Christmas Shopping Discounts Cyber Monday

Save time and money, and never leave your chair. Amazon has some great deals, many of them even qualify for super-saver shipping. My shopping list includes mainly electronics and video games… I can get most of it at Amazon — at competitive prices — and never even have to set foot in a mall. Hot Cyber Monday Deals from Amazon Share and Enjoy:

How to Save Money and Time on Shipping this Holiday Season (and throughout the year!)

With the holidays rapidly approaching you should already be giving thought to which gifts will need to be shipped. If done carelessly, shipping costs can end up higher than the cost of the item being shipped. For budget-conscious gift givers, there are really only two carrier choices: the US Postal Service (USPS) and United Parcel Service [...] Share and...

10 tips for a frugal thanksgiving dinner

Make turkey broth with your leftover turkey carcass Save the celery tops and celery leaves from your stuffing to use in your turkey broth Save the skins you peeled from your onions to use in your turkey broth (they add the color) Take all other vegetable scraps and add to your compost bin (or start one!) Freeze any leftover [...] Share and...

Poultry Seasoning

When I got my old American Home All Purpose Cookbook (©1966. I learned to cook with this book when I was 13), I saw my favorite “old fashioned stuffing” recipe called for poultry seasoning. Ack! I’d checked the cupboard for sage, but not for poultry seasoning. After a moment of panic, it occurred to me [...] Share and...

Creative Financing

   sent to me by a good friend tonight… Its a slow day in a little East Texas town.  The sun is beating down, and the streets are deserted.  Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich tourist from back east is driving through.  He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk and says he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. As soon as the man walks upstairs, the owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed...