Snootyvixen

It’s getting harder and harder as the months go by, and I do my best to take things in my stride and not complain. This month I was really stretching to make it to the end of the month. My food stamps have been reduced because I am being paid for 4 hours of work [...]

Raising my two youngest daughters to respect money is a becoming a challenge. My approach toward their weekly allowance probably differs vastly from most parents views on the topic; though, on hearing my rationale, many parents I’ve spoken to agree that it’s a good idea. Paris is 10 and Ciel is 9. They each receive [...]

You’ve heard me rave about 6pm.com and their great deals – in fact, most of the shoes I buy come from 6pm. They have a “deal a day” type arrangement where they choose certain brands that go on sale for just one day. Have you seen their sale for today? Two of my favorite brands [...]

I felt the need to go grocery shopping again today. Donating groceries felt so good that I needed to donate more! Today’s shopping coup netted $159.37 worth of goodies for just $24.36 (and I still have $15 in catalinas to spend on my next shopping trip). Here’s what I came home with: 6 jars of [...]

Just got home from a shopping trip with – 11 boxes of cereal, – 16 paper towel rolls, – 24 cans of veggies, – 11 boxes of chicken & beef broth, – 5 Breyers ice cream, – 17 Knorr rice sides and a 3lb bag of apples for 28.96 after store discounts and coupons, and [...]

It’s been just a couple of weeks since I cut up the credit cards, and I’m looking forward to my debt-free future with renewed enthusiasm! Yes, it was hard. I wanted to convince myself that I could keep one card in a draw somewhere because I would surely have a future emergency that necessitated the [...]

I know they grow up fast. But this is a phase that I wish she would grow out of VERY quickly!!

We survived no less than FOUR cab rides in Chicago! I feel quite accomplished! Before I update on our last day in the windy city, I have a shopping triumph to report: After being in Chicago for 3 days, I really needed to get some REAL bargains at the grocery store – my budget for [...]

no, SNL fans, not Amy Poehler! It’s just lil ol’ me …. I need one of those voice recorders you can talk in to when you get ideas. Because all morning, I’ve been thinking of things to blog about, then when I sit down at the keyboard I can’t think of anything! Ciel just made [...]

I took a workshop from Kim and Jenn over at Retire With Coupons, and have become fired up about couponing again. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve bought both popcorn and soup for just what the tax cost, and got many more bargains as well. I just came home from the grocery store with [...]