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Playing the Seasons at Walt Disney World

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When you plan your vacation to Walt Disney World can make a huge difference in your vacation budget. Certainly most people have to plan according to when they can take their vacation time from work and when the kids are out of school, but if you have some flexibility in your schedule, playing the seasons at Walt Disney World can really help out. The best time to travel to Walt Disney World and stay at a Disney Resort is the Value Season. There are three Value Seasons throughout the year. They are from New Year’s Day to just before Valentine’s … Continue reading →

Avoid the Gas Gouge

Here is a little secret I just recently learned about saving money on gas. I think you’ll like it, since you can probably save an average of 20 cents a gallon on gas without any special calculations, gas watching or long distance driving (which actually wastes gas). This tip is so obvious, I wonder why I never thought of it before. And if you are traveling this summer, you’ll really want to take advantage of this little piece of advice. When filling up on gas, avoid the gas stations that are right near interstate exits. These stations know that they … Continue reading →

Garage Sales: Do All Items Need Price Tags?

Sitting down to price items for a garage sale can be extremely time consuming. In addition, it is a chore, trying to come up with a price for each item. Often I hear the question asked frequently by people just getting ready to start. Do all of my items need to have a price tag on them? How do I know which things I don’t need a tag on? The answer to the first question, is: No, not all items need to have a price tag attached. However, I strongly recommend that you might want to consider having a price … Continue reading →

Pricing Items At A Garage Sale

Pricing items at a garage sale can be a real challenge. In fact, it seems that the question I most commonly see, is “How do I price things?”. My advice is simple, but there are a few standard things you can do. First, I strongly urge you to visit other garage sales in your area. Check out their prices on things that you will be selling. Books, CD’s, even clothing can range drastically in price from region to region. In addition to checking out other’s prices, you can almost always count on taking less than 25% of the original price. … Continue reading →

Calculating Your Car’s Fuel Economy

Whether you are thinking about buying a new car or want to know what your current car will cost you in gas this year, calculating your vehicle’s fuel economy is very easy to do. After the birth of kid number three, we were faced with the reality of having to buy a bigger car. In spite of its size, our trusty SUV would not fit three car seats across the back. Even if it did, it meant that every seat in the car was taken, so we could never bring along a friend or a grandparent. Since my father visits … Continue reading →

More On The Price Of Milk

After reading Mary Ann’s blog, What Are You Paying For Milk In January, I noticed that the St. Louis, Missouri average for milk was left off. Well, I am in the St. Louis Metro area, and was curious about our averages for milk right now, so I decided to research it myself. So here is what the St. Louis Metro area of Missouri is paying for milk right now, at several different grocery stores. The first thing I did to research these prices, was to grab my price book and see what I had written down. The problem is, that … Continue reading →

What Are You Paying for Milk in January?

Are you paying more for milk this month? Guess where milk buyers paid a whopping $3.69 a gallon. Or, maybe you want to move to the area that is only paying $2.76 per gallon? In an earlier blog, How Much Did You Pay for Milk Last Year, I wrote about the average prices for milk for the past year of 2006. Some regions seem ridiculously low, while other regions started high and stayed high. The United States Department of Agriculture released a report on the average prices for milk paid so far in January. They based their report on information … Continue reading →

A Glimpse Into My Price Book

Keeping a price book is a really great way to help you cut back and save money. What is a price book exactly? A price book, is a notebook, or other method of recording information on various grocery store and other retail products, mostly price. Typically the items are listed side by side for easy comparison and the book usually contains the products you purchase the most. I thought it would be nice to give you a little glimpse into my own personal price book. Why I keep one, what it has done for me, and how I set it … Continue reading →

The Egg Price Report

What are you paying for eggs this week? In an earlier blog, Frugal Sandwiches, I mentioned how I often make egg salad sandwiches because eggs are a very frugal food. Eggs are a very perishable food, so they often go on sale when there more supply than demand. They can’t just sit on the shelf waiting for demand to increase. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases a report twice a week that details what is going on in the egg market. From detailing prices of fresh eggs and frozen eggs to the amount of eggs produced and broken … Continue reading →

How Much Did You Pay for Milk Last Year?

Milk prices seem to be going up in states all across the nation. In 2006, states such as Pennsylvania, California and New York announced or proposed price increases. So how much did you actually pay for your milk? Federal milk order market administrators collected data on milk price information for selected cities each month. They also averaged the milk prices for these selected cities to report on average prices for the year. The administrators used the most common brand based on shelf space and did not include prices for milk on sale, milk purchased with coupons or any other milk … Continue reading →