Imagine my surprise when I see the Woot off continues today! See yesterday’s post for more info.

Enjoy!
Tony

There is another Woot Off today.

If you are unfamiliar, usually Woot.com has “one day one deal” but on Woot offs they sell a bunch of different things, moving to the next when the current one sells out. Good deals go quick so register and log in. That way it just takes a click if you see something you like.

Peace,
Tony

I’ve written about www.Woot.com before and their woot offs, today is a Kids.woot woot off. Watch often to see if there is something you’d like. I’ve bought from both woot and kids.woot before.

Tony

Eight years ago today we said our vows. They must have been great because I can’t even remember how many years our anniversary fell on a Friday! At least once, I suppose.

Happy Anniversary hon!

Hmm, I wonder if you will read this today? Here is a frugal tip for folks. When shopping for a gift, make sure to check out the clearance sections too. There is always something to be found. No more hints!

Recently we bought some custom colors to paint the lower level of our house. After putting the first coat in the entryway and daubing some of the “accent color” on the wall it was intended for we realized it would look bad. Not just bad but hideous.

There we were sitting with three gallons of custom color paint that we couldn’t return. What to do?!?

My wife came up with the brilliant idea of mixing them to get a decent hue and color that we could agree upon. Mixing one table spoon at a time produced some decent color at a manageable volume. Once we were sure of the mix we did it on the large scale using as much of the colors as we could.

Instead of just being out the cost of the colors, we were able to salvage most of the paint. It even looks good!

Next time the color just isn’t right, try mixing a little with some other paint you have around, it might turn out to be a decent color. We’re very happy with our family room color.

Peace,
Tony

My wife likes burning candles but neither one of us can see paying $10 or more for those pillar candles that look nice in the fireplace. Our solution? Clearance candles at the big stores and craft stores are often 90% off or more after season. Our last batch we got from JoAnn Fabrics, candy striped candles originally $12 were going for $0.99 you just can’t go wrong.

One other place we’ve picked up some cheap candles is rummage sales. People ditch half burned or even new candles for pennies on the dollar.

Here comes the fun part!
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A great way to save some cash is to find items you need on Craigslist.com. If you have never looked there, it is worth visiting. Choose your city and surf the “for sale” section for what you’re looking for. It is also a great way to unload junk that has been sitting around collecting dust.

This fall I sold my 150 gallon aquarium for more than I initially paid for it. While that may sound awesome, the truth is I bought it at an estate auction for a song. I will be picking up a TV this evening that we found on Craigslist as well.

The one major caution in all this is to be very aware not only about what you are buying or who you are selling to, but also the situation you are entering into. There has to be a level of caution involved when making a transaction with a complete stranger.

Bring a buddy and avoid inviting someone into your house. Basic precautions will make all of us feel a little safer. That heavy fish tank I sold? The person who bought it didn’t have a way to pick it up, so he offered me $100 to deliver it to him. Yup, okay, that fit me to a T! I wasn’t all that keen on having someone come pick it up anyway.

I have found when selling stuff that I have to be persistent with it. My Baby Bjorn and some other stuff hasn’t sold yet. In surfing the categories, it looks like folks list the same thing every day until it sells instead of once. Using a lot of key words in the post helps search results, too.

Good luck!
Tony

We went to Goodwill last week just looking and came home with a stack of kids games for super cheap. All the pieces are in the games including the instructions! Most of the games retail for $10-15 each, and we got them ofr $2 or $3. Not a bad savings.

The best part was finding a National Geographic star projector thing behind a stack of other games. We looked it up when we got home and found out the thing we payed $2.99 for retails for $30! Nice score! There is a little bulb in the middle of the globe and it projects the constellations on the ceiling. The kids absolutely love it!

Its fun to go during this time because the store is flush with the year end donations. There are some really good deals to be had if I keep myself realistic. It is easy to go crazy or pay too much for something.

Looking for a deal, check out the local secondhand shop.

Peace,
Tony

I absolutely love shopping at the beginning of new retail seasons. Yeah I said it, I love shopping during retail switches. Why?

Clearances!

Our local Target has racks of clothes marked down 75% off original price. I was able to get a hoodie and a long sleeve shirt for less than $6. My $30 heavy bath robe was $7.50! It is very warm and “snuggly”. It helps that I don’t really care what the things look like, but there are still some decent stuff out there.

Last week they had Christmas wrapping paper, cards, labels, decorations and the like at 90% off. Thinking ahead, we scored enough to cover ourselves for next year. It is the way to go. Find your local retailer and look for those clearance racks.

Peace,
Tony

I have a some savings for DRIDUCK gear.

Dad on a Dime: I am going to be searching out as many deals as I can for as much a wide variety of stuff as I can. This blog has peetered out a bit and I want to get some deals out there for like minded folks. Not only will I be pointing out more outdoors stuff, but sports gear, groceries and maybe, just maybe, I can work something out even more proactive. Keep your fingers crossed, we might just see www dot dadonadime dot com !

On to the deal!

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Check out Great Gifts for under $20!

Here is a jacket on RealTree, one of DRIDUCK’s products!

Folks, I am going to sniff out what I can.

Peace,
Tony