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Living on a Shoestring

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Common Cents

Tightening Your Shoestrings This column contains bits and pieces of frugal ideas. I hope you find what you are looking for since it's a little fragmented. Misc Savers My referral code for Ibotta where you can earn cash rewards on thousands of everyday items when you upload your receipts to ...

Couponing

My aunt sends me lots of coupons. Gotta love it! Anyway, since we’ve moved and most things are in storage (I won’t be able to get to them or find them until the Spring Thaw) and don’t have my coupon box (something My Mother made a long time ago – ...
Deal of the Day Wordhunt

Deal of the Day

We stopped in the resale shop today and my dd came across the handheld games. They were inexpensive so I bought her one. This game is really neat. It’s called Wordhunt (by Radica). It has different timed and 1 no-timed setting. It gives you a word and you find all ...
Erin Condren Homeschool Planner

Erin Condren Homeschool Planner

Erin Condren offers a homeschool planner that I like. The size is like their regular teacher's planner, it is the 8.5" x 11". There is plenty of room to write plans and activities out. The months are undated so you can start on your schedule. The paper is 80# text ...
Erin Condren Teacher Planner

Erin Condren Teacher Planner 2020-2021

Introducing the Erin Condren Teacher Lesson Planner! The ultimate organization tool for homeschooling parents, teachers, and tutors just got better. New 2020-2021 Teacher Lesson Planner is now available in a 3-ring binder! You can add, rearrange, and organize your lesson planner the way you like it. You choose your start ...

History Deal Of The Day

Bought today at a garage sale for $1.00 Great African Americans Knowledge Cards Retail price = $9.95 Scroll down to Great African Americans - Flash Card https://www.itsablackthang.com/collections/black-history-month-products Description from Library of Congress' website: The courage and accomplishments of the men and women represented in this collection of Knowledge Cards -- ...

How to Use Coupons to Your Advantage

I don't know if you all had seen this show a while back, but this segment off Good Morning America really caught my eye. It is, of course, a free website. As a bonus, it also lists Upromise rebates. My aunt who I love dearly, sends us coupons. When I ...
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Lost Instructions & Playing Pieces

Game rules and instructions for when you misplace the originals. This is great for your flea market finds which tend to have them missing. They also may have replacement parts. You can look for replacement parts at resale or charity shops. Board Game Geek GameWright Game Rules Search for Mattel ...
Coupon Binder

Make Your Own Mini Coupon Binder Guide

Make Your Own Coupon Binder, A Guide to Make A Mini Coupon Binder My mother couponed and I still have her couponing box. It is a box with tuck-in flaps that a gift of some Christmas food items came in. On the lid inside she had written her index of ...
Project Organize Refrigerator

Project Organize Refrigerator

Today's project organize refrigerator was inspired by a very recent trip to Dollar Tree and recalling a pin I saw on Pinterest. I know from previous disappointment that if I don't buy what I see at Dollar Tree, it is gone the next time I stop in. Apparently green is ...
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Scrapbook On A Shoestring

Question How do you accomplish scrapbooking cheaply. We do some lapbooking, but I saw several scrapbook type projects on the Internet that were based on educational topics. It looked really fun, but when I looked into materials and equipment, it seemed quite expensive. So any ideas how to scrapbook on ...
Veggie Cheap Mini Fridge

Veggie Cheap

We've been trying to eat healthier. It's not easy and downright a PITA since the fridge went kaput. Eating fresh fruits and veggies are out of the question since we need shelf-stable food only. We were gifted a cube fridge (like a tiny dorm fridge) but you can't put much ...

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