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Caring Causes: From the Pocket of an Overcoat

Motherhood Moments

It sets the foundation for performing well in school and being able to function well in life,” said Vincent. This dedicated community of dog lovers works to reduce euthanasia in crowded shelters and has saved and found well-matched homes for more than 10,000 dogs of all breeds, ages, and sizes since 2011.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

Tell us a little about yourself I’m 40 years old, married with two sons who are 11 and 7 years old. We don’t live super frugally, but we do live well within our means and try not to be wasteful with our resources. We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting.

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Monsters University is a Must See (Opens Today!)

Saving Cents With Sense

My 7-year-old son went with me ( we had a mommy-and-me date night ) and we both feel in love with the movie. I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t sure if the sequel (well, really prequel) would be as good as the first since I really loved Monsters, Inc. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Reasons to Give to Adult Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well, that didn’t happen in our case. Third, our children were well into their thirties when we started the program. One of our sons lost a job during the 2009 recession. They were supporting a young son of hers. We try to take steps to avoid that. His wife was in the middle of re-training for a new career.

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Easter Egg Cake Bites

Saving Cents With Sense

With all the chocolate that you can find around Easter, having some Easter Egg Cake Bites, made with white cake mix and marshmallow crème, is a welcome treat for my son who isn’t a chocolate fan. Add marshmallow creme and mix until well blended. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Captain America Civil War: #TeamCap or #TeamIronman

Saving Cents With Sense

My oldest son and I had a chance to go to the screening of Captain America Civil War this week. My son loves the idea of Ironman and Captain America facing off in the new Captain America Civil War movie. I love that Spiderman is finally an Avenger – and my son was very excited to see Ant Man as well. How about you?

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Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph Opens Nov 2

Saving Cents With Sense

My son and I enjoyed a sneak preview of this film last week and we both really liked it. In fact, my son said it was one of his favorite movies. The characters were well written and it was very entertaining. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. All rights reserved.

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