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Archive for the ‘time saving’ Category

May 6th, 2008

Saving Time at the Grocery Store

I had a problem. When I went to the grocery store I had to take my 2-year-old with me. My little boy is normally very well behaved but for some reason, whenever we walk into a grocery store he starts acting as though he’s never been in public before.
As you can imagine, grocery […]

By Karen -- 10 comments

May 1st, 2008

5 minute room rescue

Thanks to Flylady, I am reminded of the 5 minute room rescue. This is where you set your timer for 5 minutes and do a quick clean up. Don’t get the duster out. Just put things away and tidy up. Part of Thrifty Mommy’s original plan was to save you time […]

By kellys -- 4 comments

April 16th, 2008

Quick ways to clean

I love Karen’s post on Spring cleaning! She is so great. So I thought I would give you my quick and dirty cleaning tricks for when you find your MIL is coming in 5 minutes. YIKES!! So here are my quick ways to make your house look like you have just spent hours cleaning.

Make some […]

By kellys -- 5 comments

April 3rd, 2008

Time Saving Email Tip

I don’t know about you, but I get more than a thousand junk emails each week!  To help cut down on the number of spam emails that I receive in my inbox, I created another email account at yahoo.  This is the email address that I always give away to businesses, Cash Crate (lol), websites […]

By Karen -- 11 comments

March 5th, 2008

Quick and Easy Mac n Cheesy

I had my heart set on Macaroni n Cheese with our ribs tonight but I didn’t have any in the cabinet.  My stock pile isn’t anything like Karen’s tonight so I had to wing it.  Turns out, I did a not so bad job and thought I would share it with you.  My family liked […]

By kellys -- 4 comments

January 23rd, 2008

A great way to stop junk mail

I got an email yesterday about how to stop junk mail and I thought it was a great idea so I wanted to share it with you.
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By kellys -- 6 comments

December 7th, 2007

Frugal Friday: 10 Time Saving Shopping Tips

Here we are with just a few weeks left until Christmas and I thought you all could use some tips to help you save time while shopping.
1.  Ask for gift suggestions.  If you don’t feel comfortable asking the person, the try asking their friends or family members.
2.  Go shopping with a list.  Have each person’s […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

September 25th, 2007

Time Saving Organizing Bags

Do you find yourself losing pieces to things?  Do your kid’s toys have a bunch of toy pieces that they can’t keep up with?  Do you like to organize with baggies, but find they’re not sturdy enough?
Last week I let you in on 10 organizing & decluttering tips, so this week I want to tell you […]

By Karen -- 3 comments

August 12th, 2007

Emergency toiletries on hand can save the day

Since Friday, I have realized one of the major reasons I love writing for Thrifty Mommy.  I want to share life with you so that you don’t have to struggle like we did.  I want to share with you a trick for emergencies tha I did without really thinking about it that saved a ton […]

By kellys -- 4 comments

July 26th, 2007

Time Saving Quick Fix Meals

Being home has allowed me to find many great resources to share with you.  I normally don’t have much time to watch tv, but sometimes I will turn it on while I am blogging.  Today, I was excited to discover Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller. 
Of course, I had to google their site because I wanted to find […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

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