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Entries from July 2010

tax free weekend

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments · get it in order, saving money, special events, stocking up

NASHVILLE — The fifth annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday will begin 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, and end Sunday, Aug. 8, at 11:59 p.m. Tennessee shoppers will have three full days of tax breaks on clothing, school and art supplies and computer purchases. During the designated three-day weekend, consumers will not pay state or local [...]

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priorities

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments · creativity, get it in order, true prosperity

I wrote an article recently for a publication about frugal living and thought I would share a paragraph with you  …. I have taught my children that time is more important than money. More money can always be made but lost time can never be replaced. Jesus has given us choices. How much money we [...]

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easy gift giving

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · reviews

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of FriendGiftr. All opinions are 100% mine. Giving super thoughtful homemade gifts is wonderful some times. Then again sometimes a gift card is even better. especially if the recipient is far away. Some folks are practical and love getting gift cards. Some folks like to [...]

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school time!

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · saving money, special events, stocking up

We homeschool year round but I still love this time of year! Why? The sales of course. School supplies for mere pennies makes me really happy. And then of course there is the no tax day. We buy the whole years worth of paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, notebooks, stick glue, pencil boxes, and crayons for [...]

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buy, sell, swap

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · reviews

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of SupaSwap Corporation. All opinions are 100% mine. I have found the most interesting online shopping community. It is an auction site, sort of. It is a barter site, sort of. It is a parents site, not only. It is a children’s site, with supervision. [...]

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taking inventory

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · creativity, get it in order

I like to stock up when I find things on sale. The other day I found knee high stockings for 50 cents a box of two pairs. They are regularly $2 a box. I bought 10 boxes. I don’t wear them but we use them as a filter over our water intake for our spring [...]

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Wal-Mart Price matching

July 17th, 2010 · No Comments · groceries, saving money

We shop at Walmart for most things, we do go some other places but for the most part we get it at Walmart. I posted about berries on my facebook page yesterday and was amazed to find out that many people do not know that Walmart price matches. Here are their exact words from their [...]

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coupons for your area – save money

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · groceries, saving money, special events

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what’s in season?

July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Budget Wise, creativity, get it in order, groceries

Right now around here guess what is in season? Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, fresh milk, fresh eggs. Tomatoes, corn, peppers, eggplants, squash, lettucs, cliantro, onions. Etc. So guess what most of our meals consist of? Yep.  Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, fresh milk, fresh eggs. Tomatoes, corn, peppers, eggplants, squash, lettucs, cliantro, onions. Etc. My point is, use [...]

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Debt Free Living- Dealing With A Tight Budget

July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · get it in order, guest post

Debt Free Living- Dealing With A Tight Budget By Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ As a single mother of two, I started my own home business without any capital and paid off $35,000 debt in 5 years on $1,000 a month income. I am often asked what are the top lessons I would give a family or [...]

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