Book Nook: How to Resist Amazon, and Why
Motherhood Moments
JANUARY 4, 2023
My older daughter has gotten a lot more interested in social justice and other causes, and is starting to try to move away from big-box stores.
Expect More from Your Daughters
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 23, 2016
We should expect more, not less, from our daughters and granddaughters in the work arena. We must have the same or similar career expectations for our daughters as we do for our sons. If your daughter came to you and said “I am going to be a nurse”, what would your reaction be? I think it would.
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How to Organize a Cookie Swap
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 1, 2014
I’ve started my own tradition with my daughters. How to Organize a Cookie Swap. I grew up baking cut out Christmas cookies with my mother and grandmother. We call them Sand Tarts. They’re like a sugar cookie, but they are very crisp. I love them. We make gingerbread men every year. It was perfect.
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How to Get Your Child Excited About Reading
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 11, 2013
My eighteen-month-old daughter would watch early morning kids TV and then we would sit and read several books together while I ate dry crackers to ease the nausea. We joined the local library when my second child was born to give an extra dimension to life for my daughter, who was not yet two. My husband left at 5.30 Get Healthy'
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CVS Shopper In Training: Follow My Daughter's CVSing Journey
Simply CVS
MARCH 5, 2012
My oldest daughter, Elizabeth, used to shop with Sarah and I years ago at CVS. Well, she wants to start again and learn how to coupon and to CVS but in the most simple way possible.
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How to Get into the Stock Market
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 16, 2014
My father-in-law lined up his grown sons and daughters to chip into a fund, from which he bought stock. Better Investing can give you some tips on how to join or start such a club. USA Today talks about this in Investing: How to start with just a little money. How did you get into the stock market? Money Tips'
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How to Pick A Career
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 11, 2016
I wanted them to get a better understanding of just how multitudinous the career choices are out there (and will be in the future with new jobs surfacing all the time). Parent’s are proud to say; My Son the Doctor or My Daughter the Astronaut. How did you end up in your current career?
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How to Save on Food Costs When Traveling
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 25, 2013
I read one blog where the writer said she cooked food in the slow cooker, then wrapped the slow cooker tightly in towels and served the food to her daughter’s team after a soccer game played out in the cold. The Crock Pot to the Rescue. I had an ah-ha moment and decided to try that for our next trip.
How We Frugal-ed in September 2022
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 2, 2022
Read: How to Roast Butternut Squash. I found one daughter’s dress at David’s Bridal and saved $10 for becoming a member, which made my daughter’s dress $50. I saved $5 on my other daughter’s dress just by searching online for a coupon. My butternut plant yielded nine beautiful squashes.
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How to Have a Ballerina Birthday Party for Under $60!
Couponing 101
JANUARY 26, 2013
With my daughter’s birthday falling between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, we usually end up having her party in January. This year my daughter asked for a snow princess party…but only if it snowed. My daughter wanted chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing, so I made these gluten-free chocolate cupcakes.
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Book Nook: The Zen of Learning to Ride a Motorcycle
Motherhood Moments
DECEMBER 12, 2022
At age 50, Reyes decided to learn how to ride a motorcycle. Stunned by how many liberating life lessons lay within the open road, her years of living with stifling emotional pain gave way to the principle that broken things can invariably be fixed.
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187 How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 11, 2012
How To Get The Gifts You Want Without Taking Away The Gift Of Giving. I do this with my daughter-in-law. How to Have a Green Christmas While it might be the most wonderful time of the year, it's also the most wasteful. She claims that investing time instead of mindless money on predetermined choices: “.can Use An Intermediary.
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How To Have A Custom Cake Made At Disney World
Saving Everyday
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
A few years ago it worked out that we would be at Disney during my daughter’s birthday. My daughter is like me and very hard to surprise, so I had to enlist the help of my sister to pull it off. Be sure you’re following my daughter’s Disney blog. Pin This To Pinterest.
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Consumer Critique: Hally Hair
Motherhood Moments
JANUARY 15, 2023
My daughter loves to dye her hair. I would definitely still use it again, though, now that I have a better sense of how to use it. The kit comes with de-stress putty, which my daughter loved to play with while she was waiting for the color to set, and also some under-eye gels. The first was one of their Shade Stix line.
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Book Nook - Ewe Do Ewe: Wisdom to Get You Through the Good, the Baaad, and Everything In Between
Motherhood Moments
JUNE 23, 2023
Luckily, we can count on sheep—with their pastoral pith and peaceful presence to help us fall asleep at night and exemplify how to be true to ourselves. In our ever-changing, fast-paced world, it can be hard to keep anxieties at bay. The book is a great gift for anyone who likes cute animals and fun quotes.
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How to Save Money Visiting Yellowstone National Park
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 9, 2012
We also sat and chatted with our son and daughter-in-law in front of the fireplace at the Lake Lodge building, enjoyed the free piano concert and string quartet in the sunroom at Lake Yellowstone Hotel and rocked in the rustic rockers on the porch of the Roosevelt Lodge.
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Our 2023 Financial Goals
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2023
…enter 2023 We have not one, but two teenage high school daughters. We want to assist our daughters with their college expenses. We have a number that we want to save for each daughter. It’s an exciting time in our oldest daughter’s life right now. My basement is still a mess.
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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Right before the pandemic started, I opened 529 College Savings Accounts for our daughters. My oldest was in eighth grade and one of my goals for 2020 was to start saving consistently for both daughters’ college education. Since March of 2020, over $1300 has been transferred into my daughters’ 529 College Savings Accounts.
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130 Free Kindle Books: How To Pick A Pumpkin, Ghost in the Bedroom & More
For the Mommas
OCTOBER 29, 2014
Download: My Lonely Daughter: A Mellowed Girl by Shan Vijay. The character in this story tells how he picked his pumpkin, carved it, and then lit the pumpkin’s face, which in turn lit his as well. Download: Children’s Books: HOW TO PICK A PUMPKIN by Sally Huss. How To Make Homemade Soap. This is a story of hope.
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How to Save Money in 2016
Saving Cents With Sense
JANUARY 1, 2016
My daughter will start kindergarten (remember when I announced my pregnancy ?) – I can’t believe how fast time flies! How to know if coupons double. How to Spot a Fraudulent Coupon. The post How to Save Money in 2016 appeared first on Saving Cents With Sense. Happy New Year!! and much more.
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How To Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too ~ An Ebook from Life.Your Way
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 5, 2011
Have you also wondered how these women get all of the above done in the same amount of time that we have all been allotted in a day? She is a married mother of 4 young daughters, runs a successful blog network, and has now written an ebook, How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too , that she graciously sent to me to review.
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Changes at Simply CVS: Passing the Torch
Simply CVS
APRIL 11, 2013
I have been sharing CVS deals and teaching how to save at CVS online for over four years now, the last three here at Simply CVS. I have made the decision to step down from blogging at Simply CVS and my daughter Sarah has offered to continue bringing you the basic weekly posts we have been providing over the past year.
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202 How To Have A Custom Cake Made At Disney World
Saving Everyday
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
A few years ago it worked out that we would be at Disney during my daughter’s birthday. My daughter is like me and very hard to surprise, so I had to enlist the help of my sister to pull it off. Be sure you’re following my daughter’s Disney blog. Pin This To Pinterest.
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40 Book Nook - 101 Ways to Create Mindful Forgiveness
Motherhood Moments
MARCH 2, 2023
In her new book, 101 Ways to Create Mindful Forgiveness, gratitude expert Kelly Browne addresses the modern-day art of how to mindfully forgive and make amends for the sake of individual self-care and wellness — personally, publicly and electronically.
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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 21, 2021
Your assignment: Read How To Create your Own Debt Freedom Plan and get started on it today! I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets. For us, we valued camping and our daughters’ activities.
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6 Reasons Why You Need Amazon Prime & How to Get It FREE
Saving With Shellie
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
6 Reasons Why You Need Amazon Prime & How to Get it for Free. I asked in the SWS Holiday Survey how often and where you shop online. Some books I borrowed and loved were The Hangman’s Daughter series and the Hunger Games series. Now that I sold you on Amazon Prime , I’m here to tell you how to get it for FREE!
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85 What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 20, 2017
My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup. My oldest daughter likes to grocery shop with me and requested Alfredo sauce on our last trip. Note to self: listen to daughter more often! garden salad. Tuesday: Chicken, Sweet Potato, Black Bean Quesadillas.
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5 Popular Posts From Today (October 17th)
Coupons Do Work
OCTOBER 17, 2016
I am spending the week, trying to figure out how to do my daughter’s competition hair : French braid to the side (bangs), then high pony tail, put braid in the pony tail and then tease the hair. 10/17 – 16. From Freebies to moneymakers. This week is Conference Week at my kid’s school which means half school days.
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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 11, 2021
I update it monthly and we always know how much we OWN and how much we OWE. Learn more about my Family Balance Sheet and how to get a copy here, 3. Around the time our second daughter was born, I found myself so overwhelmed and distracted that I missed paying the rent for our business office.
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How to Thrift Your Way to a Back-to-School Wardrobe
Saving With Shellie
AUGUST 8, 2012
But as my daughter grew, I noted how many nice things I was giving away. As a grad student, I had hit a few “vintage” shops but had never really looked to outfit myself or children using resale clothing. I had wrongly assumed that the clothes would be worn-out, out-of-date, or otherwise not worth my time. I worried, though.
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WHY We Want to Be Debt Free
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 29, 2015
Being a good example is the first step to teaching your kids how to handle money with maturity. But my oldest daughter immediately zeroed in on #5: Cash flow a trip to Disney. I don’t want our daughters to have to make a Debt Freedom Plan when they are in adulthood. And why is he driving a 14 year old car? Dave Ramsey.
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100 Nick Jr. Birthday Club {Free Birthday Call}
For the Mommas
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Birthday Club and your son or daughter will receive a free personalized call form their favorite Nick Jr. How to Shop For Free. Sign up for the Nick Jr. You will get party planning ideas and free birthday party printables. Sign up is free, just click here: Nick Jr. Birthday Club. More Freebies: Free Toothbrushes. Freebies'
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81 My Week: Gentle Leader and Thrifty Sneakers
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 21, 2014
It was a low cost investment and it came with a training dvd for my husband and I to understand how to use the collar properly. And my oldest daughter got her first pair of Converse sneakers. They were also hardly worn and my daughter was thrilled. This past week’s posts: How to Grill Fruit. The sneakers cost me $2.50
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Complete Guide to Disney College Program Housing
Saving Everyday
MARCH 30, 2020
My daughter completed the college program , a professional internship, and then went on to work on the conservation team at Animal Kingdom. Depending on traffic, it took my daughter 15 – 25 minutes to get to work. My daughter lived at Chatham Square! How much does Disney Disney College Program housing cost?
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Complete Guide to Disney College Program Housing
Saving Everyday
MARCH 30, 2020
My daughter completed the college program , a professional internship, and then went on to work on the conservation team at Animal Kingdom. Depending on traffic, it took my daughter 10 – 15 minutes to get to work. My daughter lived at Chatham Square! How much does Disney Disney College Program housing cost?
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52 Getting People to Help Compost
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
I did have my best friend who is their daughter helping me though. Before digging into how I convinced them to start composting, I want to give a quick blurb on why composting is important. Benefits of Composting. It will greatly improve the soil quality of whatever you use it for. Go Green'
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185 It’s All About the Theme: How to Throw a Party Everyone Will Remember
Saving With Shellie
AUGUST 4, 2011
My daughter’s 2nd birthday party, for instance, was inspired by the “Birthday Girl&# shirt I found for her on clearance. If the party is not for a specific person, there are still lots of fun ways to come up with a great theme–pick a food, activity, color, movie, or craft project, and go from there.
What We Ate this Week 04.08.16
Family Balance Sheet
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. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. Friday, 4/1: My family scattered on Friday night.
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100 Fitting In at a New Job
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 12, 2014
You’ll pleasantly surprise your new coworkers if you ask about their daughter by name and remember that she was nervous to start kindergarten. Asking how little Sally is adjusting to her new classroom and teacher will make your co-workers happy. People love others that are interested in them. Career Tips'
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184 Want Increased Productivity? Try Waking Up Early
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 14, 2014
The other night, my daughter woke me up at 4:30 a.m. How to Have Stress-Free Mornings 7 Tips to Make Your Home Life Less Stressful How to Limit Distractions When You Work From Home 5 Ways to Find Balance in Your Life: Work, Friends and… How to Fall Asleep and Sleep Well. because she had a bad dream.
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