It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We had our first measurable snowfall over the weekend and I’m so glad I got all my Christmas shopping done last week. Speaking of which, I found some nice buys at Coldwater Creek outlet...on line no less. I’ve discovered most company Web sites have either a clearance or outlet section and you can find some great bargains there.
I’ve mentioned many times that it’s a smart idea to check out books at the library before you buy them. I found this cookbook that I really like, Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook, 300 Smart Recipes to Help You Plan Ahead, Save Time, and Stay on Budget by Linda Larsen. I’ve checked out other once a month cooking titles but always found the recipes weren’t that appealing. However, this one not only has a good selection, but also gives different quantities in case you just want 6 servings or say 18 servings. And the directions are for either eating the dish as soon as you make it, or freezing it first. A real find and one I knew had to go into my cookbook collection. Now came the part of finding who had the best price. I found Amazon/Borders, Target and ecookbooks, AKA Jessica’s Biscuit were all selling it on line for $10.47 I decided on www.ecookbooks.com just because I’ve bought lots of cookbooks from them before and love their catalog. If you spend at least $25 you get free shipping. So I thought rather than pay just for shipping I might as well get something for my money and ordered two more books, which took my order to $26.45.
We had a notice from our cable company telling us as of January 1st the prices are going up. You probably remember me mentioning they’d be removing channels from our current line up, so now we’ll have less to watch but will end up paying more. We’re debating whether to drop our cable and rent more movies, problem is we get our Internet service from them too and the price is an extra $17 a month without cable service. I imagine they sensed what most customers were going to do when they go the notice about the price increase.
For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm
I’ve mentioned many times that it’s a smart idea to check out books at the library before you buy them. I found this cookbook that I really like, Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook, 300 Smart Recipes to Help You Plan Ahead, Save Time, and Stay on Budget by Linda Larsen. I’ve checked out other once a month cooking titles but always found the recipes weren’t that appealing. However, this one not only has a good selection, but also gives different quantities in case you just want 6 servings or say 18 servings. And the directions are for either eating the dish as soon as you make it, or freezing it first. A real find and one I knew had to go into my cookbook collection. Now came the part of finding who had the best price. I found Amazon/Borders, Target and ecookbooks, AKA Jessica’s Biscuit were all selling it on line for $10.47 I decided on www.ecookbooks.com just because I’ve bought lots of cookbooks from them before and love their catalog. If you spend at least $25 you get free shipping. So I thought rather than pay just for shipping I might as well get something for my money and ordered two more books, which took my order to $26.45.
We had a notice from our cable company telling us as of January 1st the prices are going up. You probably remember me mentioning they’d be removing channels from our current line up, so now we’ll have less to watch but will end up paying more. We’re debating whether to drop our cable and rent more movies, problem is we get our Internet service from them too and the price is an extra $17 a month without cable service. I imagine they sensed what most customers were going to do when they go the notice about the price increase.
For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm
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