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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

They will appreciate the thoughtfulness and might also be looking to reduce the sheer amount of unnecessary stuff that comes into their homes during the holidays. If you have the knack for your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduates, or a family portrait.

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

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This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We had my parents and grandmother over for dinner and I made Pioneer Women’s Chicken Parmigiana, garden salad, steamed broccoli, and my tasty (but cheap) garlic bread. Sunday: We went to my daughter’s end of season swim team banquet.

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The Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

Family Balance Sheet

We live no where near CT, but at the time, I had a first grader and I just couldn’t shake what the parents of those murdered children were going through. That Sunday, as our GPS drew us closer to the family’s home, I became a bit unsettled at the location. I bring that up because I was emotional all weekend from that event.

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Luvs Diapers – “First Kid/Second Kid” Videos

Nicoles Nickels

I’m working with Luvs Diapers who, knowing that many moms do things differently the second time around, have developed a series of “First Kid/Second Kid” online videos comparing the way many parents were with their first kid and how things changed with their second child.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs. I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. ” deer on my street One of my daughters has significant health issues that are largely invisible (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and dysautonomia, including POTS).

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Free Nook Books – Boomerang Bride & More

For the Mommas

Blue Hole Back Home Shelby (nicknamed Turtle) never had any female friends. The daughter of wealthy merchants in Seattle, she feels betrayed both by her real parents and by the ones who raised her. But as unlikely circumstances throw them together, can they let go of their misconceptions and risk their hearts for love?

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. This only happened after we stopped owning homes and became renters.

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