I ran out to Aldi Saturday morning to grab some frozen fruit ... when I did a quick "fly by" on the produce I discovered their 1# containers of strawberries were only $0.99! What a deal! I bought up three containers, some grapes and bananas to throw together a quick fruit salad for the ...

So here we are heading into summer. I do not like the extreme heat we endure during the summer months, but I love summer footwear – flip flops, sandals and open-toed shoes. I also like the fact that you can usually purchase casual summer footwear pretty reasonably. This week JC Penney has ...

Buying gifts for my husband has gotten more and more difficult over the years. I used to be able to pick out gifts that he would like, but lately I feel like I’ve been striking out in this area. The old standby, shirt and tie, doesn’t seem to cut it anymore. So now when a holiday ...

One bad habit I've developed over the last few years is putting off buying something that I know I "need" or really would like to have because it is "too expensive". I might pass this item in the store...I might even head to the store to buy it; then decide that I simply can't spend the money. ...

Who doesn’t like to save money, right? Normally at Shop Talk we are talking savings when it comes to shopping. Today I’m going to tell you about a program you can get involved in right here in our community. It is called the Take Charge Challenge, a friendly competition to save energy, ...

Quite often I have people quietly confess to me that they are "way behind" on their coupons. I feel so bad when I hear this because they seem to think they have failed somehow...or even worse, that they are the only ones who experience this!! When I teach my coupon classes I always tell ...