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5 Tips for Frugal Back to School Shopping

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Whether your child is starting first grade or heading off to college, back-to-school time can wreak havoc on your wallet. Here are a few simple tips that I've used to help keep us on track as a new school year begins. 5 Tips For Back to School Shopping

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How to Save Money on Family Travel

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School’s almost out and families across the country are starting to make their summer travel plans.  If you’re itching to get away but are on a tight budget, there are ways that you can save on summer travel. Here are my top 4 tips for how to save money…

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Wall Art Without The Funds

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Article written by Kimba at A Soft Place To Land. She writes her creative frugal ideas and shares fabulous links, while she makes a soft place to land for her children. Probably like most of you, our family is cutting way back these days. Sadly for me, the first…

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Event Planning: How to Plan a Party on a Budget

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The first time I planned and hosted my own party it was kind of a disaster. Well, maybe not a complete disaster but when people started arriving I was still scrambling to put out food. I failed to give myself enough time to finish getting "put together" and some…

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Shopping: How to Save Money During the Holidays

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Happy (early) Holidays from our little family in Sacramento, California! It’s almost that time of year again. That time of year of holiday shopping when the malls of America are utter madness and mamas everywhere contemplate pulling their hair out. Yes, there’s also holiday cheer and “gay happy meetings.” But…

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