This blog is mentioned as an "Essential" Site on Richmond Goodlife

Richmond Goodlife is a guide to all things Richmond, VA that seems to have a techie slant. 
This blog is one of three 'essential' sites for locating anything used or for bargains in the Richmond, VA area.
http://richmondgoodlife.com/richmond_used.htm

'TIS YARD SALE SEASON

'TIS GETTING TO BE PRIMO YARD/GARAGE SALE/FLEA MARKET SEASON!
IF YOU ARE IN THE RICHMOND OR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AREA & YOU ARE HAVING A YARD SALE OR KNOW OF A GOOD ONE COMING UP SOON, LET US KNOW HERE AT FRUGAL RICHMOND!
WE'LL POST YOUR INFO. FREE OF CHARGE HERE & ON THE CORRESPONDING FACEBOOK PAGE.

FREE OR LOW COST ONLINE EDUCATION

Below are some links to some online education sites. Only one is totally free but most have discounts & compared to traditional college & university costs they are cheap!

https://www.udemy.com
Sign up for their newsletter & get a 50% coupon for one course!

http://www.shawacademy.com/
Not cheap but Living Social & Groupon feature discount vouchers that can make these courses very inexpensive.

http://skillcrush.com/
Not cheap but not expensive for what you get. As you learn they coach you & give you leads so you can make money from your budding skills as you learn! All courses are IT related.

https://www.mooc-list.com/
List of free Massive Online Only Courses. 

https://www.khanacademy.org/
Free courses! These are aimed at secondary schoolers but many of us (including moi!) need to refresh our basics or even learn/update a few new things. And for free, why not? 

http://www.openculture.com/
Links to free e-books, free textbooks, free online courses & more!

https://teamtreehouse.com/
Treehouse is an online educational venue for coding, design and related business courses. You get two weeks free to try them out. The fees are quite reasonable: $25.00 a month for the regular plan or $49.00 for the Pro Plan.  Most people would need only the regular plan, especially when they first sign on.

ALDI IS COMING TO RICHMOND!

Discount grocer ALDI is coming soon to Richmond!
On APRIL 23, 2015 two stores are opening:
1776 N. Parham Road in Henrico Co. &
465 Charles H. Dimmock Parkway in Colonial Heights .
Aldi signed leases and/or submitted plans for other stores in the Richmond area at:

the Staples Mill Square shopping center in Henrico (near the Kroger Marketplace ). This store should open this fall;

Hanover Village shopping center on Mechanicsville Turnpike at Lee Davis Road in eastern Hanover, which also should open this fall;

1.3 acres at 927 Myers St. (a former Bill’s Barbecue site) just off the Boulevard near West Broad Street in Richmond; (prospective opening unknown)

the 7300 block of Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond; &

the intersection of Robious Road and Mall Drive in Chesterfield Co..(prospective opening unknown)
A store is also opening in Waynesboro, VA this spring.
UPDATE: The two Aldi's stores are now open for business!
The link below goes to a RTD article with photos of the new Henrico store:
http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_6cffad8e-22c6-5da4-8ecc-938ef1af7328.html

Grocery & Other Coupons

Sometimes using coupons can save you lots of money; just be sure you are using the coupon for something you need anyway!
In the case of grocery coupons: Try to use your coupons on sales, on double-coupon days and on other discount days (such as senior discount days) to maximize their value. Check to see if using a coupon is your best deal or if buying a generic or store brand of the same item is a better deal.
Sometimes coupons can be the best deal, especially if you prefer the name-brand item.
Some places I've found coupons:

• www.valpak.com
• www.smartsource.com
• www.coolsavings.com
• In the Sunday newspaper and in mailers such as MoneyClip & Reach.
• Newspaper Websites
• Manufacturers and store websites.
• Email newsletters from manufacturers or stores.
• Back of packages & inserts in packages and on trial sizes
• Coupon dispensers on store shelves and flyers in stores.
• Coupon trading boxes in stores.
• Sign up for your local grocery's customer card. They will send you coupons or take coupons out of your grocery purchase receipt at the checkout.
• Check-out coupons at the grocery or drugstore and coupons on the back of your store receipt.
• Here's a site that thoroughly covers the topic of grocery coupon savings: http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/
• If you know of a great coupon source, please post in the comment section!

Discounts and Coupons, Etc.

It's possible to get discounts for various reasons:

• You are a senior citizen (age limit varies).
• You are a student.
• You are a kid under 12.
• You are disabled.
• You are a member of the armed forces or are a veteran.
• You work in law enforcement.
• You work in the medical area.
• You work for the federal, state or municipal government.
• From your employer.
• You are a member of AARP, AAA, VACU or various other organizations.
• You are a member of a certain church or temple.
• You are buying in bulk or as a group.
• And these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head!
• Look around, Google and find other discounts.
• Please let us know by posting a comment on this blog!