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How To Save Money On Easter Baskets

How To Save Money On Easter Baskets

Today I will be on the local news Channel WGNT and discuss ways to save money on Easter Baskets.  I presented 3 different baskets: 1.  Homemade Basket:  This basket was completely free for me.  Everything was made by materials found around my home. Basket Directions Edible Play Doh Homemade Crayons Homemade Bubbles Angry Birds Bean Bags Bath/Water Fun: 1. Cut sponges into shapes or letters. 2. Cut 2 sponges into 4 long strips and layer them, then tie them together to create a “sponge … Read entire article »

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Homemade Diaper Rash Treatment

Homemade Diaper Rash Treatment

  Ok, we’ve all been there…a nasty diaper rash on our baby. We wonder how it got there and how to make it go away. My son never got one until we started solid foods; specifically apples and tomato sauce (to the horror of my italian husband). I tried everything from Desitin to breast milk (suggested by the doctor; it actually worked a little) but nothing would make the rash go completely away. So I did … Read entire article »

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Dating On A Dime

I love this week’s post from Madame Deals and Living on Love and Cent’s Dating on a Dime.  My husband and I actually just did this same kind of date for Valentine’s Day.  With no family close by to babysit and a limited budget, you do what you have to do! Is the Art of dating gone? Do we live in a world where it is okay to text someone to ask them out? The answer is “yes” for some girls. I am still the kind of lady that requires a phone call. I have had a rule that many have failed to follow and that is adore me or be gone. I have to say my husband still follows that same rule that won my heart almost 14 years ago. It is … Read entire article »

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Frugal Uses For Lingerie Bags

This is a great post from Mama Loves Her Bargains!  I love finding new uses for household items! I was thinking earlier today as I put our tub toys into one of my lingerie bags, how much I use these, and almost never for actual lingerie. I use lingerie bags so often that sometimes I think I should look into buying stock. Why? Well, my journey into using lingerie bags started in late June of 2005, and we’d just moved into our home where we are now. We’d carefully set aside some of the monies from the sale of our previous home to buy a front loading washer/dryer set, and it was finally delivery day. Two very burly, manly men came to deliver the set, and while one was filling out paperwork , … Read entire article »

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How To-Building a Custom Shelving Unit

How To-Building a Custom Shelving Unit

I am sure most of you have a room in your home that is an “Everything’ room. The room that serves this purpose in our home is a playroom/computer room/treadmill room/fireplace room.  So you should understand I needed some organization in the room!  Enter my wonderful husband!  He is NOT a carpenter, in fact, he is actually an accountant so what carpentry skills he has, have been earned through trial and error.  I requested a … Read entire article »

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Guest Post-How To Series: How A Woman Can Maximize Her Retirement Savings

Guest Post-How To Series: How A Woman Can Maximize Her Retirement Savings

RP is a guest writer for various finance related Communities including CDFA, FCB, Debt Consolidation Care etc. She is a PG degree holder in Marketing and Finance and right now working in a reputed bank as a relationship manager. She is well equipped to write articles on debt consolidation , debt settlement, frugality, savings, economies of states etc. How can women maximize their retirement savings? Researches reveal the fact that men are in better financial condition than … Read entire article »

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"How To" Make Homemade Baby Wipes-guest post

"How To" Make Homemade Baby Wipes-guest post

Momondealz reader shared this awesome recipe for homemade baby wipes with me and I thought other readers would be interested in learning how to save money and help the enviroment at the same time.  I know with 2 kids in diapers at my house, we will be trying this out this week! Homemade Baby Wipes1.  Bring 6-8 cups of water to a rapid boil (depending on how many diaper changes you do per day, newborns-more, toddlers-less). 2.  … Read entire article »

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Free Coupon Class-Week 8

Free Coupon Class-Week 8

This is week 8 in The Coupon Teacher’s Savvy Shopper Course!  Below is a summary of this week’s assignments from Shelly.  If you are behind in the course, check out the post HERE Monday:  Cut, file, and sort your coupons.  Don’t forget to check out Coupons.com for any new coupons you may want to print.  There is a new $3 off of Huggies available!  Don’t forget to menu plan for the week and try to use what … Read entire article »

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How To Make A Ribbon Bullentin Board

How To Make A Ribbon Bullentin Board

Let me start out by saying this was the NOT the easy cute little craft that I thought it would be!  That being said, now that I know the mistakes I made, I think the next one will be much easier.  Hopefully this post will help you in the event you choose to make a ribbon bullentin board. I have always thought these boards look so cute but have not loved the price tags.  When … Read entire article »

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Making a Fireplace Hearth Guard

Making a Fireplace Hearth Guard

As I have mentioned, I have a 19 month boy who LOVES to get into everything!  As a chronic worry machine, one of the many things I have stressed about since he began crawling was our fireplace.  It has a brick hearth and I have been scared to death of Will hurting himself on it.  Therefore, I have kept a gate in front of it.  I know that they sell hearth guards but being my frugal self, I have … Read entire article »

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