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Archive for the ‘product reviews’ Category

November 15th, 2008

Lands’ End Windfall Squall Jacket

I’ve been needing a new coat for a few years, but I never took the time or the money to purchase one.  Finally, this year I received a Lands’ End windfall squall jacket. 
This jacket has a lot of great features, but here are a few of my favorites:

The jacket isn’t bulky and uncomfortable.  The Polarthin insulation provides […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

September 6th, 2008

No More Mapquest. Try a Sony Nav-u!

Today I had to take one of my students to a doctor’s appointment an hour away.  Once again, I printed out some directions from Mapquest.  Why do I even bother anymore?????  I can’t begin to tell you the number of times the directions have been wrong (including today).  It is sooooo frustrating!!!!  I guess deep […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

September 4th, 2008

Lesser Service for More Money

As many of you know, we recently moved to a new location.  One big problem that I have is that my Suncom cell phone does not work here.  Pretty much, the only service to have here is U.S. Cellular.  I am really struggling with this!!!!
1)  U.S. Cellular is an inferior service to Suncom.
2)  U.S. Cellular […]

By Karen -- 5 comments

September 3rd, 2008

Clorox Green Works Dishwashing Liquid

Looking for a natural dishwashing liquid?  If so, you might want to give Clorox’s Green Works Dishwashing Liquid a try. 
I’ve been using the Clorox dishwashing liquid and personally, I’ve found that it works just as well as other dishwashing liquids at cleaning greasy and baked-on foods.  The great thing is that the liquid has been recognized by the […]

By Karen -- 7 comments

August 20th, 2008

Two New Categories at Thrifty Mommy

After some consideration, I’ve decided to add two new categories to Thrifty Mommy.
The first one is debt/credit.  I have no idea why we haven’t added it sooner because we talk a lot about the effects of debt.  I guess in the past we have just lumped it into financial matters.  No more!  I think debt […]

By Karen -- 0 comments