Can We All Pretend We Have a Concussion?

April 12, 2012

My oldest son was home from school today with a concussion.  He is almost 14 and weighs only 76 pounds – and joined the rugby team.  Yeah, I know – an accident waiting to happen.  But he is playing and he loves it.  Except at practice last night he got tackled and hit the ground [...]

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Frugal Tuesday Tip | Week 63

April 10, 2012

Welcome to week 63 of Frugal Tuesday Tip! The Frugal Tuesday Tip is a linky blog hop, dedicated to encouraging the frugal lifestyle. Did you read all the great submissions last week?  My favorite was Why Disposable Diapers are Bad For You. We used cloth diapers with 3 of our 4 kids and I am [...]

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Find Doctors, Dentist & Specialists Close To Home To Save Money

April 10, 2012

One of the best ways to save money is to find doctors, dentists, orthodontist, medical specialist, etc that are close to your home.   This will not only save gas money, but it will save time  – and we all know that time is money.  The best thing I did when finding an orthodontist is finding [...]

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Happy Easter!

April 9, 2012

Happy Easter everyone, Christ is Risen!

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Sick Bunny

April 5, 2012

  Ignore my messy basement and focus on the rabbit in my arms.  Here she is again – Gosh she even looks sick in this picture.  It is so sad!  Sometime Saturday or Sunday Penny the bunny quit eating and pooping.  We had our suspicions on Sunday and they were confirmed Monday.  She wasn’t drinking [...]

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Frugal Tuesday Tip | Week 62

April 3, 2012

Welcome to week 62 of Frugal Tuesday Tip! The Frugal Tuesday Tip is a linky blog hop, dedicated to encouraging the frugal lifestyle. Did you read all the great submissions last week?  My favorite was how to make your Pumpkin Pie Spice. I would love it if you shared your frugal tip with us!  I [...]

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Buying in Bulk to Save Money

April 3, 2012

Kevin and I went down to Amish country last week over his spring break.  I just love it down there and one of the best parts is the deals.  In the summer it is the produce auction, but year round they have an amazing Amish grocery store where you can get just about anything in [...]

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Money Monday – Building Up Your Savings

April 2, 2012

I read something recently that said the average American could not handle a $1000 emergency.  So if something came up, even something fairly minor, many people would have no way to pay for it except for taking on debt.  This is one of the many reasons why it is important to have money in savings.  [...]

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CSA Pick Up

April 1, 2012

  We got our CSA package this weekend.  It appears to have a St. Patrick’s day theme LOL. A little too much green for me, but thankfully we have a rabbit to help us eat it all.  We got the following: 2 lbs of salad greens 2 lbs of kale bag of ramps 1 lb [...]

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CVS Deals = Great Savings

April 1, 2012

  I went to CVS earlier this week to get the snickers deal and use my free Prevacid coupon.  The scanner spit out some great coupons including a $3 off $10 healthcare purchase and a 20% off coupon. This meant that I needed some fillers after the free item coupon. While walking around I saw [...]

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