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Photo credit: corneveaux / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Merry Christmas! No tips on savings today. However, I wanted to briefly share my best savings experience ever:  God’s saving and redemptive grace through His Son Jesus Christ. Born in a lowly manger, sent to save and seek the lost. As I spend time with my family today and reflect […]... read more

Photo Credit: Leslie Duss / CC BY-ND 2.0 I don’t know about you all, but I’m looking forward to staying inside today, getting the house cleaned/organized and getting some Christmas cards written, and envelopes stamped and licked (yes, I know Christmas is only a week away and I’m behind!). This morning I opened my front door, […]... read more

This weekend I’ve been implementing some changes to my blog including….. ta da! A new background and header, plus a new button (incase you want to have my button on your own blog sidebar)! I will probably be tweaking the blog theme and features over the next few days. Don’t worry, the content will stay […]... read more

I may be frugal, but I can sure be forgetful… The gift pictured above was a (more than 3 weeks belated) birthday present for my mother-in-law. Would you believe I got the two items above for just $0.25 (actually they were both free, I just had to pay $0.25 tax on the large ceramic leaf […]... read more

I’m recovering from holiday travels today…and perhaps all week! … You know: recovering from the 12+ hour drive home, arriving home around 2:30 AM, catching up on the dreaded laundry pile that I left at home and the whole week’s worth of dirty clothes in our suitcases, cleaning/tidying the house, buying groceries (why didn’t I […]... read more

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Enjoy the time with family and friends!... read more

For those of you not aware of Gina’s (from MoneywiseMoms) $10 Food Bank Challenge, she challenged all of us to take $10 out of our budget and see how far we could stretch it for charity. Due to an injured kid, catching up on my part-time work, packing for the big Thanksgiving trip up to […]... read more

Thanksgiving is less than a week away!  I am running around the house trying to pack for our upcoming trip on Tuesday morning (to visit my husband’s family for Thanksgiving), getting the house cleaned (yes, it takes me days to get my house organized/cleaned….and I absolutely HATE going out-of-town and returning to a messy house…), oh and most […]... read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is offering a free coffee smoothie sample (“caramel cream” flavor) today, Wed. Nov. 11th from 7 AM – 7 PM.  For more information click here or check out their FaceBook Fan Page. To find a store location near you, click here.  I suggest calling ahead of time to make sure your nearest […]... read more