Rather-Be-Shopping.comRather-Be-Shopping.comThe idea behind this blog is to save you a few bucks with online coupons, get out of debt , and live frugally. Articles
Grocery Shopping With Kids: A Dad?s Perspective
2008-03-24 22:18:00 I ventured into the grocery store with all 3 kids the other day and came out with my hair standing on end, a hole in my pants, a wet crotch, and other assorted injuries. Here is what I did wrong. Know your territory. I ventured into a grocery store that I was not super familiar with. ... More About: Shopping , Kids , Grocery , Perspective
A Little Spring Cleaning and a Punch to the Crotch!
2008-03-21 20:48:00 I have afunny story that I shared in my weekly guest feature overat Mommy Gets PAID! A few days ago wasmy first practice as coach of my son?s ?T-ball? baseball team. As coach, I was given a bunch of baseball equipment like bats, balls, helmets, and catcher?s gear. So the other day I walk out ... More About: Reviews , Carnivals , Cleaning , Spring , Punch
Fun and Frugal Spring Family Activities
2008-03-20 19:52:00 I heard on the radio that today marks the first day of spring. With the nice weather coming our way I have been thinking about some of the fun and frugal family activities that we did last year and plan on doing again. Backyard BBQ with a Twist!-We have a lot offun as a family eating ... More About: Family , Spring , Activities , Frugal
When Shopping Gets Really Dangerous!
2008-03-19 20:38:00 Are you a fan of QVC or Home Shopping Network? Whenever I am channel surfing, I always stop at the home shopping channels out of some insatiable curiosity of what people are buying. Well apparently, as this video will show, it can be a dangerous job selling Japanese swords and tall ladders at 2 in ... More About: Dangerous
Win a Craftsman Cordless Drill!
2008-03-17 21:56:00 Things are gettin’ kinda boring around hereso I figured let’s do acontestand mix things up a bit! I have a brand new18-Volt Craftsman Cordless Drill sitting here on my desk and I want to give it away! I thought of selling it on eBay, but I think this would be a lot more fun.All you have ... More About: Contest
Hope For The ?Ma and Pa? Store?
2008-03-17 18:56:00 Some economist say we are in a recession right now. Some say we are not. Whatever, make up your minds already!Bottom line is that times are tough, especially for small business owners trying to compete against the likes of Walmart, Best Buy, and Costco. I have noticed recently that a handful of small businesses in ... More About: Store , Hope
Printable Coupons??Finally!
2008-03-14 21:45:00 I’m a bit of procrastinator. Definitely not one of my best character traits. I was the guy in college who would stay up until 3 a.m. finishinga paper that was due the same day at 8 a.m. Three years ago, yes, I said three years,I had a great idea! Today, I acted on that idea. Ilike ... More About: Coupons , Finally , Printable
The Dumbest Purchase I Ever Made
2008-03-13 23:24:00 DebtKidis running a contest where if you talk about your dumbest purchase, you will be entered to win his dumbest purchase, a Nintendo DS Lite that he bought from Wal-Mart at 1 a.m. in the morning. Very creative, I just had to get in on this one. (Begin Harp Music) I remember it to be 1995, ... More About: Personal Finance , Made , Purchase
Online Coupons and Deals for March 13th
2008-03-12 23:42:00 Welcome Grocery Gathering visitors. A few new coupons have been added since the last edition. In particular coupons for $10 off at Childrens Place.com, 30% off at Petite Sophisticate, and $10 off your order at Toys R Us.com. Ifthe store you are looking for is not listed, click here for a list of all the ... More About: Coupons , Online , March
A Few Ways To Shop Smart
2008-03-11 18:58:00 I did not always shop smart. I use to be the guy who would wander into the grocery store when I was hungry and end up with 3 bags of Cheetos, a gallon of chocolate milk, and a bag of frozen Chimichangas. No joke. I was also the person who shopped for clothes by meandering ... More About: Smart , Shop
Grocery Gathering - Online Coupons and Deals
2008-03-10 04:05:00 First Edition.This is very exciting! Welcome visitors from the Grocery Gathering ,organized by BeCentsAble!I am proud to be part of the “gathering” and feature some of the best online coupons and deals from my website,Rather-Be-Shopping.com. Check back at the crack of dawn every Monday and Thursday for new offers and coupons. Also feel free tocheck thelist of‘All ... More About: Coupons , Online
Weakness For Bright and Shiny Gadgets
2008-03-07 19:27:00 I am so weak. I mentioned in an earlier post that our phone was on the fritz. Like thegreat do-it-yourselfer that I am, I tested the phone line with an old rotary phone and came to the expert conclusion that our phone was “broken”.Bob Villa would have been proud. So I went online and researched some cordless ... More About: Electronics , Gadgets , Bright , Shiny
An “I’m Honored” Quickie
2008-03-06 18:47:00 A couple very exciting things have fallen into my lap the last couple days that I wanted to share. First off, I was honored when LJ at Mommy Gets Paid asked me to do a weekly guest post on her blog featuring some of my online coupons! I of course said ”YES”, and the first installment of ‘Kyle’s Coupons’ is up at her blog right now! I will be featured every Thursday morning. Go check it out if you have a moment, I wrote a little column to go with the coupons about the amount of shoes my daughter has, and how two of my toes are black & blue from tripping over them! Thanks LJ. Also, I was very honored when Carrie from Money Savings Methods gave me the ‘E Stands For Excellent’ award. She says some very nice things about my blog and even thinks I am funny! Now if I could only get my wife to always agree. Thanks Carrie. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! Share This
?Grocery Gathering? Coming Soon To A Blog Near You
2008-03-05 21:37:00 Areally coolnew blog called BeCentsAblehas come up with a great idea called “Grocery Gathering ”. Every Monday and Thursday, they will host the “gathering”, and it will be brought to you by some great blogs around the blogosphere that will work together to create a one stop resource for grocery, drugstore, coupon and online deals fromall ... More About: Blog
Only The Good Stuff Baby!
2008-03-05 19:49:00 I think I am becoming a blog surfing junkie! I keep blog hopping and finding some great reads.Just like Bob Dylan, I have been throwing bricks around the blogosphere.More on Bob later! But anyways, here are some of my favorites that I stumbled across: Beth @ Life With Two Little Vikings has a post called Are ... More About: Baby , Reviews , Stuff , Good , The Good
Financial Peace Of Mind: Priceless
2008-03-04 22:53:00 When I was insubstantial credit card debt it affected many areasof my life and well-being. I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Then when unexpected stuff came up; the car needed new brakes; our cordless phone stopped working; I had ascrew in my truck tire, I would always think to myself, why ... More About: Peace , Personal Finance , Financial , Mind , Priceless
Coupon Monday - Volume II
2008-03-03 23:06:00 Volume II - Sheep For Golf Clubs Edition As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I grew up on a small farm and we always had about a dozen sheep, a handful of pigs, a slew of chickens, andsome dogs and cats. I loved my time on the farm and I was very involved in my ... More About: Coupons , Monday , Coupon , Volume
Do Frugal Men Ride The Greyhound?
2008-02-29 19:32:00 The man in question is my Dad. As I have documented on my blog before, my Dadis one of the more frugal people I know. He was up last week visiting us here in Redding, CA. He lives about a5 hour car ride to the south of us in Watsonville, California.With the high price of ... More About: Ride , Frugal
Frugal Tips To Help Get Your Garden Growing
2008-02-28 21:36:00 We are getting a really nice taste of Spring here in northern California. Today it is in the low 70’s and crystal clear. I finally have my office window open and am getting some nice fresh air! Days like today get me excited to get out and work in the yard and also to to ... More About: Garden , Tips , Growing , Frugal
Tips From Women Around The Blogosphere
2008-02-27 20:14:00 I have recently stumbled across some great blogs written bywomen with tips to make life a little easier and a little less expensive. As a father of 3 children and living on a budget, I read these blogs and other to get some great tips on making our paycheck go a little bit further. It ... More About: Women , Reviews , Tips , Blogosphere
Chevy, I Have A Problem
2008-02-26 23:34:00 What is the fine for going 120 in a 55 mph zone? I was driving down a roadnear my home last week and looked down and the speedometer on my truck read 120! Since an old lady on a Rascal actually passed me, I knew I had a problem. Yeah, finally get to take advantage ... More About: Problem , Chevy
Coupon Monday - Volume I
2008-02-25 22:33:00 Volume I - Hot Spoon Edition Have you ever been so mad that you wanted to heat up a spoon on the stove top, and stick it on somebody’s face? No. Really? Am I the only one? Flashback 20-something years ago.I was around 11 years old. There I wasstandingin ourfamily kitchen heating up the spoon on our electric ... More About: Coupons , Monday , Coupon , Volume
Are You A ?Frugal Fun Suck??
2008-02-22 20:58:00 I stumbled across an article in the Chicago Tribune titled There’s smartly frugal … and then there’s just cheap, where the author discusses some folks who are not only cheap, but complete jerks. People who I believe will have karma come backtoo bite them in the butt! Here is an excerpt from the article about ... More About: Suck , Frugal
5 Shopping Brain Farts
2008-02-21 00:42:00 To quote the great Homer Simpson, “How come things that happen to stupid people keep happening to me?” I have done some pretty stupid things over the course of my life. Some call them mental lapses,I call them brain farts! They often happen to me when I am shopping or buying something for some reason. ... More About: Shopping , Brain , Farts
Festival of Frugality #113 - Prez Edition
2008-02-20 20:11:00 I participated in only one carnival this week, the famed Festival of Frugality , which was hosted by Mighty Bargain Hunter. Well done MBH with the President’s Daytheme! My post 5 Best and 5 Worst Costco Buys was included under the Thomas Jefferson section. Here are a few articles from the festival that I really enjoyed. The ... More About: Carnivals , Prez , Edition
Grab A Book and Tag Someone
2008-02-19 19:56:00 Last week I got tagged by Melissa at A Penny Closer for the ever growing ‘Book Meme’. I think it is a cool one. Here is how it works: Grab the nearest book that has at least 123 pages, open it to page 123, and count down 5 sentences. Then, type the next three sentences here. This ... More About: Personal Finance
5 Best and 5 Worst Costco Buys
2008-02-15 19:19:00 I love Costco , I hate Costco. You can score some great deals, no doubt about that. But if you are not careful it is very easy to over buy and end up with food that will go bad before you actually consume it. The huge jar of Best Foods mayo. The frozen foods that become freezer burnt icebergs before you get around to eating all of it. We have fell victim to both. So when I stumbled across the ‘Top 5 Best and Worst Warehouse Club Buys’, on AOL Finance, it caught my attention. In case you missed it, here are both lists, followed by a little commentary by yours truly. Top 5 Best Warehouse Club Buys Prescription Drugs - Can save up to 50% off your prescription drugs. OK, now it makes sense why there is always a huge crowd around the Costco Pharmacy. I tend to avoid that section of the store like the plague. Milk, Eggs, Butter - If you are feeding the Brady Bunch or getting ready for the Church pancake breakfast then I would agree. Otherwise, not sure if my family wil...
In Order To Receive, You Must Give
2008-02-14 00:38:00 With 3 young kids, I want to be able to teach them to be well rounded individuals. I want them to treat others how they would like to be treated. I want them to be generous, to be humble, and to be thoughtful. One of my favorite books is Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. I never read the book all the way through, I tend to pick it up from time to time and read a chapter that interests me. I find myself doing this when the mood strikes, often when I am looking for a little inspiration. I am always looking for little nuggets of wisdom that I can pass down to my kids. But it is ironic how when you least expect it, you say something truly memorable to your child and they actually get it. It always happens when you don’t force it. It happened the other day in the car and it gave me goosebumps. My 6 year old son was whining about why he could not have some toy (I can’t even remember what it was). Tired of his whining and without thought or hesitation I quoted Rich Dad,... More About: Give , Order
Welcome ?Cool Site Of The Day? Visitors
2008-02-12 09:02:00 Today is a very COOLday! I got elected Cool Site of The Day. What agreat honor, thanks guys! My main websiteis all about saving money with online coupons andthis blog is about not only coupons, but many other smart ways to save money, including frugal living advice, and a personal finance tip from time to ... More About: Reviews , Visitors
Frugal or Bad Pet Owner? My Trip To The Vet
More articles from this author:2008-02-11 21:46:00 We have a couple family pets, both dogs. One is a Basset Hound, Bo, totally healthy, never had a problem with him. Then we have a Golden Retriever, Annie, who has something weird going on with her skin and fur. Her fur is really rough and dull and she has a couple fur-less spots on ... More About: Trip , Owner , Frugal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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