Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Graduations are all coming up. For these events I often like to give gift cards because Mom and Dad already have every thing they need and I can give them an experiential gift of dinner or a show with a gift card. I also like to give gift cards to [...]
Free Shipping Day – Links and Codes
Today is Free Shipping Day. That means most online stores will offer free shipping and guarantee arrival by December 24th. Stores Offering Free Shipping: Kohl’s 15% off plus free shipping. Use code COOKIES Macy’s 20% off plus free shipping. Use code GIFT Sears 5 – 20% off plus free shipping Walmart free shipping, no code necessary Land’s End free [...]
$20 Toys-R-Us Gift Certificate for $10 from Groupon
This is a seriously awesome Groupon! $20.00 Toys-R-Us Gift Certificate for $10.00. I will be using this to buy my son the Glow-in-the-Dark Checkers set he wants for Christmas. I am sure when he is playing in bed, I will regret the purchase, but at least I will not regret the savings. Terms of Gift [...]
Sleep in on Black Friday and Shop Online Instead
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I remember standing in lines on Black Friday that wrapped all the way around to the back of the store. I will not be doing that this year. Instead, I am doing most of my shopping online. I will venture out on Small Business Saturday to support our local stores and I will visit one [...]
Using Kid’s Art to Create Note Cards
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I made note cards out of some of my children’s art work for the grandmothers and aunts at Christmas. They were very well received, so I am going to be making some for my husband’s mother for Mother’s Day. The paintings were too large for my scanner, so I took them to Office Depot to [...]
Use Kids Art to Make Note Card Sets
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I made sets of note cards out of some of my children’s art work for the grandmothers and aunts. I rummaged through some of kids artwork and found a couple of pictures that I thought would make lovely note cards. The pictures were too large for my scanner, so I took them to Office Depot [...]
Green Gift Wrap Ideas And A Badly Photographed Bow Tutorial
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There have been several great posts on frugal, eco-friendly gift wrap solutions, so I have really debated whether another post on the subject was needed. However, I realized that I do a couple things that I haven’t yet seen so I have decided to go ahead and share some of my gift wrap solutions. I [...]
Putting A Little More Green in Your Christmas
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A Few Gift Ideas That are Both Frugal and Eco-Friendly. Quick Dry Towels can be found in almost every department store. They are made of 100% cotton, but have a special twist which reduces the amount of time it takes them to dry by 20 – 33%, depending on the brand. They are also very [...]
Hooked On DIY Hanging Flower Baskets
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I have often admired hanging flower baskets, but the cost of pre-made baskets has always stopped me from indulging myself. There are some annuals that I really enjoy, but I can’t plant them in flower beds because the rabbits would devour them in one night. So this year I decided that I was going to [...]
The Great Flower Compromise
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As my husband was leaving work to pick me up on one of our first dates a colleague asked, “aren’t you going to bring her flowers?” It was too late for my husband to purchase any before picking me up, so when he arrived he greeted me by apologizing for not bringing flowers. Being my [...]
