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Tips

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The Red Plum (used to be called the Shop & Save) coupon insert will be in with your flyers this weekend so keep an eye out for that. Also, I forgot to tell you guys about a stacking trip to London Drugs last Friday. I ended up spending $85 and I saved $229 off my [...]

Tuesday Tally – SCOP

August 11, 2009 · 1 comment

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Have you ever seen something on sale, picked it up and bought it along with your other purchases without double checking the price at the register? Then once you get home, you check your bill, and you notice it wasn’t rung through at the sale price. Grrr! There is some protection for you as a [...]

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I can’t believe tomorrow, Baby Bird will be one year old. Looking back at this wonderful year and looking at all of her ‘stuff’, there are a couple of things we could have done without. Don’t get me wrong – everything is greatly appreciated. But if you are a new or expecting parent and are [...]

Wants Versus Needs

July 4, 2009 · 0 comments

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A lot of what our family budgets and saves for comes down to what we want and what we need. Categorizing your purchases into these two groups will make your budgeting easier. Needs are things that are essential. Items, products or services you require to function: We need to pay our bills We need to [...]

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A lot of people think that when it comes to your utility bills, you pay what you pay. Making the time to find out about your utilities and paying attention to your bills could save you a lot of money — into the hundreds in our case! Last year we decided that we were going [...]

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This week Papa Bird, Baby Bird and I headed to our hometown to visit our family. We also took a side trip with said family down to the States for a weekend getaway. So, as I blog, I am sitting in a quiet hotel room, watching Baby Bird sleep soundly after a crazy day of [...]

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At the end of April I watched a coupon I was sitting on expire. It was a pretty good one too — just not good enough. I had a $3 off coupon for a body wash that retails for $9.99. I also have a coupon for $1.50 that I was going to stack at London [...]

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Where to Find Coupons: There are a lot of ways to get your hands on coupons in Canada. Here are some examples of where you can look to increase your coupon count: Online Coupon Sites: There are a couple of sites that will mail you out coupons. The main site that comes to mind for [...]