Here are some GREAT IDEAS from the folks at Celebrate Green. At Celebrate Green you can find these and many other ways to celebrate your occasions in a GREEN way. They can be found at www.celebrategreen.net.

If you are shopping for just yourself, a spouse or a small family of 2-3 people there is a simple trick that will help keep food bills a little lower and limit impulse spending at the grocery store or market.

These days many/ most super markets or stores offer both large and small cards. You may not realize it but the cart you choose can make a difference. It if is small you are less likely to fill it with impluse purchases and you will be more aware of what you are putting in as the cart fills up. Obviously if you are doing bulk or monthly shopping this may not be practical but if you are just running in to pick up a few things, grab a smaller cart, or a hand held plastic basket and you will be much less like to throw in those extra items that can create sticker shock at the cash register.

Do you know any other grocery store tricks to shave off some pennies? Share them in the thread below.

The weekend before Earth Day usually starts off a full range of environment focused activities. 

During frugal times it is hard to do the little things that make us feel pretty and keep our spirits up-- but it is important to pamper yourself sometimes too and keep that smile power that helps you, your family, and loved ones.

PamperingBeki is a wonderful artist who sells jewelery on Etsy. She's got a special going on right now-- saw it on twitter--

The days of clipping coupons to bring down grocery costs are officially back- but with a new twist. Yes you can still scoawer the sunday circulars clipping and sorting. But these days you can also go online, search, plan and print just the coupons you need or want. Better on the budget as it makes you choose before hand. More customized as you can pick the items you need from the brands your family likes. It is all there and easily search-able at Coupons.com.