https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com info@savingadvice.com Sarah Forhan en-us https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2008/05/27/in-the-interim-patriotic-tiddledy-wink-e_39436/ I haven't post on here in a long time. I have been real busy this year with my new craft website. <br /> <br /> I also this month submitted a craft to SC Johnson in their Clean Home Journal and I need votes for it. My craft is currently in third place, competing against approximately 30 different... Tue, 27 May 2008 20:11:52 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2007/08/08/daily-savings-wed_29004/ Today I went to the library to check out some vintage toy value price guides. There is a few that I think I am going to evidently buy on Amazon "used" but for right now the library is working just great.<br /> <br /> With the knowledge from the price guides I have been able to identify some... Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:17:48 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2007/08/06/vintage-toys_28957/ Recently, (Saturday) I bought my first vintage toy. It was a tin patriot drum manufactured by J Chein & Co. When I bought it at a yard-sale I was intrigued by its worth but after researching it I think it is more the manufacture (J Chein & Co) that intrigues me. <br /> <br /> Here is a brief... Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:59:56 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2007/08/05/weekend-savings_28926/ As I mention in my early post I have decided to make this a blog about my daily saving. I believe a lot of little savings can add up to big saving in the end.<br /> <br /> On Saturday I went yardsaling. I found a Chein Tin Drum in very good condition. I am guessing that it was made in the... Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:59:27 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2007/08/02/slacker_28838/ I haven't written in this blog since January. And I have to say I am super impressed with all the changes. It really is exactly the type of set-up I am looking for. <br /> <br /> I wish to continue this blog; but use it as a way to chronicle the frugal things that I do each day. The main... Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:55:49 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2007/01/02/shopping-for-christmas_19648/ I am working at on getting my Christmas shopping done for next year.<br /> <br /> I found some great little gift items at Bath and Body Works my best find was the Holiday Survial Kit normally $25 I got it for $6.25<br /> <br /> I also bought a coffee maker online at JcPenney's orginally $22.49, on sale... Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:11:52 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/11/30/christmas-crafts_18140/ I try very hard during the holiday season to spend a limited amount of money. I usually only spend about $50 during the holiday season because most of all my holiday shopping is done at the after Christmas sales from the previous year. <br /> <br /> I have a present closet that I just stock-up... Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:14:54 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/10/12/busy-busy-busy_15559/ I have not written in a while because I have been so completely overwhelmed? Do you ever get that way when you have your hands in so many projects and are stretched so thin your head spins???<br /> <br /> I have my in-laws at my home right now so I am taking extra care to keep it really clean.... Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:41:47 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/09/16/anybody-go-to-yard-sales_14389/ I had a good morning, found lots of things for making Christmas presents at yard sales.<br /> <br /> Time to get those Christmas presents started. Ahhhh, my to-do-list is so long.<br /> <br /> Pictures & cost break down of my yard sale finds.<br /> <br /> <div style="display:none;">Text is http://toysonsale.clubmom.com and Link is </div><a href="http://toysonsale.clubmom.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://toysonsale.clubmom.com</a> Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:30:20 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/09/16/cost-of-living_14357/ I started a thread on the discussion forum yesterday because I have been very curious:<br /> <br /> "Does the state you live in directly affect your spending/savings habits?" & "Is your debt to savings ratio directly affected by where you live?"<br /> <br /> I have always assumed frugal is frugal no matter... Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:20:29 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/09/14/nice-surprise_14286/ Last year we got our old wood siding replaced with vinyl siding. In our attic we have ridge vents, gable vents, and soffit vents. The people putting in the siding recommended we cover up the gable vents saying that the siding would go on better and we had plenty of ventilation in... Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:09:21 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/09/09/hard-yard-sale-day_14105/ As summer draws to a close the yard sales get fewer and farther between. I spent all day going to the same number of yard sales I could have hit in a couple of hours at the beginning of the summer. I know as I get closer to winter all the yard sales will start to dwindle down until... Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:43:27 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/30/stockpiling-growinggrowing_13683/ I have always liked to take advantage of sales but this last month especially when I have seen items on sale I have been trying to stock-up on them. <br /> <br /> I would like to have by Christmas time a three month stockpile that I just continue to rotate food from. When I first started this... Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:41:30 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/27/new-mailbox-and-great-yard-sale-finds_13501/ We have a new (mentally stable) mailbox up and ready to receive mail for Monday...if you have no idea what the hell I am talking about check my previous post. Don't miss out on the mailbox saga, you'll be sorry. <br /> <br /> My husband went to Lowe's and bought a new post, mailbox, and numbers.... Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:48:20 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/25/mailbox-was-destroyed_13451/ My mailbox was destroyed but the car that hit it looks worse. <br /> <br /> I have pictures of my mailbox but unfortunately none of the car that hit it because she didn't stop until half a mile up the road from my house when it died also. One dead mailbox, one dead car my mailbox is American... Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:52:28 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/22/coupon-list-for-trading_13262/ I am excited I spent yesterday getting my coupons all listed into a database on my site. You don't realize how many coupons you have until you put them in a spread sheet form. I have hundreds if not close to a thousand coupons.<br /> <br /> I am doing a coupon exchange (free...benefits both... Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:51:02 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/17/saving-money-with-one-car_12976/ We are still a one car family. It has made things a little difficult yesterday I went grocery shopping at 6:30am so that I could use the car before my husband needed it to go to work. It was a marathon shopping lots to get in a very little amount of time.<br /> <br /> Who needs a gym membership... Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:20:14 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/15/got-me-thinking_12869/ Right now we are a one car family. Yep, my husband's truck is still not fixed.<br /> <br /> I have gone through a range of emotions with only have one car. In a way I am happy because at least we still have a car to fall back on, it would be really awful if my husband's truck was our only vehicle.... Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:25:02 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/15/curbside-pick-up_12823/ I haven't quite got up the nerve to dumpster dive though I have heard some great stories from many of you that really make me consider it. I am still on the edge not quite ready to make the big plunge into the dumpster.<br /> <br /> We still have only one vehicle so on one of my marathon errands... Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:26:02 PST Sarah Forhan https://sarahforhan.savingadvice.com/2006/08/13/yard-sale-pics_12748/ I went yard saling on Saturday with my two kids (3 & 4) I didn't think it would be fun but we turned out to have a great time. They didn't even look for toys for themselves but rather searched for things they knew I could sell on Ebay.<br /> <br /> They always surprise me!<br /> <br /> <div style="display:none;">Text is Link and Link is http://toysonsale.clubmom.com/toys_on_sale/2006/08/my_heart_stoppe.html</div><a href="http://toysonsale.clubmom.com/toys_on_sale/2006/08/my_heart_stoppe.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Link</a>to pictures of my yard sale finds.<br /> Scroll down to the bottom.<br /> <br /> -Sarah Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:26:44 PST Sarah Forhan