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Happy Birthday Heather

We would like to wish our wonderful Heather a very blessed birthday. Please stop by her blog at Dime Savin’ Diva and leave her a birthday comment. ...

While you want to teach your children how to manage money and be good stewards, what is the “right” way to do it? Do you give your child an allowance or not? My husband and I have been on both sides of this equation...

How to Shop the Drugstores

If you are anything like me, you avoided CVS and Walgreens like the plague because some of their prices were so much higher than at WalMart or the grocery stores. You were being frugal after all, and watching your prices. (Go...

Can You Afford That Second Income?

Can You Afford That Second Income? Many stay at home mothers have to work extra hard at making the dollar stretch. For some, like me, it’s a full-time job planning the budget each week. I have had many women tell me that...

Holiday Leftover Ideas

Holiday Leftover Ideas Easter is almost upon us and the very thought gets me excited. To think about what that means to me, to know that it’s the day my Lord rose from the dead and conquered my sins forever makes me happy...

Holiday Leftover Ideas

Practical Planning

Does this sound familiar to you? Wake up early, hit the ground running Try and get kids to eat breakfast and stop 3 year old from feeding bagels to the dog Try and get a shower yourself while getting your daughter to stop...

Practical Planning

Coupons, Coupons, Coupons

Coupons, Coupons, Coupons to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” I’ve been clippin’ all my coupons, All the live-long day… I’ve been clippin’ all my coupons, just to...

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