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Jul 06

Swap Kids Clothes Nationwide!

You can swap clothes the kids have outgrown locally or across the country. You only pay a $13  flat rate shipping charge for the box you receive. Typically there are 10 items in a box. When you’ve collected enough clothes to ship out, it’s (read full article)

frugal, kids, save money, shopping, tips

Jul 06

Free Fun For the Four Fellas!

We’re still adjusting to trucker hubby being on the road most of the week and now we’ve added two more boys to the mix. Hubby’s two sons, ages 7 and 11, are here for the remainder of the summer. YIKES ~ I’m the only chic in the house! Mon (read full article)

family, freebie, frugal, kids, trucker's wife

Jul 02

Mission Menu Challenge Cook-off – Win $10k Kitchen Makeover

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mission Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. Making homemade flour tortillas is one of those things I haven’t quite gotten the knack of…yet! Until I do, Mission flour tortillas is what I use w (read full article)

budget, contest, frugal, meal planning, recipe

Jun 28

Unclogging Drains the Cheap Way!!!

Be sure to pop over to MIFS today to see how easy and inexpensive home made drain cleaners are! This worked on my completely backed up kitchen sink so I know it’ll worked on slow running drains too!!! See you there. You may be missing valuab (read full article)

cleaning, frugal, Make It From Scratch

Jun 19

Strut Your Stuff Weekly Meme

Welcome to this week's Strut Your Stuff Saturday Meme. MY STUFF This weekend is Father's Day weekend. I hope you have special plans for dad. If not, I have a few ideas to make dad's day special without busting your budget. Fun with hand prints, fi (read full article)

budget, freebie, frugal, holiday, Strut Your Stuff, tips

Jun 12

Save Money at the Grocery Store – 4 Easy Tips

Saving money has become an increased priority in our home. Hubby’s transition from Worker’s Compensation to Unemployment benefits demand a serious restructure in our finances. Here’s a few of my money saving strategies you can easily employ in (read full article)

budget, coupon, discount, finance, food, freebie, frugal, save money, shopping

Jun 03

Car Club Car Shows – Free Family Fun

In my neck of the woods, summer means CAR SHOWS. Car club members in Minnesota, North Dakota and even Canada come together several times throughout the summer to show off their fancy wheels. These events are totally free which means a fun family fri (read full article)

family, freebie, frugal, just for fun, kids, summer

Apr 09

What’s a girl to do with ALL THOSE PLASTIC EASTER EGGS???

Plastic Easter eggs are a lifesaver when it comes to buying bulk candy for the kid’s Easter baskets. The eggs are usually about $1 for a dozen. This is how I save a ton of money when making their baskets. Once the day is done, candy has been (read full article)

frugal, holiday, house management, recycle, repurpose, tips

Mar 30

Now Goby.com is Mobile!

Goby.com, the sponsor of my Create Your Adventure $50 Cash Giveaway, has just announced they’ve gone mobile! That’s right folks, now you can access Goby on the go via your iPhone. I no longer worry if we have an extra half hour between lunch an (read full article)

frugal, giveaway, just for fun, tips

Mar 21

Our Amazing Movie Adventure: Alice In Wonderland

The Search Begins Yesterday afternoon, the boys, hubster and I took to the city on an adventure in Wonderland! It all started right here on the laptop. A simple Google search for “movies” along with my city and state produced listings of movi (read full article)

budget, cheap, family, frugal, just for fun, kids, Product Review

Mar 19

Create Your Own Adventure $50 Cash Giveaway

 Goby.com is a fantastic new search engine to help you find great new adventures for the family. After less than five minutes on the site, I’ve found a new place to eat and a new park to take the kids when we go into the city! This site will (read full article)

budget, cheap, family, frugal, giveaway, just for fun, Product Review

Oct 22

Friday Night are High School Football Nights

If you are looking for a fun fall activity to do with the family, may I suggest a high school football game? Whether your kids are in diapers, elementary, middle school or college, they will enjoy the atmosphere. There is so much fun to be had at the (read full article)

family, frugal, just for fun, school

Oct 14

Create Your Own Graphics for FREE

I create my own graphic buttons, designed my own blog, create newsletters for print, and customize photos with text and other graphics. It's not a business, just a hobby. This feeds my creative soul but my inner frugalista cringes at the price tag so (read full article)

freebie, frugal, tips

Oct 05

Free Coupons - Is It REALLY Free?

The coupon process VERY simply stated: Vendors issue coupons for their products.Consumers use these coupons to purchase the vendor's product from the retailer.The retailer sends the coupons to the vendor.Vendor sends the retailer a check for the valu (read full article)

coupon, freebie, frugal, save money, shopping

Jul 28

My Frugal Garden Update

My Frugal Garden has turned out better this year than last. Besides a couple intruders nibbling at my plants when it first went in, I haven't had any problems. I did alter my original plan somewhat due to the unusually long winter this year and the f (read full article)

frugal, garden, summer

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