The Frugal and Free Coupon Cutter This handy gadget will make your coupon cutting a breeze. Our single sheet cutter, with its patented rust-proof blade, only cuts through paper not skin! Although good for cutting coupons out of the newspaper, our cutter does much more. It works great at removing Proofs of Purchase (POP’s) and recipes off of product boxes. Use it to [...]

Hello…hope you all have had a great weekend.——in spite of the rising costs in our country—making it increasingly more difficult to do the things we used to do. But, it’s a matter of re-organizing things—it is not easy but, we in America tend to be survivors! In the time when I am not doing the grocery [...]

As I was sitting out back, listening to the birds, watching & enjoying the sights and sounds of summer, we made a discovery in our backyard. My husband picked up this small orange ball-shaped item and said, “I am finding these all around the big tree over there in the corner…” I was simply amazed! It [...]

**Note from Michelle, Frugal and Free** The following article is the “fruit” of an interview I did with Dan Sewell from Associated Press.  www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-coupons0707,0,5369252.story By Dan Sewell The Associated Press July 7, 2008 CINCINNATI With her household budget tightening, Michelle Fox treats couponing like getting a part-time job to help make ends meet. In her case, it’s a job that pays about $20 [...]

Put a long loofah in a pringles container. Pour orange colored/ scented soap(you can melt those colorful glycerin soaps that Walgreen’s has on sale sometimes for $1/3) into container. When firm, tear off the Pringles container. Slice like “slice and bake” cookies. The pieces will look like oranges. ***This can be done with soap scraps as well. Melt [...]

for those who love, are obsessed with, or simply have a thing for the color purple. www.thepurplestore.com

Here’s a great freebie sample for yourself or for hubby, if you are feeling generous **smile**  Kimberly-Clark will send you a sample of SCOTT® Xtreme Rags        www.kcdiy.com/xtreme/Xtreme.aspx

Just wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy and SAFE 4th of July. I will choose to watch fireworks this year from the backyard of our first home! I just can’t seem to spring for buying fireworks. It would be like lighting up a $20 bill. (That’s not realistic–just how much [...]