The Sweet Life On A Budget

  Benjamin Franklin started from humble beginnings and worked his way up to being a very prosperous man.   He knew that everyone’s resources and strengths are different.   However, we all can use our resources and talents to our best advantage.    No one can tell you what this will look like or what you are personally willing to do or give up to achieve your goal.    The only thing we can do is share our experiences, ideas, and solutions.    If you are interested in getting just 1% better at a time, then this post is for you.    Each week we share at least 1 thing that has improved our living within our means and possibly put a little money aside for a rainy day.   This is how we will Live Large In The Cheat Seats . One way to Live Large In The Cheap Seats is to prepare for Christmas the entire year.   Each year I use rebate apps and survey sites to earn money for our holiday spending including Christmas, birthdays, a...

  FREE 8 X 12 Print from Walgreens Thank you, Walgreens for another great offer this week. Walgreens is offering a free 8X12  Prints.  I have taken advantage of this and ordered 1 different print to give as a gift next year.    Add 8X12 Print. to your Walgreen’s cart.    Then at checkout add the promo code:   FROSTY8X10 .   This will make your print free when you select pickup from your local Walgreens.   Here is the link to get your cards: Walgreen Prints   This deal ends December 25, 2021, so head on over and order your prints ASAP.   Enjoy your freebie!

  Making small changes that have big results.      With Christmas coming, I wanted to get a few deals out to you as soon as possible, so you could get the best selections.     Here are a few deals that are good for stocking stuffers, holiday meal stock up or  Kroger Deals (November 5 - 18, 2021) ** Check your Best Customer Coupons .      This month I received the following coupons from Kroger- OIKOS Yogurt (6oz),  Kroger Bagged Salad (6-12 oz).    Wasa Crispbreads Cost: $3.29 OOP: $3.29 IBOTTA: $3.3.50 Final Cost: FREE Holiday Meal Stock-Up Sale Items on the Kroger Promotion for buy 10 get - $.50 each.   NOTE- Prices reflect final cost.  Swanson Chicken Broth, .49* Red Gold Tomatoes, .49* Campbells Gravy, .49* Campbells Cream of Soups, .75* Betty Crocker Potatoes, .99* Betty Crocker Cake/Brownie Mix, .75* Kroger Apple Juice, .99* Swiss Miss Cocoa, $1.49* Kroger Ice Cream, $1.99* Green Giant...

  Each year I try to hold back a little money at Christmas time, so I can take advantage of the after Christmas sales.    Now this year, my usual places have been a little slow to place their items on deep discounts, but let's see what I was able to save.  Although this looks like a really went overboard on frivolous things, wait until you judge me.       Tissues The small boxes of tissues are Kleenex brand, 3 ply and a count of 55.   Kroger had these boxes marked down to $0.89 each and gave me a 5 times digital coupon for $0.50 off each.      This brought my cost down to $0.39 each or  $0.007 per tissue. The cheapest I can find tissues during the year is for 3 ply, 120 count,  box of Meijer’s tissues for $1.00 each or $0.008 each.    In 2020, it was difficult to find the Meijer’s rock bottom price, so our closet is a little bare.   Therefore, I picked up the Christmas boxes of tissues but cou...

  Christmas is NOT an Emergency! The Sweet Life On A Budget Thank you Walgreens for another great offer this week. Walgreens is offering 1 free 8 X 10 Print.     I have taken advantage of this and ordered a wildlife print to give as a gift for next year’s Christmas.    Add 1 8 X10  print to your Walgreen’s cart.    Then at check out add the promo code:     STAR8X10.   This will make your prints free when you select pickup from your local Walgreens.   Here is the link to get your cards:  https://photo.walgreens.com/store/prints?tab=Photo%20Nav%20|%20Prints I am not sure how long this Promo Code will work, so head on over and order your prints ASAP.   Enjoy your freebee!

  Stop The Presses!   Here is my first Christmas 2020 post of the year.  Erin from “My Frugal Home” tries to purchase all of her Christmas Presents for under $100.00 each year.   She gets really creative and has many strategies to help out.    In addition to her ideas for reducing the cost of this holiday,  I have a few tricks to add.   Come along from August to December to see how we can lower our holiday expenses.      January - September  2020 Here is what is I have left from the 2019 couponing year:   In addition, I have been watching for great deals this year and requesting samples from companies that will help to stuff my family’s stockings this Christmas. Here are some of the things I have been able to pick up:  10 (4X6 Prints), 3 (8x10 Print), 12 Photo Christmas Cards, 6 Full Size Nail Polish,  2 Eye Shadows, 2 Maybelline Baby Lips,  7 Razors (4 Female, 3 Male), 360 Emery Boards, 360 C...

Christmas is NOT an Emergency! The Sweet Life On A Budget Thank you Walgreens for another great offer this week. Walgreens is offering a free 8 X 10 Print.     I have taken advantage of this and ordered a print of a beautiful sunrise over the Hoover Reservoir to frame for a Christmas present.        Add 1 8 X10 print to your Walgreen’s cart.    Then at check out add the promo code: SMILE8X10. This will make your print free when you select pickup from your local Walgreens. Here is the link to get your cards:  https://photo.walgreens.com/store/prints?tab=Photo%20Nav%20|%20Prints I am not sure how long this Promo Code will work, so head on over and order your cards ASAP.   Enjoy your FREE BEE!

Christmas is NOT an Emergency! The Sweet Life On A Budget Thank you Walgreens for another great offer this week. Walgreens is offering free printing of 6 free premium cards.     I have taken advantage of this and developed and ordered 6 free Christmas cards for this upcoming year.       Add 6 5X7 Premium Photo Cards to your Walgreen’s cart.    Then at check out add the promo code: PREMIUM6.   This will make your cards free when you select pickup from your local Walgreens.   Here is the link to get your cards:  https://photo.walgreens.com/store/design-catalog?ptype=cards&sku=CommerceProduct_125921#/bspview?ptype=cards&sku=CommerceProduct_125921&filters=skuList~CommerceProduct_125921&offset=0&view=BSP&bspOffset=0&isLoadMore=false I am not sure how long this Promo Code will work, so head on over and order your cards ASAP.   Enjoy your freebie!

Stop The Presses!   Here is my first Christmas 2020 deal of the year.  Snapfish is offering 10 free 4X6 prints that will be delivered directly to you.     I took a beautiful picture of my church at Christmas time and have ordered my 10 free prints to add to my Christmas cards for my church friends to add a little love this  year.      You can get your free pictures too, but act fast because these code normally only work for a short time.    Here is how:  Add 10 4x6” prints to your cart and enter promo code JN10FREE to make it FREE with FREE shipping.  https://www.snapfish.com/standard-print-4x6-details#!/pdpview Have you scored any great deals so far this year? Leave a comment below.

Erin from “My Frugal Home” tries to purchase all of her Christmas Presents for under $100.00 each year.   She gets really creative and has many strategies to help out. In addition to her ideas for reducing the cost of this holiday,  I have a few tricks to add. Come along from August to December to see how we can lower our holiday expenses.      January - July  2019 Earlier in the year, I have been couponing and requesting samples from companies that will help to stuff my family’s stockings this Christmas. Here are some of the things I have been able to pick up:  Nice Razors, Grilling Supplies, Mechanical Pencils, Drawing Pencils, Makeup Sets, 2 Full Size Nail Polish, various bottles of Shampoo and Conditioner, Hair Spray, Samples of Hair Care Products, Face Mask, Make-Up Remover, Large Candles, and Various Assortment of Make-Up.  August 2019  Bic Gelocity Pens (13 ct), 3 Covergirl  Mascaras,...