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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. My daughter does competitive cheerleading and that itself is $3K a year (not including travel). Thus no food went to waste.

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11/12 Pinterest Pin(s) of the Week: Thanksgiving is on the Way

Nicoles Nickels

There is plenty of food and beverages. There is cool stuff to watch on the TV. For my daughter, there must be mashed potatoes and gravy, for my son-in-law it’s macaroni and cheese. I have to include these because my Mom used to make button jewelry for my daughter when she was a kid. Totally love it!

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Odd$ and End$ - One Pesky Virus Can Ruin A Snow Day

Family Balance Sheet

daughter's school was still canceled. She needed and wanted her mama and I realized that I needed to get over my anxiety that nothing was going to get done and just be in the moment comforting my daughter. We had a snow day on Wednesday. And while it was fairly mild compared to last year's Snowpocalypse.my She had me at caramel.

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5 Quick Money Saving Tips for 2015

Coupons Do Work

My daughter is 7. Food: I do a monthly menu plan. on the weekends, she makes food for the week, cooks it and puts it in the fridge and/or freezer, writes it out on a piece of paper what to heat up and instructions with that. Same for my daughter. We don’t watch it all that much, except for cartoons.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Nicoles Nickels

The day starts/started with my mother or me or now my daughter getting up and stuffing the bird and getting it into the oven. Then my daughter required mashed potatoes. As the early cooking is going on, we watch Miracle on 34th Street, a movie about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I can still picture it in my mind.

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Romance at Disney World Isn’t Just For Mickey & Minnie

Saving Everyday

Not bashing dinner-and-a-movie (because that is super fun too), but spending all day riding attractions, watching parades and fireworks, and eating Disney goodies is about as good as dating can get! Grab a blanket and watch a movie under the stars together. Written by my daughter, Brittany. Ride rides!!