It’s hard to be a mother of a preschooler. It’s even harder when there is a younger sibling at home. The preschool child needs structured play, educational activities and responsibilities. The younger child only wants to do what the older child does, but doesn’t have the language skills to express it or the physical/mental capacities to participate in the same activities. The constant bickering, crying and hanging on legs is enough to send anyone into despair. Recently I’ve been thinking {Read More}
3 Simple Ways to Connect With Your Kids
June 5, 2012 by 4 Comments
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Win a Disney World Vacation for 4 Including Airfare!
June 4, 2012 by
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Mr. Food – one of the free recipe e-book sites – has teamed up with Disney World for a fabulous giveaway. I would be so psyched to win it! It’s a 5-Day/4-Night vacation package includes airfare*, hotel accommodations, transportation, and a $500 Disney gift card for one winner and three guests to the world-renowned Magic Kingdom. What are you waiting for? Get entered here today! <p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/AThriftyPennySavingYouTimeAndMoney”></a><br/>Powered by FeedBurner</p>
Simple Homemaking Plan Week 23 of 2012
June 4, 2012 by
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As I sit down to write the menu for the week, I’m writing out my 4 weekly “to do” lists (personal tasks, blogging tasks, cleaning chores, less common maintenance cleaning tasks). It’s helping me to accomplish things that easily get pushed aside otherwise, even if I don’t get them all checked off! The first week of both kids being home went ok. Admittedly I only had them by myself for 3 days. The most stressful thing was keeping {Read More}
Walgreens Scenario 6/3 – 6/9 $57.34 for $2.28 + Gain $14 back!
June 3, 2012 by
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Walgreens Rules in a Nutshell:You may only do each deal once per transaction. You cannot use the RR from one deal to pay for the same deal if you want to get another RR.You may not use more manu Qs (including RRs) than the number of items in your transaction.A RR cannot pay tax and it’s value will not be reduced. For a more in depth explanation of these rules, you can read my post “How to Roll With Walgreens“ {Read More}
Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 6/3 – 6/9
June 2, 2012 by
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Walgreens Rules in a Nutshell:You may only do each deal once per transaction. You cannot use the RR from one deal to pay for the same deal if you want to get another RR.You may not use more manu Qs (including RRs) than the number of items in your transaction.A RR cannot pay tax and it’s value will not be reduced. For a more in depth explanation of these rules, you can read my post “How to Roll With Walgreens“ {Read More}
CVS Scenario 6/3 – 6/9 $36.30 for $0.45 + Gain Over $14 in ECBs!
June 2, 2012 by
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If you’re new to shopping at CVS, be sure to read my CVS tutorial. Last week our scenario ended with a $2 ECB from Colgate and a $.75 ECB from Mars, as well as a $4 ECB saved from the previous week.Transaction 1 Crest Pro Health Rinse 1 ltr @ 5.99 1 Speed Stick @ 2.99 subtotal: $8.98 use $.25/1 Crest Rinse from 6/3 PG use $1 off any rinse CVS scanner Q printing week of 5/20 use $1/1 Speed {Read More}
Cereal As Low As $.80 a Box!
June 1, 2012 by
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4 great printables on cereal to start the month off right! Through Saturday June 2nd you can buy 2 Kellogg’s cereals @ 2/$5 and get a $2 RR at Walgreens. Use this $0.70 off one Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal to score 2 boxes for just $.80 each after Qs and RRs! Or if you’re a CVS shopper, Raisin Bran is on sale for $1.77 so after Q you can score a box for $1.07. So far the best deal {Read More}
CVS Deals and Coupon Matchups 6/3 – 6/9
June 1, 2012 by
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Thanks to Didie at for these matchups If you’re new to shopping at CVS, be sure to read my CVS tutorial. Speed Stick $2.99, get $2 ECB (limit 1) use $1/1 or $.75/1 from 5/20 RPPrice after Q and ECB = FREE Crest Pro Health Rinse 1 liter, 16 oz Mouthwash, Oral B Cross Action Power Toothbrush or 2 ct Refill $5.99, get $5 ECB (limit 2) use $.25/1 Crest Rinse from 6/3 PG use $1 off any rinse CVS {Read More}
Half Price Advertising Sale Through Friday June 1st!
May 31, 2012 by
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I have 2 spots openings up in June for 125×125 ads on my site. These ads are in the set of 6 125×125 buttons located near the top of my right sidebar. Because I’ve dragged my feet posting that I had open spaces I’m running an advertising special. Through tomorrow I’ll sell 125×125 spots for $7 a month or $15 for 3 months. That’s up to half off! If this is higher than your budget, you might check out Project {Read More}