It's an oldie but goodie:  look for food at places other than a grocery store.  Every town I've ever been in, from pop. 300 to 14 mil. has an ethnic store tucked away somewhere and if you catch a "sale" it's not a "loss leader" but a true sale to get rid of abundance both because of lack of storage and that quick turno...more

I may would draw the line at underwear but all i've ever seen in the stores I frequent is the occasional unopened package of a plastic bagged brand.  Have bought the occassional bra but i've got a thing for old fasioned lingerie and slips & nighties from the 50's-60's are best finds. Shoes however, are my ick factor...more

I really didn't think I used mine that much--and the most recent one had uneven heating--so last summer when I was going through a "too!much!stuff!" frenzy, I got rid of mine.  NOT having it this winter, and having to manually slow cook all the stuff I "forgot" about, made me realize that ...oh yeah...slow cooker and c...more

with the stories of the movie tickets from both you and your daughter, i keep thinking i need to look into this (alas, I'm from pepsi country).  although i'm in the process of weaning myself off the diet (aspartame ya know), you are right, caps do abound without drinking the stuff. i can get deposits back on bottles...more

Thank you for advocating for a reasonable stockpile.  People always chide extreme couponers for hoarding but after a time, all you are doing is resupply piecemeal.  Yes, if you don't have a large family and don't donate, it can get out of hand, but for rural families, keeping a year's worth of sustenance on hand is de ...more

~happy sigh~ gardening ~happy sigh~ (and a shared back patch of a row house in brooklyn to boot) if you are looking for cheap cheap, now is the time to take long walks the night before trash pick up.  as people get their patches and balconies ready for another warm season, they will toss all sorts of garden relat...more

the local ace hardware--big beautiful store--doesn't take manf. coupons on housewares etc.  But they do put out their own coupon mag. every month with great deals/gift cert. points etc. Unfortunately, since any excuse is a good excuse to go to my favorite store in the neighborhood, I end up buying things by their timin...more