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Rosie Part 2

Here is part two in our Series for Rosie
Rosie says:
“One of my problems is that I don’t have a clue what a good price is on something. I have a deep freeze so, in theory, I should be able to buy on sale and freeze it for later uses.
But [...]

August 8, 2010   Posted in: Budgeting, Good Deals, Organizing  2 Comments

Sams Club

Don’t forget everyone. This weekend only, Sam’s Club is opening their doors to non members.
Details here.
I did run over there today on my lunch break.
I haven’t been in a Sam’s Club for probably 9 years (no kidding)
I was pleasantly surprised that they haven’t really changed the lay out of the store (yippee, I can still [...]

August 6, 2010   Posted in: Budgeting, Good Deals, Musings  2 Comments

Fast Frugal Dinner, Anyone?

Happy Hump Day!
Well kiddos, we’re in full swing Football Season now. We practice four nights a week until after school starts. Crazy coaches, don’t they know it’s 100 degrees outside? The boys are learning so much and are whining before every practice having so much fun!В  I can’t believe how cute they look in their [...]

August 4, 2010   Posted in: Back to School, Budgeting, Crockpot Cooking, Mommy Treats, Recipes, Sanity Savers, Stress Relievers  3 Comments

Staycation

Aah Vacation..
I wish we were there in the Smokey Mountain National Park. Talk about relaxing!
This year we have chosen to take a staycation. This is a first for us.
Hubby and I have always worked hard to save money to take a nice vacation each year. We love to travel and both of us agree that [...]

July 7, 2010   Posted in: Budgeting, Musings, Travel Tips  3 Comments

Yuck, Budgets!

As promised in my initial post, I stated that I was going to be spending most of the beginning of this year trying to get our budget back on track. The crazy work year last year really took its toll on my level of budget housekeeping.
Our last budget was calculated when my six year old [...]

January 12, 2010   Posted in: Budgeting  No Comments