The worldwide virus has created upheaval and overload on our medical community and economy. Panic buying has hit the grocery stores and as a result, your grocery strategies will need to change.
We’re sharing multiple grocery strategies to help you survive a Flu Pandemic and Panic Buying. We’ll also help you with Stocking Up and Emergency Preparedness.
During this time of uncertainty, there will be hoarding, supply chain disruptions, fear, and shortages … in the short term.
But if most of us can stay calm and realize that your local grocer will not run out … Read more »
Do you check your Grocery Store receipt before you leave the store? Once you read this article, we are convinced that you will never fail to do this again!
Shopping sales, using coupons, and stumbling across super-discounted bargains are all great ways to save loads of cash. That is unless you don’t really get the savings you anticipated. How is that possible? Simple, at the checkout counter you are charged a retail price, or more, on your discounted items and never even know it.
Is this some sinister ploy? No, but we’ve seen a level of incompetence in many retail establishments despite … Read more »
This Making Money Page contains a growing list of tips from our readers on ways they make money and save money on everyday expenses!
This page includes ideas for making money such as checking contracts for things purchased or rented; selling on Swip Swap; checking household bills for accuracy & unneeded items; IRS deductions to take; employment that offers discounts, perks or free services and earning gift cards with Swagbucks!
Gas prices may have come down a bit, but other prices haven’t. Using some of these simple money saving ideas will help you put more money in the bank to protect your family against the uncertain times ahead.
GROCERIES
Don’t buy lunch meat at the deli counter.Save up to $4 per pound by buying chubs of ham or turkey ham in the meat department and have the deli slice it.
Grind your own beef.We buy chuck roast or steak for $1.50 per pound and grind it at home. It is equivalent to the $5 per pound leanest ground beef … Read more »
Are you looking for Creative Ways to Save Money? This page is full of great ideas to help you spend less on everyday expenses!
You’ll find tips for saving money including using cash; tracking sales cycles; bartering; negotiating; shopping on CraigsList and military discounts. These are super frugal, creative and fun ways to make your money go further.
Katie Baker is an award winning news anchor and meteorologist at KPHO CBS in Phoenix. We spent a few hours with her and cameraman Mike in our home talking about many different ways that we save money including: groceries, utilities, gas / auto, clothes, and holidays.
Each day’s story will be posted on a separate page.
They’ve been dubbed America’s Cheapest Family – and for good reason.
The appropriately named, Economides (yes, that’s their real name) have managed to live within or below their means.
They have lots of ideas on how to save that come from personal experience.
This was a good interview, but we could tell that Tess felt a little uncomfortable discussing frugality. You can listen to the entire interview at the bottom of the page or read the transcript here.
We take ‘cheapskate’ as a compliment
Frugality is a virtue. Tess Vigeland explores the wisdom of cutting your costs with the Economides, America’s cheapest family (and yes, that’s their real name).
TESS VIGELAND: Tightwad, a cheapskate, don’t like being called those names? Well, Annette and Steve Economides don’t mind. They not only enjoy being cheap, they actually wrote a book about it. It’s called America’s Cheapest … Read more »
We did a series of 5 videos with the Kathy Rankin and the crew at SheKnows.com covering a range of money-saving topics including:
Top Money Saving Tips from each of our three books
10 Things Parents Should Never Pay For
Holiday Savings: Clothes, Food and Gifts Black Friday Strategies to Keep your bank account from going in the Red!
Kids and the Holidays!
Video 1) Introduction – Why we’re not America’s Cheapest Family
Video 2) 10 Things Parents Should Never Pay For
Video 3) Holiday Savings: Clothes, Food and Gifts
Video 4) Black Friday Strategies to Keep your bank account from going in the Red!
Today Show – Holiday Savings #7. We were asked to come back to The Today Show again on December 9, 2010. This time we were asked to share how we save money at Christmas time.
How we Save Money on Christmas Gifts and Wrappings
We shared how we use cast off items like plastic grocery bags, old candles, sponges and pine cones. These items can be used to make great holiday decorations and gifts.
We shopped at one of our favorite thrift stores in Phoenix, Family Attic. Here we found some great cast-off candle wax for pine cone … Read more »
A fast-paced interview with Fox & Friends host, Clayton Morris. He runs Steve, Annette, Becky and Abbey Economides through five quick tips that will save you money each week at the grocery store.
Spend less time shopping
Avoid impulse buys
Save 50 percent on lunch meat
Save with seasonal produce
Include your kids in your grocery savings
This was a jam-packed appearance on The Talk. We were interviewed by Julie Chen and Guest Host Mary McCormick (The West Wing). We shared ideas from our book, The MoneySmart Family System, including:
Teaching kids to manage money with Toys, Clothes, Cars and College.
The tips spanned ages 3 to 23 and beyond.
We put together a list of tips from the segment with Steve Cunniff. Hope they help you raise MoneySmart Kids.
TALK TAKEAWAY: MONEY WITH STEVE AND ANNETTE ECONOMIDES
Recently, the USDA released a study that says the average kid costs $261,000 to raise — … Read more »
Our “Save Money on Buying Meat” Page contains a growing list of clever and frugal ideas for grinding beef, slicing ham, lunch meat ends from the deli, meat bought in bulk and so much more! Plus there are more resources listed at the bottom of this page.
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