06 Feb 2020
By Debra Baca
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Monopoly Is Back (yay.)

Monopoly Is Back (yay.)

Earning Money, Saving Money
Day 132/365 As you might know if you've been with me for awhile, I don't love the Shop, Play, Win! Monopoly game from Safeway. Well, I love all of the stuff I can win from the game, but I get tired of it pretty quickly (I mean, right away, okay, truthfully, before it even starts) since it is so tedious.…
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26 Apr 2019
By Debra Baca
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Earth Week: Reusable Bags

Earth Week: Reusable Bags

Disney, Saving Money
211/365 Several years ago, I had the idea to start taking my own bags with me to the grocery store. The clerks generally looked at me like I was crazy, because at that time, bringing your own bag wasn't really a thing, at least in Arizona. I even had my own produce bags I had bought online. That really threw…
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11 Feb 2019
By Debra Baca
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Monopoly: Shop, Play, Win!

Monopoly: Shop, Play, Win!

Earning Money, Saving Money
137/365 I have a love-hate relationship with the Monopoly game from Safeway. While it's fun to collect the tickets and earn free stuff, it is really tedious and goes way too long. When I got to my folks' house the other day and saw the tickets that my dad had collected waiting for me, I groaned and said, "Monopoly? Already?!"…
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30 Nov 2018
By Debra Baca
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Amex Offers

Amex Offers

Saving Money
64/365 Today I need to head out to Lowe's to top up an Amex Offer for 10% off there. Most Amex Offers are completely useless, but every once in awhile an extremely lucrative one comes along.   Checking Your Offers Every week when I do my budget, I have American Express open in one of my Budget browser tabs. (Why…
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