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AUGUST 6, 2022

I have been packing my freezer with breakfast sausage, chicken, and Italian sausage–all marked down 40-50% off. ” So I immediately logged into my account and sure enough, $100 was deposited into each of my daughters’ accounts. In July, $98 was transferred to each daughter’s 529 accounts.

July 130

July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

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MAY 21, 2016

I served with spinach & strawberry salad, and steamed peas for my spinach-phobic younger daughter. Friday: My daughters’ elementary school had their end of school year Spring Fair. Friday: My daughters’ elementary school had their end of school year Spring Fair. Selling subs is a popular fundraiser in my area.

Grocery Spending 124

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Irons 124

For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Giant: Emerald Breakfast On The Go For Just $0.29 My daughter loves these Emerald Breakfast on the go and there’s an awesome deal at Giant for these. This week Emerald Breakfast on the go snacks are on sale for just $1.39 Buy (1) Emerald Breakfast on the go $1.39 Wow, I am very excited about this deal.

Breakfast 40

Breakfast Spam Daughter California 40

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MARCH 18, 2016

Sunday: My oldest daughter had a YMCA district swim meet. Friday: My 10 year old daughter qualified for YMCA PA State swim meet which will be held at Penn State’s pool. My daughter is super excited about this opportunity. Wednesday: Spaghetti night, with garlic bread and steamed broccoli. Thursday: Leftover night.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Daughter Leftovers 100

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AUGUST 29, 2016

My husband and one daughter also both celebrate their birthdays in the fall. My favorites are the breakfasts products: The sweet rolls went nicely with coffee for Sunday breakfast. This post and giveaway are sponsored by GIANT Food Stores. Fall is truly my favorite season of the year. My birthday is in the fall.

Gift Cards 160

Gift Cards Giveaway Food Storing 160

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MARCH 5, 2016

My oldest daughter had to be in the pool for warm up at 7 am on Saturday morning. My other daughter swims in a different age group and they raced in the afternoon. One of my daughters was actually sobbing Tuesday night, “when are things going back to normal!” Have you ever blown your budget in four days?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Home and Garden Daughter 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

This past weekend, my daughter hosted her very first sleepover for her ninth birthday. One of the activities that my daughter wanted to do was make caramel apples. The girls didn’t mind and asked if they could eat the caramel apples anyway for breakfast. Easy, right? We made them last year and they were delicious.

Crock Pots and Slow Cookers 100

Crock Pots and Slow Cookers Daughter Girls Breakfast 100

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Close family friends took my daughters to Hersheypark for the afternoon. My husband doesn’t care for tomato based spaghetti sauce and my daughters and I LOVE it. We are hosting 5 other 4th graders for a sleepover to celebrate my oldest daughter’s tenth birthday.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Daughter Dinner 100

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JANUARY 30, 2015

Sunday : My oldest daughter had a swim meet all afternoon, so my husband treated us to dinner at our favorite deli. Wednesday : Burrito Bowls –my daughters request. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snack: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast and green smoothies (for me and hubby). Monday: Tacos.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Tacos Freezers 100

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AUGUST 28, 2015

You can see my first one about Breakfast Burritos. I made two batches in preparation for back to school and I was thankful to have breakfast ready to go on this week. So per my daughter’s request, I made Burrito Bowls and there was just enough left for me to have one for lunch on Wednesday. My supply is very low.

Burritos 100

Burritos Freezers Leftovers Breakfast 100

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MARCH 20, 2015

Sunday: My daughter had a very long swim meet, so we grabbed burritos at a favorite local restaurant. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks. For breakfast, we ate oatmeal, eggs & toast, Cheerios with bananas, and green smoothies. Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget.

Burritos 100

Burritos Homemade Costco Leftovers 100

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MARCH 18, 2013

My oldest daughter requested Chocolate Chip pancakes recently for breakfast and who am I to deny my sweet daughter chocolate chips for breakfast. Pin this Recipe. Of course, I let her know that it was a special treat and won't happen often. Have I told you recently how much I love pancakes?

Pancakes 100

Pancakes Chocolate Daughter Breakfast 100

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MARCH 11, 2016

One daughter declared, “I hate leftover night!” This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg & bagel sandwiches and cereal. Thursday: Much to my family’s dismay, it’s leftover night. ” Suck it up, buttercup, we’re not going to waste the food!

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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APRIL 3, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Our daughters made dinner (with my assistance) on Saturday night and performed some dinner theater to entertain me and my husband. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal , eggs & toast, yogurt and green smoothies.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Tacos 100

Coupons Do Work

JULY 31, 2016

I did avoid eating breakfast at the hotel since they said it was $14.00 I thought ‘screw that’ and went to my family’s house for breakfast — all meals! I bought my daughter’s last year at Justice. I had to stay somewhere as my family did not have room in their houses. All girly kind.

Kids and Family 100

Kids and Family Georgia Hotel Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 23, 2015

Wednesday: My oldest daughter asked for breakfast for dinner, so we had eggs, sausage, toast and grapes. I love breakfast for dinner. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal that I bought last week during a stock up sale. A big pan of lasagna means yummy leftovers for lunch!

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

My oldest daughter has started to sit down with me weekly and plan our menu. My other daughter, however, just looks at something and decides she doesn’t like it and will not eat it. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: My daughter asked for New England Clam Chowder. She has always been a really good eater.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Kids and Family 100

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APRIL 17, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went out to dinner to celebrate my youngest daughter’s birthday. Sunday: We had 10 elementary aged kids over for my daughter’s birthday party. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks: Breakfast was eggs & toast, cereal, green smoothies. I ordered pizza.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Freezers 100

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went out for dinner to celebrate my oldest daughter’s tenth birthday. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast, cereal, and bagels. Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Fun family night.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Friday: My youngest daughter’s elementary school is having a back-to-school potluck picnic. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt, and fruit. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt, and fruit.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Tacos 100

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Friday: My daughters are working a Girl Scout cookie booth at the mall, so for a special treat, we’re eating at the mall’s food court. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks. This week, we ate eggs, toast, oatmeal, and green smoothies for breakfast. Guess who is the best mom ever?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

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MARCH 25, 2016

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We were in Penn State for my daughter’s swim meet. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, eggs & toast, and Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal. Sweet potatoes were on sale for.79/lb 79/lb this week and asparagus was $1.49/lb,

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Freezers Dinner 100

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MARCH 13, 2015

Wednesday: My oldest daughter requested a Tomato soup & Grilled Cheese night, so I went to Pinterest for a recipe. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks: When I went shopping on Monday, I found breakfast maple sausage marked down to $1.84 Tuesday: Meatball sandwiches, Hasselback Potatoes , broccoli.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

One of our daughters has had reactions to tilapia, so I stopped buying it. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. I bought another type of white fish that was on sale, but I don’t remember what kind. It was either haddock, flounder, or cod.

Friends And Family Sale 100

Friends And Family Sale Homemade Leftovers Kids and Family 100

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APRIL 24, 2014

This photo was taken the morning after the home birth of our oldest daughter. Our daughter was born at 6 pm on a fall day in 2005. I still remember that morning’s breakfast of scrambled eggs and pumpernickel toast that my husband made me. Yes, you read that right–a home birth, but that story is for another time.

Mom 113

Mom 2005 Daughter Photos 113

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

My daughters’ Girl Scout troop has caroled through our neighborhood and a local senior home. PJ’s & Pancakes Family Breakfast. Breakfast is a crazy time of day, but if there’s a Saturday that’s free, we make time for a sit down pj’s & pancakes breakfast. See a Live Nativity.

Activism 208

Activism Christmas Budgeting Budget 208

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

My daughters told me they “like the other burrito bowls better” This version was a little dry, so I have to agree with them. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs (made in the Instant Pot), peanut butter & banana toast, and Cheerios & bananas.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

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APRIL 8, 2016

I went to dinner at a Vietnamese Noodle place with a group of friends, my oldest daughter went to a birthday party sleepover, so my husband took my youngest daughter out on a date night. Breakfasts included eggs & toast, cereal with bananas, and yogurt with berries. Friday, 4/1: My family scattered on Friday night.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Easter Dinner Daughter 100

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APRIL 24, 2015

Sunday: We went to my daughter’s end of season swim team banquet. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast this week, we ate eggs, sausage & toast, cereal, and hot oatmeal. Monday: Roasted chicken breast, Hasselback sweet potatoes , steamed broccoli.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Before our family had food intolerances, we used to pick our accommodations in part based on whether the hotel had a free breakfast or not. If you’re going to stay in a hotel, why not take advantage of a free breakfast, especially if it’s a hot breakfast where the hotel serves eggs, pancakes and such.

Crock Pots and Slow Cookers 176

Crock Pots and Slow Cookers Travel Food Vacation 176

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Our oldest daughter starts Kindergarten and my youngest starts her first year of preschool, so in other words, our mornings are about to get hectic. A jet airplane could be taking off right outside my oldest daughter's bedroom and she would still be snoring away. This is our family's final week of summer.

Kids and Family 127

Kids and Family Daughter Backyard Family 127

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

This week’s recipe from Amanda at A Few Shortcuts is especially for my daughter! We all love muffins in my home; they are a quick, portable, healthy (when made the right way) breakfast or snack. But my daughter loves, loves, loves raspberries.

Recipes 45

Recipes Daughter Amy's Breakfast 45

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JUNE 5, 2015

My oldest daughter loves sausage burgers, so when they’re on sale, which is quite frequently, I buy them. I stopped buying farm raised fish a couple of years ago for two reasons: (1) my daughter had a severe reaction to tilapia, and (2) the 60 Minutes segment about farm raised fish–ewwwwww!

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Tacos Friends And Family Sale 100

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

She is so excited that my former grump-a-lump, I-hate-mornings daughter wakes up to a 7am alarm, gets dressed, brushes her hair, makes her bed, eats breakfast, and brushes her teeth without any nagging. Although today is only day 6 of the school year, so let's hope the new attitude continues onward.

Kids and Family 159

Kids and Family Zoo Daughter Activism 159

Saving Everyday

JULY 17, 2012

Not being big breakfast eaters, my daughter and I love snack/meal replacement bars. PowerBars are $0.98 at Walmart making them just $0.78 each when you use the new $1.00/5 5 PowerBars Coupon ~. I always bring a whole bag of them on vacations or road trips!

Walmart 65

Walmart Daughter Vacation Breakfast 65

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 26, 2013

I was up until 2:30am on Christmas Eve and my daughter and son-in-law were up until 3:30. We had breakfast and finally, we started to open presents. New shoes for me and my daughter and this for my son-in-law: He’s a big cheese fan, so only a vat of cheese will do! I slept until almost 9! It was very, very exciting.

Christmas 67

Christmas Son Daughter Aunt 67

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MAY 16, 2011

My daughter even ate the leftovers for breakfast. These muffins make a hearty lunch or snack.

Leftovers 138

Leftovers Cooking Daughter Homemade 138