Join the Movement!
It’s time to stop overspending on designer brands and T.J. Maxx and Marshalls want you to join the National Spending Intervention Movement! Both T.J. Maxx and Marshalls offer the current season’s fashions at a fraction of the cost of higher-end stores and boutiques.
Lately, I’ve also found great deals on famous brand beauty and bath products. My latest find was Carol’s Daughter Candy Paint Lip Gloss at Marshalls. Normally $13.50, Marshalls carries them for $3.99! Other sought-after brands include Jaqua Beauty, Joey of New York and Barielle, just to name a few. T.J. Maxx and Marshalls makes it possible to look, smell and feel good, all while saving those valuable dollars!
Makeup Masala wants you to join the National Spending Intervention Movement too! To get you started, I’m giving a $25 T.J. Maxx gift card to 1 lucky reader. Leave a comment telling us how you’ve been saving money during these rough economic times. Winner will be chosen Saturday, May 30th at 10:00pm CST. Readers who have a T.J. Maxx in their area are invited to participate!
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I use rags instead of paper towels. You can launder the rags, but the paper towels are just landfill.
I simply do not buy anything unless its life and death. I’m wearing sock full of holes, eat the kids leftovers as my meals, etc. Its actually kind of fun to challenge myself to see just how cheap I can live.
I have been saving money by cooking and eating at home more often and using coupons on every shopping trip.
I am only buying the necessities I need at this time. Everything else can wait. Food, Gas and paying bills is all I can do for now.
our local debs store is going out of business tommorrow yesterday i went up and all shirts were one dollar and pants were 2 dollars ..i bought 5 bags of clothes for my daughters for 56 bucks..IT WAS AWESOME..but im really going to miss that store it always had such great deals
i’ve been coloring my hair at home.
Our income has been cut almost in half due to the economy. We don’t eat out, don’t shop unless absolutely necessary, use up what we have in the pantry and freezer creatively, close off rooms of heat and electricity not used, use coupons, have garage sales and take things to thrift stores.
we cut out weekly entertainment, we stay home more, eat less junk food, only buy what we need, don’t drive to pick up one item wait till we have a full list. Instead of cloths shopping out of town we stay in but have given that up unless we really need to
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Drinking more water and less soda.
I have been using coupons for everything that we buy. Thanks
I clip coupons now and look in the sale paper more fpr deals. I don’t shop at only on store for groceries I get a little all 2 or 3 different ones. It’s helps more than I thought.
Like many others, I’ve cut off all unnecessary purchases, have started clipping coupons and finding them online, turned to store-brand and generic alternatives at the supermarket, eliminated some frivolous expenses such as my online movie subscription and digital cable with all the bells and whistles. I’ve also stopped shopping for clothes for the most part, so it would be a real treat to get to go back to TJ Maxx with a gift card in hand – thanks for the chance to win!
I now plan out my shopping trips, both according to how much I will spend, how I will spend (with sales), and when, thus doing a lot of shopping in one or two trips versus more. I am saving money, including on gas expenditures. Thank you!
Coupons on everything, dying hair at home, at home manicures and pedicures, cooking more at home.
we stopped eating out.
Boy let me tell you all the things I have been doing to stretch the dollar! I have gone to the second hand stores for my kids clothes, used coupons faithfully at the grocery store, bought store brand items over name brand items, less take-out, more family time doing free things like the park, beach, etc… It all adds up especially now that my work cut me to 4 days a week! Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
I have been saving money by buying less food out and instead preparing more meals at home. Also I have started clipping coupons and believe it or not it does make a difference.
I always use coupons and buy when things are on sale. I get a lot of free and really cheap items that way!
No more fast food! Saves alot of money, and is much healthier!
We cook at home a lot more, do not buy things we don’t really need
We got rid of pay TV many months ago.. there’s no way I can afford 70$ a month to watch reruns from decades past.
I’ve stopped eating out!
trying to save money by planning the weekly grocery list and shopping at thrift stores. great giveaway.
I stock up when something we use a lot is on sale and I use coupons on the items, too, if I have them. This saves a lot on my grocery bill each week.
We eat at home more. We actually have cereal night once a week. Thank you!
I have been using more coupons and buying store brands and not eating out. to save more money
I am saving money by going to free events in my own community. I have also become an avid change finder. Wherever I am walking I always look for pennies,dimes whatever and pick it up. I have accumulated a nice chunk of money from doing that.
I have been shopping less.
I’ve been combining my shopping trips all into one day if I can to conserve on gas. I never go window shopping anymore either, I go when there are specific sales.
We no longer eat out, I stock up when basics are on sale and make sure to use coupons
I am using the phone for business instead of driving to a customer. Saves gas and time.
I’ve been planning dinner on a weekly basis based on sales from the grocery store.
We’ve been saving money by going to the library for kids entertainment
I’ve been shopping at different stores to get the sales and using coupons more whenever possible.
I paint my own nails.
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ive mad more meals at home and taken food to work, plus use coupons religiously.
We’ve been using coupons on groceries. Also, we’ve been renting movies instead of going to the movie theater.
I have been cooking at home a lot more.
rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com
I finally convinced my husband to pack his lunch instead of eating out every day! Big savings!
I have been trying to use coupons as much as possible. Look for helpful promotion. Try to make my own lunch and eat out less at fast food restaurants. Thank you.
how great
I use coupons when I go grocery shopping.
I have been buying only what I need to get,use coupons at the grocery,only buy what’s on sale that week and shop around
Staying home more often to save on gas and not going to get my nails done at the salon,doing them at home
Coupons, rebates repairing instead of disposing. It can be amazing what bad habits we get into when things are really good. Times like this can be sobering.
I am USING the health and beauty products that I already have. My family is terrible about using half a bottle of something and then letting the rest sit while we move on to something else. We are also buying products that can be used by ALL in the family.
I shop at the outlet stores that feature food closeouts and I’ve been saving a bundle. Recently when I went to the regular grocery store I was shocked how high the prices are there.
And the winner is….INDY!!
Indy is saving money by:
“We have always tried to be frugal by using coupons, buying store brands, doing price match to get good deals, shopping end of season clearance, eating in etc. However being humans we have had our share of weaknesses by overindulging in these sales for things that we want but not need. With a new baby and both of us unemployed due to layoffs and looking for work all unnecessary expenditures have been cut. Would be great to step foot in a TJMaxx or Marshalls again with free money.”
Most of you are saving money by eating at home more and less in resturants and also more of you are using coupons (always a favorite of mine). I learned a LOT of useful tips; thank you to all who commented!