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Small Hiatus – Money saving!
Small Hiatus – Money saving!
Written by admin in Thursday, May 21st 2009   
I took a small hiatus to focus on starting my business.  This, on top of everything else - including my full time job, is extremely harrowing!  It's time consuming and I absolutely lost focus on well... LIFE!  Update on the budget issues going on in our family... Budget is going VERY well.  This week we were able to "find" $471.41 extra that we didn't have to pay on any monthly bills so that is a HUGE accomplishment.  [+]
I *heart* CVS
I *heart* CVS
Written by admin in Wednesday, April 15th 2009   
I have to say that I absolutely love CVS.  Why?  3 words... Extra Care Bucks. If you don't know what Extra Care Bucks are,  you're missing out.  It's CVS' rewards program and it's absolutely wonderful.  You purchase items from CVS that are advertised that you receive ECB's for.  You purchase the item.  You earn ECB's.  At first, you're going to have to start out with some Out of Pocket Expense, but I am living proof that [+]
The Coupon Game…Saving Money? Or is it?
The Coupon Game…Saving Money? Or is it?
Written by admin in Monday, April 6th 2009   
It has come to my attention, after speaking to several moms and reading some blogs that some people do not "coupon correctly".  What am I talking about?  I'm talking about spending money unnecessarily because "well, I have a coupon for that!" Is this you? I know it was me at one time!  "But I saved $13 at the grocery store this week! Of course, I spent about $30 more on items that I didn't need..." [+]
$0 Budget – Our Experience – So far!
$0 Budget – Our Experience – So far!
Written by admin in Thursday, March 26th 2009   
  I posted about the $0 budget and began thinking about it.  I began thinking "wow.  It was daunting when we started it. I think I'll share our experience to make it more attainable." So, here's our experience - and it's ongoing I might add - BUT wildly successful and we LOVE it. We used to always be looking at the account saying "where is all of our money going?  This is insane!" So when we l-started the [+]

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