Earn, Save & Live Smart
If you have a pile of old newspaper in you home and you don’t know what to do with them, then this tutorial will help you. With a bit of creativity and time, you can weave DIY baskets from recycled newspaper. It could be a great decor or a place for pencils, ball pens and other … Read more
For those who are on a tight budget or trying to save every extra dollar they can, a gift-giving occasion can almost be painful. Sure, you want to give your loved one a fantastic gift that they will enjoy, but you also don’t want to spend a fortune. Today’s tutorial can help! Have you been … Read more
Do you plant an herb garden each spring, but by early summer your plants are happy, happy, happy and producing way more than you can possibly use? A frugal foodie will never let food go to waste especially those expensive herbs. So, what do you do when your garden is overrun with herbs? You could … Read more
Would you pay $50 for an item from a certain store when you could purchase the exact same item for $15? NO! Who would? This is why I love discount stores. Seriously. I am the discount store queen, and I sit upon a throne that I paid 75% less than retail price for! Today, I’ll help you … Read more
Looking for a rainy day project? Make a decoupage clipboard! This clipboard came to life years ago when our summer break began with rain, and continued with rain, rain, rain for three straight weeks. My daughter had been looking forward to a summer of swimming and playing outside, but Mother Nature had other plans. We … Read more
You’re probably thinking I found these shoes on the clearance rack, and I did, but there’s so much more to this story. If you’re a loyal Budget Diet reader, you know there’s more to saving money than just finding the clearance sale. We all love to save money, we all love a good deal and … Read more
Wondering how to save money on Christmas shopping? Consider this The Budget Diet Girl’s Christmas shopping “Report Card”. How I Saved Money on Christmas Shopping Gifts – It’s easy to save money on gifts when you don’t give any…just kidding! Actually, in lieu of giving gifts this year, we decided to take a cruise with … Read more
Still need more gifts? Feeling low on funds? No worries! The Budget Diet Girl is your Christmas gift-giving angel with 6 festive, frugal and almost free Christmas gift ideas. Even better…no shopping required! Write a Poem – If there’s a writer in you, put pen to paper and write a poem to a friend or … Read more
Remember the joy of building a fort in your living room? Maybe you used a card table and sheets, or maybe you created a fort with a giant box and markers. Those forts could be castles high in the mountains or tents in the great outdoors. Your fort was always as big as your imagination, … Read more
If you have little ones in your life, Christmas morning is likely filled with toys and hours of figuring out how to make some of them work! I can’t make those instructions for putting them together any easier, but I can help you save money. 10 Ways to Save Money on Toys. P.S. – If … Read more