-a trips!Now - to make it even more tempting to stop for some chicken, our local Chick-fil-a has

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Our sales change on Thursday, so today is the last day to pick up the Tilapia fish deal at Meijer. It is really a great deal. You buy 2 and get 2 free - also add 4 $2.00 off coupons from the Meijer Meal Box for a grand total of $4.00 for 4- 1 lb bags of individually frozen fish fillets. We love Tilapia it is a great fish to bake. If your ads change on Sunday the deal might be past for you so

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Here it is again another Monday morning! It seems like we always deal with the "Monday Morning Messies".After the weekend it is time for a quick clean-up of the house. I like to clean up the Kitchen, make beds, straighten the rooms etc. before I do anything else.I really have a hard time thinking when there's too much mess in my house - it's like noise to me. I think that I must have ADDD (

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