Lois Decky, Survival Mode101, Living the Life You Are Blessed With

I met Lois and her husband when they began volunteering at a local food bank. This lady is a powerhouse in a great way. She is a prayer warrior, frugal and willing to be open to all who she comes in contact with on a daily basis. I am not surprised she wrote the book she did. A book about how to survive life, not the life full of drama you see on the television reality shows, but the real life you and I live in. Survival Mode 101.

I looked over her website Survival Mode with Gramma Lois and am rather impressed with the message she is sharing with all those who are looking to save money.  Here is her words "I have a burning desire to share what I've learned through many years of cutting corners, "making do", repairing home and car problems on our own, learning to shop wisely by use of ads and coupons, stretching food as far as is humanly possible as well as numerous other ways of saving by spending less, budgeting and stockpiling. I firmly believe we must all help each other by sharing whatever information each of us has so we can make it through these extremely difficult times". 

Now, I do my share of clipping coupons and saving a ton of money at the grocery stores. I am constantly going to my mail box and opening the great full size and samples and coupons for free things. I believe I know quite a bit about these things and keep all of it in moderation compared to the "Extreme Couponers" seen on television. I am excited to see someone with knowledge, experience, and willingness to share her wisdom do so for the average person who is not seeking to become a hoarder but simply surviving in this economic situation we have been in for the past several years.

I hope you will check out her site and buy her book. She is an incredible lady with an incredible story to tell us all on how to survive when we feel we are at the very end of our financial and emotional rope.

Taking care of the written word,
Dannielyn

Saving money and Getting Freebies

I love to be able to save money on everything I purchase.  Sometimes that is not possible, there is simply no coupon or discount I can use.  This is a real bummer, but it is not the end of the world.  I have been using my facebook account to obtain freebies and coupons to such a degree that my friend from high school asked me if my account had been hacked.  I was thrilled to explain to her what I use my facebook account for and she asked for more details.

I would love to share those details with you now.  If you want to know how to get freebies and awesome coupons but do not have the time to scour the internet for all the freebies out there, that is just fine.  You don't have too.  You will be able to check out blogs that have done all the work for you.  You just click on the offers you want and fill out the form.  Here is the list.  It is in no particular order and it is not all inclusive.  There are many others out there that do such a great job.  There also some that focus on particular areas of the country.

You will need to place these names in the search box and pull them up this way.  I have not linked them to their individual sites.

hip2save
mojosavings
frugal living and having fun
bargain blessings
my savings . com
stockpiling moms
for the mamas
I love to gossip
coupons on caffeine
free sample agent
sweet free stuff
absurdly cool freebie finder
savings and giving
stl mommy

It's a pretty good listing of what you can check out to get started.  What is really great is almost every site has information on how to save money with coupons and where to get the coupons.  It is like a one stop shop for goodies.

Taking care of the written word,
dannielyn