Saving In Akron

JANUARY 27, 2012

How To Sew: Basics. Parents Choice Formula. Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations by Ken Blanchard. Ultimate Leadership: Winning Executive Strategies for Your Situation by Russell E Palmer. Quick and Easy Family Dinner Cookbook by Gooseberry Patch.

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Freebie Friday Freebies Fridays Alaska 113

Couponing 101

JUNE 17, 2020

New parents are often so sleep deprived that it’s hard to remember all the best childcare practices. Sew Dope Creations. Sew Dope Creations has adorable, affordably priced clothing and accessories for children. This subscription box is available for four age groups and includes books, crafts, activities, and more.

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Clothing and Accessories Bath and Body Works Health and Beauty Clothes 105

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Do you love to sew/knit/crochet? At this time of year, parents might be looking for a sitter so they can gift shop or attend a holiday party. Some people don’t have time or don’t like to bake but would love to buy home-baked cookies and treats. My sister-in-law buys dozens every Christmas from a mom who bakes for cash.

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Christmas Finds Friends And Family Sale Donation 130

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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. Are you a knitter, or crafter or do you know how to use a sewing machine? Not everyone is and professional sessions don’t always fit into people’s budgets.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

When my own parents were the age that I am now, I was graduating from college. When my parents were my age, they were empty-nesters and converted my bedroom into a sewing room for my mother. At my age, my parents had 20 years of kid-free living ahead of them to focus on their own career goals and to save for their retirement.

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Goals Debt Renovation Daughter 100

Birmingham Bargain Mom

APRIL 19, 2012

Projects include no-sew pillowcase skirts, orange juice carton wallets, recycled cookie tin message center and more.

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Recycle Recycled Recycling Sewing 81

Couponing 101

JULY 14, 2019

These work best with thicker grocery store brown paper sacks and you will need a sewing machine. I always loved doing this for my parents from my kids. Use a brown paper bag and have your kids color on them for an even more personal touch. Woven Baskets via ThePinterestProject. These would be one of the most amazing gifts!

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Paper Flowers and Plants Sewing Machines Flowers and Gifts 40

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Are you a knitter, crafter or do you know how to use a sewing machine? Fortunately, my parents live nearby and my mom doesn’t charge us (whew–thanks, mom), but we have close friends who don’t have family nearby and would LOVE a gift of free babysitting. Are you really good at a sport? Give the gift of lessons.

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Christmas Gifts Grandmother Wedding 245

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 30, 2013

But for many (especially parents), April is Autism Awareness Month, which was established in the 1970s to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism. National Welding Month – Welding is the secret ingredient that keeps today’s world together. National Autism Association.

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April Communications Sewing Library 72

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In the story Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse , a young girl and her parents live in Oklahoma during the Dustbowl. They barely have food to eat, and the mother, who is pregnant, prepares for the new baby by sewing feedsack nighties for him.

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Giving Money Swagbucks Donation 235

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Do you love to sew/knit/crochet? At this time of year, parents might be looking for a sitter so they can gift shop or attend a holiday party. Some people don’t have time or don’t like to bake but would love to buy home-baked cookies and treats. My sister-in-law buys dozens every Christmas from a mom who bakes for cash.

Christmas 235

Christmas Finds Part Time Thrift Stores 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Our parents and grandparents were ‘green’ before green was cool. Get some shoe polish and shine up those old shoes, take them to a shoe repair shop to have the re-heeled or soled if they are worn down. Buy good clothing, used.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

A simple book using different fabrics and textures can easily be sewn up on a sewing machine to provide hours of exploration and learning. 7 Ways to Save Money As New Parents Are You Financially Ready For Kids? Put simple toys just out of reach so baby has to stretch to get them and learn about effort and reward.

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Baby Music Sewing Machines Musical Instruments 185

For the Mommas

JULY 19, 2014

When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the catalyst that pushes her to defy her pacifist parents and become a nurse during the Battle of Antietam.

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Sewing Free Stuff Sister Michael's 51

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 23, 2014

parenting and mothering. Discipleship & Discipline: Practical Parenting Help for the Desperate Mom eCourse by Sarah Mae & Sally Clarkson. Sewing School 101 by Nicole Bennett. These eBooks are from some of the most influential bloggers and authors on the web. The topics include: cooking. home-managment. home-schooling.

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Sale Kids and Family Simple Mom 138

For the Mommas

JANUARY 4, 2016

Hiring a professional singer or rock band can be too expensive, and not everyone enjoys a magic show or clown act, which leaves many parents wondering what else they can do to provide live entertainment at an affordable price. Depending on the age of your child, one of the most entertaining forms of fun is live events. Make Musical Fun.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Entertainment Birthday 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

Ny taking your own bags, reusing plastic bags you already have or even sewing some fabric bags from old t-shirts and things you can save a lot. Many shops now charge you for bags which can be anywhere from 10cents to $1 a bag. If you used 10 bags a week, even at 50cents a bag that is $5 a week or $260 a year.

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Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 19, 2013

As an expecting parent, it’s tempting to buy that beautifully detailed changing table or the crib you saw last week in the window of an upscale boutique. Buy several wicker baskets a craft store and sew a few loose sacks out of your favorite fabric that you can use to line the baskets. Order Last Year’s Themes.

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Budgeting Budget Painting Hardware 94

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 178

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? Dinner is dinner!

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 183

Nicoles Nickels

OCTOBER 15, 2013

If you were lucky, you had a parent that could sew who would help you whip up something fancy. Two weeks before Halloween seems about the right time to start thinking about costumes. When I was kid (way back in the stone age, before fire was discovered!) we always made costumes, nobody bought a Halloween costume.

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Homemade Halloween Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family 61

For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Movies: Parental Guidance; X-Men; The Smurfs; Curious George; Sherlock Holmes; Percy Jackson and the Olympians; Big Top Scooby Doo; Twilight; Beautiful Creatures; Horton Hears a Who; Lego Batman; The Dark Knight $6.99 inch Touchscreen Laptop: $279.99 (save $50) ALEX Rub A Dub Artist In The Tub: $14.99 (50% off) ALL $14.99

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2013 Toys Fridays Babies R Us 79