26 Very Simple Ways We Saved & Earned This Week
Last week’s 25 Ways We Saved had such a great response, so I decided to begin sharing our weekly saving and earning methods with you, each Sunday.
It will help me stay accountable to our goal of saving $5,000-$10,000 this year, and might even encourage or help some of you.
None of the things we do are challenging or earth shattering, and I have seriously considered skipping some of them. BUT after deeper consideration (and prayer) I felt led to include them and encourage others.
Ways We Saved
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25 Simple Ways We Saved This Week
1.) We stayed home.
Yep, very simple. We did not participate in shopping online or in store the day after Christmas
2.) We created a paycheck by paycheck budget for 2016, beginning with the check we received on Christmas (we get paid bi-weekly). My wonderful hubby even created a spreadsheet to update as I change the numbers when bill amounts fluctuate. (Saving me a huge amount of time doing math each month.)
3.) We were blessed with perishable groceries from an unusual source.
We have a family friend leaving for a short family visit and they asked if we wanted to consume their perishables while they were gone. Of course! A gallon of milk, some fresh, crisp apples and other assorted items means we saved at least $10 we would otherwise have spent on perishables this week.
4.) We joined and uploaded receipts to Receipt Hog.
We earned 280 coins by uploading this week’s receipts (for any store), filling in our information, playing a free “pull” and confirming our email. If you would like to earn free money that can be cashed in for PayPal or Amazon Gift Cards, I suggest you sign up too. If you use this code SKAN9388 when you sign up, we will both receive a free “spin”. ( My first spin earned me 14 coins towards those gift cards). I figure I already spent the money at the store, a few extra minutes to upload the receipt is worth the gift cards at the end of the year.
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Welcome to our little oasis! Last week, I shared a tour of our House on the Hill just before we moved in, and today I want to share our elevated deck, a.k.a. outside oasis. We love the serenity, quiet view and country oasis our elevated deck offers. To capitalize on that oasis, I have adapted it to fit a few of our needs, while sticking to a budget. A very tight, budget. You will discover during our reveal that most of the items we used to give it appeal and warm, cozy feelings are items we recently inherited, purchased second hand, received as gifts or had in our stash and cost us ZERO dollars. How can you beat that?
During this reveal I will share how and why we created the space we have and share a few links to help you create your own.😀
I promise it was fairly simple and very inexpensive.
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Tags: aqua, blue, budget deck, Deck, deck decor, deck reveal, frugal deck, How-to, pillow covers, removable cushion cover, removable pillow cover, teal
House on the Hill Tours | Tina Miller | 
July 29, 2018 6:44 pm | 
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16 Simple Tips To Save The Most At County Market
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Please note: There are additional ways to save and earn at Target, IF you have a smart phone. We do not have a smart phone and do not feel comfortable sharing smart phone savings with you. If you have a smart phone and use additional apps, please feel free to share those apps, including links, in the comments.
15 Simple Ways To Save At Target
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Tags: Baby Registry, Cartwheel, College Registry, Coupons, Deals, Gift Cards, Gift Registry, Saving Money, Shopping, Target, Wedding Registry, Weekly Ad
Money Saving Info | Tina Miller | June 5, 2017 6:00 am | Comments (1)
When Your Savings Goals Hit a Roadblock & Leave You On Empty
Our 2016 Savings Goals Update
2016 has certainly been another year full of ups and downs, twists and turns, both in our home and businesses, but I am excited to say we survived!
For the first time ever, I decided to set some goals (not resolutions) for 2016, and I even left my comfort zone and shared them with you here.
I must confess that we fell short on many of those goals, especially our savings goals, but I have yet to beat myself up for it because they are GOALS not requirements, not deadlines and not commitments. Sometimes GOALS have to change or undergo some alterations due to physical, financial or emotional challenges, as Benjamin Mays says, “The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having NO goals to reach.”
Heaven knows our goals have made some enormous U-turns in the past year. The biggest and most obvious being the original goal of saving $5,000-$10,000 by the end of 2016.
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Tags: Auto Costs, Building, Car Repairs, Cash, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Expenses, Income, Medical bills, Money, Prescrition Costs, Repairs, Save, Saving Goals, Savings, Unexpected Expenses, Vet Bills
Encouragement | Tina Miller | December 31, 2016 5:38 pm | Comments (1)
IF you know much about me, or follow this blog, you know I hate to spend money on ANYTHING. I coupon, blog, take surveys, use apps and even borrow tools and things, so that I don’t have to spend my hubby’s hard-earned money. I also like to be super organized and on top of things, but with our hectic life it was a constant struggle day in and day out, no matter what I tried. But once I began using this amazing little planner I began feeling empowered, organized, put together and on top of things, even though, in reality, my life is even busier than it was before.
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Tags: Brilliant Businnes Planner, Brilliant Life Panner, Business Printables, Calendar, Organizations, Planner, Planner Review, printable, Printable Planner, Project Planning, Scheudle, Time Management
Organization | Tina Miller | December 6, 2016 4:20 pm | Comments (2)
Recently, I have been sharing with my family & friends that we wanted to turn our hobby blogs into income generating family businesses. It almost never fails that their first response involves the word, “How”.
- How can you make money from blogging?
- How can I help you?
After trying to explain how it works a few thousand dozen times, I gave it some thought and decided a quick post might benefit others looking to encourage and support their favorite bloggers. Here is a list of 25 ways you can help your favorite blogger for FREE.
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Tags: Blogger, Comments, Enourage, Facebook, Favorite blogger, Followers, Google+, How we make money blogging, Income, Instagram, Like, Pinterest, Readers, Share, Supporting your blogger
Encouragement | Tina Miller | November 20, 2016 4:18 pm | Comments (5)
If you have been following Treasured Tidbits recently, you would have noticed that we have focused on organizing this month, or at least tried to with the 30 Day Organizing Challenge program just getting started. I would love to say I am following it perfectly while sticking to our menu and shopping plans, BUT I AM NOT.
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- What’s Under YOUR kitchen sink?
- What would you like to keep under your kitchen sink?
- What do you use the most that is under your kitchen sink?
These are 3 VERY important questions to ask and answer before you begin organizing under your kitchen sink or anywhere for that matter. Read more »
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