Since the HCL budget cuts and the national financial meltdown, lots of us are looking for ways to save money.

3/229/09

EGGS

Eggs are under a dollar a dozen this week. Besides making quiche, frittata, strata, deviled eggs ( aggkaka/Dutch pancakes, omelets, Huevos Rancheros, eggs Benedict . . . ) you can freeze eggs for later use.
Freezing Eggs..



ONLINE RESOURCES
Of course there are hundreds of online resources about saving money! Here are a few I have used:

Hillbilly Housewife
http://hillbillyhousewife.com/index.htm
Money-saving cooking, grocery-shopping. Amazing selection of mixes for convenience foods, e.g. self-rising pizza.

The Grocery Game
http://www.thegrocerygame.com/
Weekly grocery sale item report, strategies for saving money, and coupons. She tracks grocery sales by store and tells you when prices are rock bottom, then pairs a coupon for further savings. There is a twelve week price cycle in grocery stores, and she advises when to prices have reached their low point.

Negatives: I found it useful to know when prices were low, but didn't have enough money to stock up, as she suggests. This plan works better if you aren't yet on an austerity budget. Monthly subscription fee, but free one month trial. Bargains are listed by store, including Cub, Rainbow, and Walgreens, and you have to wade through a lot of name-brand health-and-beauty items each week.

Mary Hunt's Everyday Cheapskate daily e-mail
http://www.everydaycheapskate.com/
This site has a subscription option and a free option. The Everyday Cheapskate e-mail is free. I enjoy the tips from readers. Some I find hilarious and way too time-consuming, but there frequently are good ideas that fit for me. Her web site, formerly called Cheapskate Monthly, is now Debt Proof Living. http://www.cheapskatemonthly.com/default.asp
This site has good information but is busy and highly monetized.

RECIPES

What frugal meals have you been cooking lately?