Fourth of July Decorating

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I love decorating, next to baking, it’s my favorite past time. I especially enjoy decorating for the holidays. I also re-decorate my house with each season. In the Spring, I shared with you our Mantle and decorating with nature. Recently, I changed the mantle for summer. I like how the fresh ivy and boxwood looks,… [Continue Reading]

New Coupon Organizer

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Well, hopefully the third time is a charm with this coupon organizer.  I started with this organizer. I quickly out grew that one, and I decided to try putting them in envelopes in a plastic box. Well, this didn’t work either, the box was too short, didn’t have a lid and the envelopes were too… [Continue Reading]

Frugal Summer Fun

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A couple weeks ago, I shared with our list of Summer Fun ideas. I broke down the list to include Free, small, minimum and large cost activites. One of our Free Activities was our Hometown Cruise Night.  We have gone to see the cool cars for several years now.  Unfortunately the older two boys were… [Continue Reading]

Aldi Grocery Shopping

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Today I’m going to share with you my love for Aldi Grocery Store.  Here are some of the great deals that I got. Shopping Trip #1 I will just highlight a few items to give you an idea of the savings that you can have by shopping at Aldi. Salsa (24 oz)  $1.49 Ketchup (32… [Continue Reading]

Frugal Thank You Notes

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My middle son, Nick, is a triple sport athlete. So, during every season, football, basketball and baseball we have to raise money for him to play. This year, during baseball season, he was able to get quite a few donations. I think it’s important for him to always send a thank you note. I wanted… [Continue Reading]

Daily Frugalness

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For this week’s Frugal Friday tips, I would like to share with you a few things that I do on a daily basis to save money and be frugal. I use a tea bag for 2 days. I just set it up on top of the microwave after the first use and save it for… [Continue Reading]

Decorating with Nature

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One of the best and most frugal ways to decorate is with nature. Early in the Spring, I shared with you how I changed my mantle for Spring by using forsythia, ivy and boxwood. Well, the forsythia have since died, so I decided to head out to the yard again to see what I could… [Continue Reading]