photo credit: ninjapoodles Here is the Sunday newspaper coupon insert schedule for 2010. Enjoy! January 01/03/2010 – 2 SmartSource, 2 RedPlum & General Mills 01/10/2010 – SmartSource & RedPlum 01/17/2010 – SmartSource & RedPlum & Procter & Gamble 01/24/2010 – SmartSource & RedPlum 01/31/2010 – SmartSource & RedPlum February 02/07/2010 – SmartSource 02/14/2010 –...
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photo credit: plindberg If you are looking for something fun and cheap to entertain the little ones, try making this sidewalk paint. I found this recipe at Easy Fun School: ¼ cup cornstarch ¼ cup cold water 6 to 8 drops of food coloring Basically, add the water to the cornstarch until you reach...
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photo credit: ninjapoodles I don’t bother to buy a Sunday paper unless I know that there are grocery coupons in it. In addition, I can get away with buying a local paper if there are only SmartSource inserts, but need to buy the larger city paper if Red Plum inserts are printed. So, I...
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photo credit: milele In a previous post, I mentioned that we hoped to spend $250 total on Christmas this year. We had $95 dollars left and quite a bit to still get. So in the end, how did things turn out? We actually ended up with $105 to spend, since my mom wanted to...
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photo credit: inoc Wow – it’s environmentally friendly, and it’s free! Treat yourself to a one year digital magazine subscription from The Read Green Initiative. All you need to do is pick your magazine and enter your e-mail address. Then, sign up for an account with Zinio, which provides sales and distribution of digital...
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photo credit: naviniea Christmas is going to be so much fun this year. Our little one is almost 3 years old, and he’s going nuts with all the Christmas lights around town. He’s been asking about a “Kees-mas tee” all week long, and today is the big day! Since all of our Christmas shopping...
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As you may know from some previous posts, we have a $250 self-imposed budget for Christmas this year. We had a budget left of $227, and I have definitely made a dent in it. Here’s the breakdown: $41 – the Christmas shopping for all of our little friends. We have three little ones that...
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My husband has been a casual woodburner crafter ever since we met. He’s not a master artisan, but he has made some really great plaques and gifts for friends and family over the years. I’ve mentioned in a previous post how craft stores can be great resources for gifts. I was in our local...
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Everything seems to be in the crapper. With election politics heating up (and not necessarily in a good way), an economic bailout that I am pretty sure no one has a real clue about, and the American dream becoming less achievable for many, things seem to be “not so great”. Or is it? I...
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With the holidays approaching, I’ve been on the prowl for some good deals. Although I try to make most of my purchases with gift cards, I do like using ShopDiscover (when you make the purchase with your Discover Card, you get cash back), UPromise, and Ebates. The basic idea with all of these sites...
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