Kyle James's Author Profile and Articles

Kyle JamesKyle James owns and operate a website called Rather-Be-Shopping.com which specializes in coupon codes for over 750 stores, organized in 25 shopping categories. He also has a blog, where he writes about frugal living and personal finance tips as well as other musings about the adventures and mis-adventures of raising 3 active kids.

Articles by Kyle James

Frugal Tips to Help You Deal with Ants, Gophers, and Stains

A couple weeks ago, right here on Lynnae’s blog, I asked for your help with some problems I was having around the house. The response I received was awesome and very much appreciated! As a fun [...]

Love Your Pets, Frugally of Course!

My wife and kids, and I, have a couple furry friends at our house. A Golden Retriever and a Basset Hound to be exact. Quite a combo! They are best buddies and they look like the [...]

5 Tips to Survive a Struggling Economy

With the housing market downturn, high gas prices, and increasing food costs, I am always on the lookout for ways to make my paycheck go as far as possible for my family. So when I stumbled [...]

4 Investing Tips for the Frugal Minded

I was talking to my financial advisor yesterday about setting up a 529 College Savings Plan for our kids and I was picking his brain about the current state of Wall Street. I should add that [...]

Raising Healthy Kids Can Be Expensive

Raising healthy children doesn’t have to be expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. My wife and I were at our local grocery store yesterday and what I saw will astound you! Well, maybe not, but [...]

5 Ways to Save $1000 a Year

I was surfing around Yahoo! Finance a while back and I stumbled upon the article Five Practical Moves to Help You Outrun Inflation, by Jennifer Openshaw, that I found thought provoking and wanted to pass along. [...]

How to Start Your Own Business on a Small Budget

Do you have an idea for a new online business or service? Perhaps you have a blog and are thinking of monetizing it with ads or affiliate links. Or maybe an eBay business that you can [...]

5 Fun Frugal Summer Activity Ideas for Kids

With temperatures soaring in parts of the country, it’s time to think of warm weather activities. It’s supposed to be over 100 degrees here in the Sacramento Valley tomorrow and last through the weekend. Yikes, say [...]

12 Frugal Graduation Gift Ideas for High School and College Graduates

It’s hard to believe graduation season is here already! I was driving past a local high school the other day with my window rolled down and I swore I could smell the Senioritis. Graduation season is [...]

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