I don’t know exactly what I expected when I began the 90-day Budget Bootcamp with Mummy Deals and In Good Cents, but I am probably not too far off in saying that I thought I was already doing well when I started this 3 month challenge. In fact, here’s where I was when I started: [...]

This week’s Budget Bootcamp challenge is to Roll Rewards. What is Rolling Rewards? Basically, you make a purchase that results in rewards, and then use those rewards in another transaction to lower your out of pocket expenses.  Beth has an excellent post about Getting Paid to Shop and Clair explains Rolling, Rolling, Rolling.  Beth also [...]

It’s week #10 of Clair and Beth’s 90-day Budget Bootcamp. Where has the time gone? Week 10 Budget Challenge: Think about one thing your family purchases that you could do without to save money – paper towels? Disposable diapers? Now, go without it for the week. How did it effect your life? How would it [...]

It’s week #9 of Clair and Beth’s 90-day Budget Bootcamp, and our challenge this week is a fun one. Do It Yourself I’ve always been a DIYer in the kitchen. I don’t sew, I don’t do crafty projects around my home, I don’t fix my own car, but I DO D.I.Y. where food is concerned. [...]

First, before I get into this week’s challenge, I have to tell you about my great shopping trip on Monday. And, yes, I do feel like I’ve graduated to some level of couponing madness since I took a picture of all of my groceries after getting home from the store. What can I say? I [...]

It’s Time for the results of Budget Boot Camp challenge #7. It’s been an interesting road these last several weeks, with some of the “challenges” being second nature to me, and other challenges being really hard for me to adapt to. This week’s challenge happens to fall into the second category. – – The Challenge [...]

I’m back from BlogHer in New York City, and ready to get back into kicking my budget’s booty. (To be totally honest, I’d rather be sleeping the day away in my PJ’s). Before I left for New York last Thursday, I went on an enormous shopping trip to ensure that the kids would not go [...]

Could we really be into week #5 of the Budget Bootcamp challenge? Yes, we could. This week, the challenge was simple. Or was it? Hmm. Maybe it wasn’t so simple. The Challenge: You’ve started collecting coupons. Now it’s time to organize those coupons! So let me get this straight. My trusty old envelope isn’t going [...]

It’s time for Challenge #4 in Budget Bootcamp. This is the time to really get serious, friends. Last week, Clair mentioned, “We’re gonna get you yet, girl!” and I fear that we have entered unfamiliar territory this week. This is the part I’ve been waiting for. The Challenge: Simply gather coupons this week. Why? From [...]

This week’s challenge: You may only put generic items into your cart. These can be store brands only or no-name products. At the end of the week we’re gonna see how much you saved from the products you normally purchase! My results: I have to admit: this week’s challenge was not much of a challenge [...]