Tip of the day!!!

Dye your own hair!!!
I used to have blond hair ,
But now I'm dyeing it a little darker than my natural color ...
My natural color is brown .
But I got too many gray!
So with the dye I got 2 days ago. I dyed them last night ! Lovely hair color for less than 4 euros !!!
The hair salon would charge me 50 euros plus 10 euros in fuel to go...
So I saved 56 euros !!!
Now that is a great deal!!!!
In the 4 euros is the dye the shampoo and the water!!! And think of all the time saved too...
No waiting in lines , and doing a few easy chores at the same time the dye was on my hair....
Time and money saved!!!
Now that is a great tip!!!!

I am bad too

Yes it's like you read it!!!
I'm bad too...
I'm not always frugal,
I go on shopping spreas ,
I'm a smoker,
I love and drink tons of coffee,
I love my iPod
I have Internet service at home,
I shop clothes,
I go shopping without a list !!!
I also go out here and there sometimes for a drink of tsipouro or raki!
I eat junk food, I also buy sodas!!!
But I'm only human...
But I don't do this everyday !!!
At some times it over my head!!!
But with making stupid decisions it helps you learn !!!!
After the shopping or the drinking , I sit and think, did I really need that, and why did I go overboard like that...
But a human will be a human!!!
And on somedays I will do stupid things!!! But the rest 30 days of the month I will be on track....

My shopping day!!!

Yes I went shopping yesterday at galaxia!
I got nounou kid milk for only 5.72
Yup the box with. 8 cans !
Regular price 8.40
-1.68 the 20% off the stores have plus
-1.00 from my coupons .
Now that is extreme couponing in Greece ! Bought 3 boxes of milk ...
I also bought hair dye!
3 of that too....
The dye costs regular price 8.14
- 2.00 the store special
- 3.00 my coupons
Paid 3.14 euros a dye
That is 15 euros saved from the dyes ...
I also bought Essex detergent for clothes...
Regular price 8.99
- 2.25 special offer from store
- 2.00 from my coupons
Bought 3 of those too...
And a whole lot more !!!
But you need coupons!!!
Call epithemies and ask to be on there mailing list!!!
Go on livesmart and print .
Get a folder and carry your coupons with you!!!
You never know what you will find in the store!!!
Last month I found Pantene pro v 2.50 the large bottle!!!!
Looked in my folder and saw that I had a - 1.50 coupon
Not one coupon but 10
Got ten bottles of that shampoo....
I think it costs around 4 something
And I got it for one euro....
Why pay 40 when you can pay 10
So at this point my stoke pile is growing! I will invest in my pile again next month...
Buying things you don't need now, for a fraction of there price is smart...
Don't over do it!!!
Try 10-20 euros a month on things you really need... We are a big family... 2 teenagers and a six year old . We are a 5 member family!!!
So milk shampoo soap and dyes are a must in this family!!!
That is all for now!!
I hope this post helps a few!!!
Because the future seams hard for us Greeks ! We need to learn to shop the smart way!!!

Livesmart. Coupons

At last they have them ready.
Go to livesmart print your coupons and enjoy a day of shopping .
While having my coffee my printer is busy printing !
Was waiting for the coupons all week.
No coupons means no shopping!
So let's save some money today !
And they have some lovely coupons!
Can't wait to hit the stores! Well actually one store , galaxias!

Stock piling in Greece .

Stock piling in Greece , the frugal way is very hard work.
With money being tight these days !
But if you get the whole family to help with coupons , things might get a little easier.
Try this site:
Www. Livesmart. Gr
Pretty nice coupons!
But you can only print singles!
But a family of 5 needs more , so here is what you do!
My sons are over 18 both! Get then to sign up. And then go shopping with them so they can show there id card at the cash register with there name. These coupons have your name on them!!!
Do some online search of the grocery stores you will going to shop.
Compare prices before using coupons !
The first few times it's a little difficult , but it gets easier with time.
But saving is the name of the game!
Maybe we can beat the rececion !
Maybe not !
But we will try our best , to survive with what we can . A little less here a little less there . But we will go down with a fight!

The end of 2011 is the beginning of 2012

Maybe my quit went for a walk!
But will be starting again tomorrow .
My don't drink drinks went for a drive on Saturday !!! But I'm back.
What ever you do you have to get up after your slip and get back on your ride. It might take a thousand slips! Give your self a few days. 2-3 days are enough and start again !
The weather here is very cold and snowy ! Yes we have snow today in Greece ! And the weather is very cold but I don't care. My wood stove is keeping my warm. Saving me tons of euros! Was thinking of all the lovely euros I had spent these 4 years. If I only knew ! Well it is never too late to start.
In December 2011 I decided to change my life!
First thing is my budget ! Have you heard what Greece is going through .
So I started couponing!
Hard thing in Greece !
Did allot of searching .
In Greece it is almost impossible to coupon...
But I think I'm doing a great start...
Started with shampoo and dish washing soap! And a few more products.
Trying to lower my electrical bill!
And the biggest challenge for 2012!!!!! Is to get my pizza store to work again... Didn't make nothing last year! It even got me in dept . So this year I'm thinking of new things , maybe with a new aproch more customers ! Well we see after the Greek easter! That's when I will be opening for summer! But I'm planning from now ! Better early than late!! That is my saying!!!
So I guess the end of 2011 was a turn around for me!!! Got me thinking!!! Greece is going broke! Everyone will suffer , but why should I suffer like them! I will try to make things a little better. A penny saved here and there is a penny earned!