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Layla Grayce: "Best Online Shopping" Winner + Discount
Nov 10, 2010 | 8:23 am
InStyle magazine's "Best Online Shopping" sites for 2010!...
Five Ways to Save Money at Thanksgiving
Nov 9, 2010 | 8:39 am
There goes Halloween, here comes Thanksgiving! If you feel caught up in the whirl of holiday planning already, take a breather - it's not too late to budget for the holidays!1.) Shop Grocery Store Sales NowMany grocery stores offer the typical Thanksgiving fixings at sale prices a couple of weeks before the big meal. Stock up on pumpkin, cranberries and stuffing before the prices go back up for last-minute shoppers. It pays to prepare. And, fill the freezer with inexpensive but impressive appetizers and sweets for those drop-by visits....
Shop Smart: Make a List
Aug 24, 2010 | 11:16 am
I usually have a shopping list in hand, along with select coupons, but then I find myself getting sidetracked by the store deals that I didn't know about or my daughter's incessant pleading for expensive smoothies....
How To Throw a Money-Making Yard Sale
Jun 18, 2010 | 11:31 am
If you've got too much stuff, plan a yard sale. Occasionally, even the yard sale junkie has to have her own sale to get rid of the overflow! My husband is threatening a moratorium, so as I'm planning my own sale, I thought you could use these tips to get the most from your sale too....
How to Collect Art on a Budget
Jun 3, 2010 | 6:21 am
Collect art from young, up and coming artists before their prices soar. Visit local university/college galleries to scout for pieces that you like. You can also find talented artists that have reasonably priced pieces online....
The SunnySaves! $100 Summer Sweepstakes!
May 19, 2010 | 7:26 am
How would you spend $100? A hundred cups of coffee, a new dress + shoes, donate it to your favorite charity, go to a fancy pants dinner, save it for a rainy day…Contest Rules:It’s easy – just enter the contest for your chance to win. Share it with friends for good karma to come! For extra entries you can:...
5 Meaningful Mother’s Day Gifts on a Budget
Apr 27, 2010 | 1:36 pm
No one wants to feel like a cheapskate on Mother’s Day, after all, this woman raised you from cooing infant to insipid teenager to (hopefully) a respectable adult! You can show mom how much you care with a meaningful gift that won’t break the bank. Mom will be proud!...
Mother's Day Deals at Layla Grayce
Apr 26, 2010 | 7:51 pm
I love Layla Grayce and they have done a fantastic job with their Mother’s Day boutique - they have categorized their fabulous gifts by type of mom! They have gifts for moms on the go, moms who love to cook, new moms, romantic moms, moms who love to read, moms who love to entertain, and trend-setting moms....
Recession Revamp
Apr 26, 2010 | 6:58 pm
Short on cash? Follow Charleston Home editor Ellen McGauley's 7 budget-friendly tips for resuscitating your rooms in an ailing economy. ...
Save Money, Time & the Planet - Purchase Native Plants
Mar 15, 2010 | 1:41 am
When I was planning my wedding, I made a list of my favorite flowers – sweet peas, peonies, ranunculus’ – and took that to my florist. Of course, she could order any of those things for my October wedding, but at almost double the cost of say dahlias. Because those flowers weren’t grown locally and weren't in season, they just cost more. ...
How to Save Water & Money with Rain Barrels
Feb 18, 2010 | 1:36 pm
With the torrents of rain over the past month, owning a rain barrel would result in a lot of water saved and stored for your flora without costing a cent (after the purchase of the barrels, of course). It’s not too late to get started though. Place the barrels at the corners of your home and they collect the rain run-off from your gutters, holding roughly 50 gallons. They have a spigot to drain your loot into a watering can, and some versions you can attach a garden hose and go....
4 Ways to Stop Junk Mail
Feb 18, 2010 | 1:13 pm
I feel like I recycle 2/3 of my mail before opening because I know that I don't want another credit card, that certain catalogs don't suit my style or budget, or because I don't need a new home mortgage or car. I can add my number to the national "do not call" list stopping those telemarketers dead in their tracks, but what about a "do not mail" list?...
Save Money on Storage
Feb 18, 2010 | 10:23 am
I love to see what I have - glass containers in the fridge so that last night's dinner doesn't become next week's science project, clear containers for shoes, see-through jars of macaroni, penne and rigatoni - but, I don't like spending a bunch of money on all of those containers! So, I started re-using things that I already had. Instead of throwing away the spaghetti jars, I wash them and re-fill with noodles or rice. Old baby food jars store tacks, buttons and paper clips. Jam jars make great pencil/crayon holders. If you want to get fancy, you can cover the lids in fabric. ...
Save Paper with an Online To-Do List
Jan 12, 2010 | 11:29 am
Scraps of paper with scribbled lists and lone sticky notes start to get me down instead of organized. You can save money, wasted time and a bit of sanity when you get in the habit of making your to-do-list online. I've been testing out new organizational methods and came across a couple of stand outs....
Save Money, Time & Your Waistline
Dec 29, 2009 | 5:00 am
Oh, the New Year lurks right around the corner with all of its hope for reform. You vow to go on a fiscal and physical diet, you will play with your kids more, you will lighten up. But how? Broad "I'm gonna's" rarely stick.One reader wrote in with a great idea that saves money and time, increases her exercise quotient and allows for more quality time with her children. What is the magic bullet? Yard work....
3 Savings Tips - Winterize Your Home
Oct 19, 2009 | 11:47 am
I'm sitting in my home office wearing socks, fuzzy slippers, pants, an ugly, long-sleeved t-shirt and a mismatched cardigan (all of my other sweaters gave me a terrible allergy attack - the hazards of closet swapping). Why? Because I'm cold! I've been accused of having "thin blood," even cold-blooded in the best possible way. Well, I can't do anything about the state of my blood, but I can fix the state of my heat- (and money-) leaking home!...
Plant a Fall Garden
Oct 2, 2009 | 10:10 am
It's not too late to plant a fall garden, as long as you plant your veggies before the ground gets cold. I keep saying that I'm going plant a garden - save money at the grocery, feel good about growing my own - but I admit, to date, I've proven to garden with a brown thumb. I've yet to grow tomatoes successfully when everyone else has bushels to show for their efforts!...
Plan to Save
Sep 14, 2009 | 11:11 am
In the quest to spend my dollars wisely, I print and clip coupons, buy my produce as locally as possible and carry a stack of reusable bags in my car for grocery shopping. But, sometimes the best laid plans just don't work out! We planned to have guests over this weekend and spent all day Saturday cleaning, strai...
Five Ways to Save on Your Energy Bill
Jun 29, 2009 | 9:29 am
With temperatures in the upper 90’s this week, I know I want to turn down the AC. My husband and I have tried to find a happy medium, but lately, I like it a bit chillier. Of course, we know that nudging the thermometer up just 2 degrees can save money (SCE&G recommends 78 degrees and above). Here are 5 more ways to save....
Shop at Home
Jun 15, 2009 | 1:55 pm
Sometimes when I really feel the itch to go shopping, which I have to admit happens a lot, I look through my closets and around my house and find something "new." Just this morning, my daughter exclaimed, "where did you get those fancy rocks, mommy" when I pulled out an old vase filled with aquamarine pebbles to bring out the magenta of the orchids I found lying on the ground yesterday. I feel cheerful when I glance at the arrangement on my desk, and I didn't spend a dime....
The Gift Closet
Jun 1, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Failing to plan often means a hit to the wallet. For example, you forget to buy a birthday present for your daughter's best friend and now you have 2 hours to find something meaningful. So, you stop by the nearest boutique and buy something full-price. Although it looked great wrapped in fancy paper with a bow that the child immediately ripped to shreds, you didn't really mean to spend $30 on a toy....
Yard Sale Savings
May 29, 2009 | 10:00 am
Saturday morning dawns – and I mean dawns – at 6:30 am. If my kids are “sleeping in” at this point, I hurriedly throw on yesterday’s clothes, brush over my teeth just enough to clear the fuzz, grab a cup of coffee and run out the door to hit the best yard sales in town. More often than not, they aren’t sleeping in. ...
Tip No. 79: Weekly Meal Planning
Jul 17, 2008 | 4:37 pm
Spend a little time over the weekend creating a menu for the week - check your pantry and crisper for items that you already have in stock. Then, plan your weekly grocery shopping trips with shopping list in hand. ...
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