Frugalista is now at FrugalisticMom.com
Frugalista Carrie Kirby is now blogging at FrugalisticMom.com, where she's helping ordinary parents save money in Chicago without letting extreme couponing take over their lives.
Chicago grocery deal highlights: Week of July 21
It's a wonderful time of year right now: Time for Rainier cherries! These extra-delicious cherries are on sale for $2.99 a pound at both Jewel-Osco and Dominick's this week. Here are the top deals for Chicago-area grocery stores for the week of July 21:
Wednesday deals: Lands' End backbacks, Starbucks cold treats
The Frugalista is not even going to mention the heat in Chicago today. You know it's hot. Now shake it off, cause we've got deals here.
Feeding 5 people + THREE cats on $100 a week
The Frugalista was content with her family of five humans and two cats. Those two cats were a pretty recent addition and it took me a couple months to figure out the best ways to feed the pets without adding to our $100 weekly grocery budget. We weren't planning on any further additions to the household.
Chill out with Tuesday deals
Get a free kids' meal at Chicago's new Chick-Fil-A tonight, July 19, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Kids get a four-piece nugget meal with purchase of an adult meal. (Thanks to Free Things to Do in Chicago for the tip.)
Barely legitimate product complaints
Since talking with Kristin from Couponing to Disney for my column about getting more coupons, I've been thinking about what kind of emails I could send to brands I use that would actually be fun to write. I feel like I would rather complain than compliment, because, hey, I'm a journalist and we only like bad news. Also, I have a feeling I would get...
Borders to close ALL stores
As much as I love a good clearance sale, I'm sorry to report that 400 more Borders bookstore locations will now be liquidating. The Tribune is reporting that Borders can't find a buyer and is closing all its remaining stores, which will eliminate some 11,000 jobs.
Watch The Frugalista on Windy City Live
Here's The Frugalista on Windy City Live this morning. What do you think? I'll tell you what I think at the bottom.
Kid and family deals
Let's try something new: On Friday, deals for just kids and families. Today we've got Zazzle custom stamps, design-your-own clothes and family activities from Wicker Park to Waukegan.
Chicago grocery deal highlights: Week of July 14
Supermarket deals are seasonably mild in Chicago for the third week of July: a few good produce buys but nothing to leave the backyard sprinkler in order to grab. All these sales start Thursday, July 14, and end Wednesday July 20.
Daily deals for grown-ups
The surgical museum, Groupon Getaways and yes, even Comic Con -- shop for yourself for once instead of the kids with today's Chicago deals.
How to get lots of coupons -- and how not to
Recently two Frugalista columns in the Sunday Chicago Tribune addressed how to gather a lot of coupons, and how to build up that coupon pile legitimately. It's a topic that has come up a lot since the airing of the series Extreme Couponing, since many of the shoppers on the program are shown with stacks and stacks of newspaper inserts.
Half price at Totsy and more deals for the family
Today's best daily deals for families include half price at Totsy, Blooming Bows (hair accessories), Time Out Kids and Hobbitland.
Feeding a family of 5 on $100 a week: Are you flexible or a stickler?
Last week I overspent my $100 grocery budget by $26.26, so I was sorta hoping to stay under budget this week. I wasn't really counting on it though, since I had a birthday barbecue to shop for. So I wasn't too surprised to tally up my receipts and learn that this week, I again went over budget, spending $145.
Ice cream for redheads, free Slurpees for all
Didn't get your power knocked out by the storms that ripped through Chicago this morning? Me neither! Let's celebrate with some shopping:
Top deals from the July 10 Sunday Chicago Tribune
Every year,back-to-school sales start right after the Fourth of July, and every year this takes me by surprise. My kids have only been out of school for four weeks! They are not getting ready to go back. But hey, cheap art supplies! Here are the best offers I see in the plastic bag inside the July 10 Sunday Chicago Tribune.
Bonus afternoon deals: Cherries!
Megan just alerted me over on the Facebook Frugalista page that organic cherries are $2.99 at Whole Foods, today only. That rumbling sound you just heard was me rearranging today's schedule so I can get over there. Cherries are on the top end of the Environmental Working Group's list of most contaminated produce (No. 16), so I try to buy them...
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The Circular Home
Home touch ups inspired by the weekly sale papers.
Pet Deals
Bringing a pet parent's voice to Chicago Shopping.