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Thrifty Mommy

December 30th, 2006

Popttery Barn has a great winter sale going!

Pottery Barn is having a great winter sale with lots of cute stuff.  So get your new Christmas stockings for $7 and decorate your table with vinyl holiday place mats for the kids when the relatives come home for the holidays for only $9 a piece.  These prices might not be the lowest in town. […]

By kellys -- 0 comments

December 27th, 2006

Regifting Poll

According to our recent poll, 23 out of 40 voters said that they would regift this year.  That’s more than half of you.  So, if you regifted this year, I’d love for you to share some comments.  Tell us what you regifted, why you regifted, or any other regifting story you’d like to tell.  If […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

December 20th, 2006

Holiday parties for the frugal

Don’t you just love the holiday season? My favorite thing is the parties. There is always great food and that there are usually at least one dish at every party where I want the recipe. But have you thrown one lately? It can be really expensive. So what can you […]

By kellys -- 2 comments

December 20th, 2006

Something Funny for You

Thanks to Dawn at Frugal for Life for the comic.

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By Karen -- 1 comment

December 8th, 2006

Cooking Gadgets

Today I was reading some posts at Cooking Gadgets.  Arieanna has a post showing the top 10 gifts for bakers.  I saw some items that I’d never seen before, including a pan for brownie edge lovers.  (By the way, I like the middle.)
If you’re looking for a new idea for someone on your Christmas list […]

By Karen -- 3 comments

November 28th, 2006

What to do with leftover Turkey

I realize that it is too late to keep the leftover Thanksgiving turkey but Christmas is right around the corner.  Pat over at About.com has some great ideas as to what to do with those leftovers.  Here are my favorites:

Turkey and Noodle soup.  Just like chicken, just with a different bird
Barbeque Turkey.  Shred it and […]

By kellys -- 1 comment

November 27th, 2006

The shopping season has finally arrived

It is cracking me up that the news today has been all about Wal-Mart not doing well for the beginning of the Holiday season.  Oh, please!  So they didn’t make the estimated millions that was expected.  They still racked up!  How is that not ok?  When will people realize that the holidays is not about […]

By kellys -- 3 comments

November 15th, 2006

Christmas should not arrive before Thanksgiving

Ok, one of the advantages of blogging is that you can rant in public without getting into too much trouble.  I have a pet peeve.  Christmas DOES NOT COME BEFORE Thanksgiving!!!!
Santa Clause is already at my local mall and I just think that that is wrong.  Christmas has been long advertised as a commercial event.  […]

By kellys -- 7 comments

November 9th, 2006

Top 5 frugal Thanksgiving decorating tips.

There are so many great places to find thrifty ideas on Thanksgiving decorating without spending a lot of money. I love the fall colors and the shole idea of decorating for the month of November. I will admit, however, that I don’t particularly decorate a lot for Thanksgiving because I put the Christmas […]

By kellys -- 0 comments

September 21st, 2006

The perfect gift for anyone - FREE!

Ever have a birthday or holiday gift to get that you just can’t pick out?  I have no idea sometimes where or what to get people.  They are family and good friends so why do I have such a hard time figuring out what to get.  Well, Shonnie from Lavender Log has some great ideas […]

By kellys -- 0 comments