Atlanta's Frugal Mom

Publix Tips and Tricks   Are you a Publix shopper?  Remember these "tricks" to their BOGO* sales:  You do NOT have to buy two of the BOGO items; they cut the price in half for each item.  This means that their BOGO sales will not result in free items, when matched with BOGO manufacture coupons. If you DO buy 2, you are allowed to use 2 coupons -- one for each item.  Don't forget, Publix will double coupons up to 50 cents, which can make for GREAT deals!  Publix has two sets of store coupon circulars they run, about every 2-3 weeks.  One is yellow and the other is green.  Always check their store coupons, to STACK with manufacture coupons .  Sometimes the BOGO items will match both a store coupon and a manufacture coupon. Publix accepts competitor's coupons.  (Competitors will vary by location, so check with your store first to see which coupons they accept.)  You may stack a competitor's coupon with a manufacture ...

Ditching the Sponge This summer I accomplished something I once thought unthinkable: I gave up the sponge.  It was a gripping addiction, harder to kick than a nasty nicotine habit.   ...a habit that had the ability to spar k the silliest of arguments amongst even the best of   roomies.  Right, SwimBikeMom ?  :P  But once again, I digress; that's a blog for another day. Perhaps a tad  OCD, I was one of *those* people who had a sponge designated for various parts of the kitchen: one for the floor, one for the counters, and another one for dishes.  I knew for quite some time that sponges were a breeding ground for all things disgusting; however, I was not keen on the idea of using paper towels, or other disposable products -- I had  to find a GREEN alternative to sponges.

Okay, so the following is no secret, at all, but here are some things I've been doing for YEARS to save printer paper and ink!  (Ink being rather expensive to purchase!!) Printer Paper You know all junk mail you get in snail mail?  Flip it over.  If it's blank on the back, throw it in your printer's paper tray!  I keep a box for one-sided 8.5"x11" papers.  It's filled with one-sided junk mail, as well as hundreds of miscellaneous other pieces of paper, only used once.