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June 28th, 2008

A Call for Guest Posts

As some of you already know, my family will be moving in a few weeks.  In just five weeks, we need to:

sell and/or giveaway about half of our possessions
finish the home repairs we started
put our house on the market
pack our things
celebrate our two children’s birthdays, which includes a small birthday party
take the kids for their yearly […]

By Karen -- 13 comments

June 20th, 2008

Save 50% and Get a Great Dining Deal

Right now you can purchase $25 Restaurant.com gift certificates for $5.  Simply enter the discount code SIZZLING at the checkout and hit “apply”. This sale ends Sunday, June 22nd.
Happy saving!

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June 20th, 2008

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Sales at Lowe’s Foods

I like it when Lowe’s Foods has buy 1 get 1 free sales because instead of making you buy 1 to get the other 1 free, you just get it for 1/2 price.  If you only need one, that’s ok.
Lowe’s Foods has another great bogo sale going on this week.  Here are some of their […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

June 14th, 2008

50% Off at Restaurant.com

 
Right now you can get $25 gift certificates for $5 at Restaurant.com.  This 50% off sale is good through June 15th.  To take advantage of this sale, simply enter the discount code FUN at the checkout and hit “apply”. 
image from restaurant.com 

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June 11th, 2008

Try Dollar Tree for Your Summer Needs

This week, I stopped by Dollar Tree and I was pleased with the great stuff that I found.  Sometimes you can find some treasures in there.
If you’re looking for things to keep the kids busy this summer, you should stop by Dollar Tree first to see what they have.  The trip could save you some […]

By Karen -- 6 comments

June 10th, 2008

Do-It-Yourself Projects Save Money

We rarely pay someone else to do work to our house.  It’s not that we wouldn’t love someone else to be outside sweating for us, it’s just that we’re too cheap frugal to pay someone to do something that we can do ourselves.  Doing projects yourself can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars. 
My hubby was feeling very […]

By Karen -- 5 comments

June 6th, 2008

Thrifty Links for 6/6/08

My friend Revka at The Porch Light shares 5 ways to save on car insurance.
Lisa shares a recipe for baked banana squares.  This sounds delicious and I’m excited to try a new recipe for my bananas.
Linette shares some tips for grilling vegetables.
Marye shares a recipe for homemade caramel frappuccino. She even gives us a recipe for […]

By Karen -- 4 comments

June 2nd, 2008

Take Advantage of Prescription Coupons

Did you know that some pharmacies offer coupon incentives to gain your business?  The stores that I’ve seen do this are Target and Rite Aid, but I’m sure there are others participating. 
Basically, the store puts a coupon in their Sunday flyer that gives you a $10 gift card with a new or transferred prescription.  When you […]

By Karen -- 6 comments

May 27th, 2008

Woohoo! He’s Potty Trained!

I’m soooooooooo excited!  Cuddlebug is finally potty trained!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!
He’s been peeing in the potty for quite a while and about a week ago, he finally figured out that it was ok to poo too.  Yay!  He’s only had about 3 accidents in a week’s time.  Not bad, I think.  We’re using our last package of […]

By Karen -- 10 comments

May 22nd, 2008

101 Helpful Thrifty Mommy Articles

Happy Frugal Friday!  I have hundreds of tips for you today!  :) 
Sometimes at Thrifty Mommy we give you tips on sales and other things that are only relevant to that week.  But then there are times that we have lists of ways to save time and money that can be beneficial for years to come.
I decided to surf around the […]

By Karen -- 8 comments