A-B-C Frugality

Things got pretty crazy over the holidays, but the Crum family is back and blogging! Our Christmas was wonderful (hope yours was too!!) and our 3 yr old had the time of her life at Disney Land.
Be patient with me as I catch you up on all the great deals over the last couple weeks, [...]

I wanted to write a quick note to all my loyal readers to update you on the frequency of postings lately.
You may or may not have noticed, but I haven’t been posting my usual 20+ hot deals and coupons every day lately.  As is the case with most of you, it has gotten insanely crazy [...]

I came across this poem today while reading one of the many blogs I follow. I wanted to share it with you as a reminder to keep  all of our troops in your thoughts and prayers this season and help out military families however you can. I remember the Christmas a few years back when [...]

We are headed out on a road trip for Thanksgiving!  From Sacramento, CA to Fresno, CA to stay with the InLaws overnight, then on to Knott’s Berry Farm for the day (they have an awesome military discount!). From there we are spending a few days in sunny Orange County to celebrate with my husband’s family. [...]

I finally joined TwitterMoms in hopes of meeting some other moms as excited about couponing as I am, and hoping to spread the word about our AWESOME little blog that we have going on.  They’re having a little contest that peaked my interest, and I thought it would be fun to get your input!
With all [...]

We’re back!  We had the honor of taking a family trip back to Reno this weekend so that my husband could help participate in the flag ceremony  at the halftime of the UNR Wolfpack v. Fresno State football game this weekend. It was a beautiful ceremony and my husband was honored to be invited to [...]

As an Army wife, I wanted to extend my sincere prayers and thoughts to all the lives lost and damaged by the events that took place yesterday at Fort Hood in Texas.  It was a senseless tragedy that so many brave men and women came under fire on their own soil, within their own fortress [...]

This week at A-B-C Frugality, we’re going to be focusing on how to get your home ready for the hectic Holiday season using the least possible amount of your budget—as well as the most minimal amounts of your time and effort.  Everyone knows that unexpected visitors will often mean the flight-of-the-bumbee, fluffing-stuff-at-90-mph, this-is-the-cleanest-our-house-has-been-in-10-years dash, so [...]

Happy Halloween, A-B-C Frugality readers!
I’m signing off for the next 36 hours or so to enjoy my son’s first Halloween.  Aeden is 4 months old today and he’s going as an adorable little Penguin while Allysa (2 1/2) will be wearing the same handmade Jack o Lantern costume that both myself and my old sister [...]

Hammering out a budget is hard; figuring out how much has to go where, factoring in debt payments and savings, and figuring out how on earth to stretch your hard earned paycheck far enough so the ends meet.  No doubt you’ve already started saving on your grocery bill and figuring other ways to cut back, [...]