As promised, I am sharing my coupon binder with you. Below is a video with my latest and greatest coupon binder. YES!!  I love my binder! This particular binder is made by Case-it and has a strap and handle which makes it easy to carry to the store.  If you have any questions be sure to leave them...

Now more than ever we are trying to pinch our pennies and below are some basic tips on saving money. One way to save money is by watching what you eat.   First, try eating at home more often instead of going out. Sounds easy enough, but you’d be surprised how often you eat out.  You save more...

Yes, it’s true I saved $58 dollars on my grocery bill yesterday!!  Yep, you can close your mouth now, well not you..but that is what I told the cashier.  She was shocked after first seeing me stroll in with 2 grocery carts filled with food, thankfully my hubby joins me on these trips.  Then...

This 2 week menu includes my Thanksgiving meal as well.  My last menu was a bit disrupted because of family coming into town, but at least I have the ingredients and can add to my existing menu.  No worries, if you have the food you can always use it another day, it never goes to waste in my house! So...

Wow!! This was difficult to do today.  However, I managed to pick 2 weeks worth of dinners for my family. Each week we pick new favorites and rotate them in the menu.  I also go through my coupons and check out the circulars before deciding on my final menu.  So here’s my menu for the next...

Wow, unbelievable how fast 2 weeks can go by! I have had lots of requests for my menu so I am posting it again here. If you would like a particular recipe or a picture, just leave a comment below and I will be sure to post it here. I only plan my dinners for the 2 week period. I do however have...

Having a large family I have had to learn to adapt many money saving tips to our household. Cutting coupons however, is something I learned from my mom. I remember sitting at the kitchen table every Sunday afternoon clipping coupons and putting them in separate envelopes. I used the envelope system...

I love to cook, but lately haven’t been able to enjoy it as much with all the activities that keep me running around. I guess it has a lot to with having 5 children and having a busy life in general. So, I have taken to writing down my menus for the week along with a shopping list. My wonderful...

Did you ever wake up and realize it was going to be ‘one of those days’? That’s how I woke up today. Not sure why, but I really wish I could have gone back to bed and slept the day away. But, unfortunately reality set in and I realized that my wish was not possible so I decided to...