Inexpensive Chanukah Gift Ideas #2: Free Glade Jar Candles at Target

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Are you in the market for some nice, but inexpensive teacher's gifts for Chanukah?  Between my two boys, we have at least 9 teachers to buy for, so I definitely need to think creatively in order to avoid spending a fortune! One of my go-to ideas … Read More →

November Monthly Meal Plan

I am far from perfect with my menu planning. But all of my shortcomings have taught me one thing: The surest way to blow your budget is not to have a menu plan. Recently, I concluded that for me, planning a month at a time is the easiest, most … Read More →

And the winners are…

Congratulations to Linda Dana Dave Adina Lesley You each have won a pair of tickets to the Hen House Holiday Celebration! Please respond to your emails from my by the end of the day, so I can arrange to get you your pair of tickets. The Hen … Read More →

More CVS Deals: Free Kids’ Power Toothbrushes

These are definitely worth a stop into CVS in my world. My boys keep asking me for battery toothbrushes, but I can't justify the expense when I've got a basket full of free manual ones. Now that these are free, too, I guess the boys will finally get … Read More →

Target: Cheap Seventh Generation, Fresh Produce & More

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I love Seventh Generation cleaning products and bought several bottles the last time Target had this sale. In fact, I just cracked open my last bottle of dish soap, so this deal is perfectly timed for my stockpile! It really is true that sales come … Read More →

Reminder: Last Day to Win Hen House Celebration Tickets

Hey Kansas City area readers -- Don't forget to enter my giveaway to win a pair of tickets to the Hen House Holiday Celebration. Enjoy free samples, free entertainment and hundreds of dollars in free coupons! Now that's my kind of event. Use this … Read More →

Financial Goals for November

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 I can not believe it's already November! Doesn't it seem like I was just posting about my OCTOBER monthly goals?! As you might recall, this past month, we were attempting to scale way back after a rather expensive September. We had bumped up … Read More →

We’re out of debt & have an emergency fund. Now what?

If you have been coming to this blog for a while, you know that I've been sharing the story of how we changed our financial lives over the past three years. You can read the whole saga here, but the headline is this: Three years ago, we were $30,000 … Read More →

CVS Deals for Week of 10/31/10

The deals are still a little luke-warm at CVS this week, but a number of stores are having a 90% clearance sale on all sorts of beauty and other products. I picked up some super sweet bargains last week -- including a ceramic hair straightener for … Read More →

My Favorite Cholent Recipe

Let me preface this recipe by saying that I am not a fan, in general, of cholent. (I know. Blasphemy!) Something about cooking food on a low temperature for 14 bajillion hours has a tendency to make every morsel of mush taste exactly like the next … Read More →