Once again Rocks in My Dryer is hosting their weekly edition of Works for Me Wednesday. It is chock full of great tips from other mom bloggers. And everyone knows that mom bloggers rock!

Anyway, I digress...

Ya know what works for me? Clearance candy. After each holiday loads and loads of perfectly good candy is exiled to the clearance bins for quick sale. I used to wonder what on earth people wanted with holiday wrapped candies after the holiday. Now that I am a homemaker, and a frugal one at that!) I know better. You see, once you take off those wrappers Hershey Kisses are just giant baking chips. Bar candies can be chopped up for add-ins for baking cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and more. The possibilities are endless.

Some frugalites tell me they actually freeze the chocolate candies til the following year and dig them out again. I have issues with freezer smells seeping into sweets at our house (could be all those flash frozen onions we have going on), but hey whatever works for ya.

My favorite clearance candy are candy canes. If you are patient you can get them for 10-25 cents a box. Guess what 2 candy canes strategically placed together make? Yup, a heart! And in Valentine's Day colors too. Tape them on some paper and you have some sweet Valentines for the kiddos to take to school.