What if I told you that there is a social internet platform that combines the social interactivity of Facebook,  the opportunity to win cash through games like treasure trooper and cash back shopping like swagbucks and ebates? Can you believe that someone has thought to combine them all into one AND they distribute a portion of their ad revenue [...]

September is National Coupon Month!!! In honor of this event, I thought it might be a good idea to offer a list of online coupon resources.

On Wednesday, September 1st from 7-8 pm EST (4-5 PST) we’ll be hosting the #FrugalLiving Twitter Party with Ebates and our Frugal Living Community Leaders. In honor of National Coupon Month we’ll be asking you to share you best couponing tips, how tos and stories. Throw in some trivia, awesome prizes and you, our members, [...]

I have a friend named Shane. This is Shane. Shane Has a website. Shane is creative. See Shane’s art? Shane also makes music. Here is some of Shane’s Music. Shane has a friend Named Cardy, but we don’t talk about him. Shane plays music. See Shane’s radio station? Shane also has one of the biggest [...]

I just got a huge bag of lemons at the produce outlet and thought I would list some of the things I could use them for.. well, besides the obvious. Freeze lemon juice in ice cube trays to use in summer drinks. Exfoliate and clean your feet – mix up some lemon pulp and brown [...]

I hate to talk business, don’t you? But sometimes it needs to be done.  When I started, there was anot a TON of information out there about how to monetize a smaller blog.  Evceryone sings the praises (and pains) of Google AdSense, but there are other options out there for the smaller bloggers like me. [...]

Woohoo!!!! I am finally getting around to posting some of the basics of REAL grocery savings.  If you take a gander to the top of the page I Have added a new page just for groceries. This will EVENTUALLY lead you through coupons, finding coupons, organizing coupons, finding sales, using your coupons with sales,creating a [...]

I try to spend some time every day looking back through older posts on blogs. Last night I was doing just that on Coppyblogger and I came across an article by Brian Clark on becoming a better writer. Now, I could wax poetic on how wonderfully written this post was, or how knowledgeable and informed Brian is;  but I think [...]

My mind is fried today.  Seriously fried.   I am a walking pile of incoherent babbling on legs. My to-do list for this week looks like it hasn’t even been touched and I am on mental overload. So here is my Top Ten List of things I do to de-stress, in no particular order: Bubble [...]

About a week and a half ago I posted about my new Search and Destroy mission for 2010. I am slowly going through my house, room by room and cleaning EVERYTHING.  In doing so, I am trying to catch up on some maintenance things that I always seem to forget. Basic maintenance is a must [...]

So last week I was introduced to the concept of a Twitter party. I was amazed, enchanted, befuddled and the ensuing chaos was hilarious. The concept of a twitter party is that a group of people meet at a designated time and converse on twitter via a specific hashtag. The second party I attended was [...]

When most people think of Memorial Day, they immediately associate it with a three day weekend,  BBQ’s and a kick off to the summer season. These things are all fine and good, but there is more to Memorial Day than just party time. Originally called “Decoration Day”, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those [...]

1. Is there something you’ve always wanted to try but just can’t muster up the courage to actually do yet? Lot’s of things.  All of them require me to go back to school or have time to look into them.  Herbology, learning to take a picture without snapping an image of my thumb, and remembering [...]

Since so many people are blogging these days and many of us are searching for information, I thought I would start a section chronicling all of the mistakes I have made. I am slowly learning, by trial and error, how to convert my online database I made for myself into a blog and space to [...]

I have never been a big fan of paper towels or napkins. Like tissues, I find they wind up wadded in little balls around the house.  Even with a waste basket in almost every room, these things multiply. My solution is linens. I admit it , I have a problem.  I love dishtowels, especially the [...]