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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

I also love to visit family (all our family is between 2 and 4 hours away) and friends, bake, and play board games. Playing board games with friends I really don’t like crafts, despite years of attempting scrapbooking, knitting, etc, but I do like advising on my fiancĂ©’s woodworking projects. The mug shelf 2.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. ? Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married mother of two teenage boys (18 and 16) who grew up in the country near a small town in Iowa. We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project.

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Giant Foods Weekly Ad & Coupon Matchups : Week of 2/3/17

Coupons Do Work

Shop at Giant Foods? B1G1 Sale Prices Based on Purchasing a Single Item. Nabisco Family Size Nutter Butter Cookies, 16 oz - $3.99 Nabisco Family Size Nutter Butter Cookies, 16 oz. Nabisco Family Size Oreo Cookies, 19.1 - 20 oz - $3.99 Nabisco Family Size Oreo Cookies, 19.1 - 20 oz. Tile Layout. List Layout.

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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We especially need essential stuff, like food, water, shelter, heat, clothing, defensive and offensive protection. But, we also need stuff for emotional support – stuff to remind us that we are part of a generations old family, that we have accomplished significant tasks, seen impressive places and conquered difficult situations.

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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

I can still taste the special foods prepared for each Jewish holiday, still remember the excitement of packing carefully labeled uniforms for each summer’s two months at Camp Mar-Lin , and still remember Bubbi Bloom’s incredibly sage and still applicable advice better than I can remember what I ate for lunch yesterday.

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How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So, you just keep it, crammed into the closet, back in the darkest corner of the deepest shelf – where it won’t be found until your kids hold the estate sale after you die! The chimpanzees spontaneously shared food with another chimp that they could have had all to themselves. But how can they do that? Not necessarily.

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Target Weekly Ad with Coupon Matchups : 2/26 until 3/4/17

Coupons Do Work

Note, sale and promotional signs are not always posted, so be sure to look for a price scanner and scan items if not sure about the price. Target Unadvertised Sales. Baby Food & Care. Gerber 2nd Foods, 2 pk - $1.20 4 Gerber 1st Foods, 2nd Foods, or 3rd Foods. - $1.00/2 Gerber 2nd Foods, 2 pk.

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