Sunday, May 25, 2008

Sunday Link Love

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Tomorrow is Memorial Day and I've got summer on the brain!


Wanna know 10 ways to have fun this summer for $1 or less? Baby Cheapskate can tell you how!

Cinncinati Locavore tells us how to shop the farmers' market.

Always wondering how to cut up those cantaloupes? The Erratic Homemaker shares a how-to video that offers a few techniques.




Saturday, May 24, 2008

30 Day Spend Fast: Day 23

I did lots of running around to prepare for the busy weekend ahead of me! Discount bakery ($5), Produce Outlet ($10), craft store for sheet cake supplies/armed with coupon ($20), and a haircut for my son ($10).

I did manage to talk the kiddo out of going out to lunch, and myself out of stopping by Starbucks. Yay for me!



Oh yeah, and I bought 2 new trash cans at Lowes. Oh the luxury!


I'm It!

Kate from A Simple Walk tagged me to participate in this fun getting-to-know-you game. So, here is a little bit about me:

4 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago:
1. Graduating as Salutatorian of my high school class
2. Waiting tables at a restaurant in a Holiday Inn
3. Getting ready to leave for college
4. Making out with my boyfriend as much as I could before I left (and now we're married!)

4 Things I Was Doing 5 Years Ago:
1. Enjoying my first year of marriage
2. Working as a substitute teacher
3. Dreaming of babies
4. Going to my friend's beachhouse...a lot!

4 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Made a dinosaur sheet cake for my son's birthday party
2. Talked on the phone with my best friend who lives 3,000 miles away
3. Cleaned my house the slow way (with the help of a toddler)
4. Stayed up way too late, on my laptop as usual

4 Shows I Like to Watch:
1. Days of Our Lives
2. House
3. Law & Order SVU
4. Desperate Landscapes

4 Things I Love to Do:
1. Surf the 'net
2. Read, read, read!
3. Shop
4. Have family days with my hubby and son

Thanks for tagging me, Kate!

Now, I tag:

Lavonne from Economic Endeavors
Danelle from Homemaker Barbi
Marin from Frugonomics 101


Friday, May 23, 2008

Juicy Savings

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Centsible Savings shares this deal on juice:

Juicy Juice Harvest Surprise is $1.50 at Wal-Mart, and there is a $1.00 coupon here, making it $.50!

10 Healthy Foods Under $1

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Web MD advises us on which healthy foods can still be bought cheaply in these tighter times.



Thomas & Friends Playdate, June 28

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Bring your little engineer over to Toys 'R Us for THOMAS & FRIENDS Playdates! The next one is scheduled for June 28th and features storytimes, coloring, train table play time, and free trading cards.

Click here for more information.

30 Day Spend Fast: Day 22

I stayed home all day and my house is clean and decluttered! And I didn't go on any spending sprees.


Then at night I went grocery shopping. I spent $40 over budget, but we are having a birthday party here this weekend for our son. Every week I notice food prices going up and up!


Head over to My Simpler Life to check out the progress of others doing the 30 Day Spend Fast.