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Monday, November 21st, 2011
My mom used to be a huge bargain buyer. She could get amazing deals on everything from food to clothing to household appliances. I never really appreciated the skill it took until recently.
Clipping coupons, shopping sales... all this takes time - and sometimes patience. There is a whole other lingo ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
Managing money effectively can change your life. No matter where you are financially, you can turn that around. And some more good news... you don't need a financial counselor or a finance degree. The steps are simple. It's implementing them that takes courage and commitment.
When I ...
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
If you maintain a blog and attend college full-time, there may be a $10,000 scholarship with your name on it!
The Blogging Scholarship is looking for a blog written by a college student that contains unique and intertesting information about you and/or things you are passionate about.
The only requirements are that ...
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Every now and then you have to do it--clean your teenage boy's room, pick up the dirty clothes and straighten up. Of course he's "in charge" of making sure his room is clean, but let's be honest--he's 14 years-old, how much real cleaning is he going to do? Last week ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Working from home is a remarkable blessing. I often think about the past when I rushed every morning to dress myself and the kids, quickly drop them off at the daycare and head into my office. I remember how my husband and I would then, literally race to get them ...
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
Now that Halloween is over, it's on to the next holiday! Thanksgiving, right? Yes...but no. I'm talking about THE holidays--the big, fancy, you must-decorate and buy lots of gifts, holidays!
I tend to leave gift shopping to the last minute, so holiday shopping in November is a very foreign concept. But, ...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
While shopping for an upcoming baby shower I came across a book based on this hilarious, "anti-parent" website called "the best page in the universe." In a tongue in cheek manner, the author takes great pains to rate children's drawings where he assigns each drawing with a grade ranging from ...
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
Just a few hours until it's officially 'Halloween weekend'... Who is getting excited? In celebration of this spooky, spectacular holiday, we have 4 fun deals for you:
Get 10% off Halloween products at Dog.com now until Halloween-10/31/2011. Get you pup a candy corn plush toy or a police dog costume!
Deal of ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
My son went to his first Homecoming dance last Saturday night. Homecoming has certainly come a long way since 1985. You no longer need a date and freshman and sophomores are welcome to attend. When we dropped Alex off at school last Saturday, I was able to peek from my ...
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Friday, October 21st, 2011
"Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them." ~John Shirley
Similar to weekends... and rainbows, these deal won't last for long. Check them out while you have the chance!
Shop BabyAge.com and save up to 55% off Halloween Costumes. ...
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