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Works-For-Me Wendesday: Using the Coffee Maker With Ease

Good morning and welcome to this installment of Works-For-Me Wednesday. Once again, thanks to Shannon for her lovely idea and please visit her blog to view all the other great participants. Please swing by and visit last week’s installment where … Continue reading


Our Sisterwoman Circle

I don’t know if you have had a chance to visit our circle of girlfriends yet, on Sisterwoman.com, but I just wanted to extend the invitation today. If you aren’t familiar with Sisterwoman.com, it is the first online community to … Continue reading


Visit the Traveling Shows

The Carnival of Debt Reduction (#37) is being hosted by Kirby on Finance. Our Thirteen Easy Ways to Save Money was featured in this carnival. The Debt Defier will be hosting next week’s carnival. Thanks to Kirby on Finance for … Continue reading


Monday WAHM Spotlight: Mom Execs

We would like to congratulate Liz Latham on being chosen as our Monday WAHM for MomAdvice.com. We wish her much success in her business and with her family.If you are interested in being featured, we will be selecting a mom … Continue reading


Frugal Graduation Gifts

I discussed a few ways that we save money on gift-giving in my last blog entry and now I would like to share a few ideas that I use, in particular, for graduation gifts. Here are just a few of … Continue reading


Simplifying Gift Giving

It is that time of year again- weddings, babies, & graduation gifts all seem to happen during the summer. The summer is a time of stress for our family because it seems like everyone in our family has a summer … Continue reading


Friday Freebie: Free Money

Last week I shared a simple way you can earn free Starbucks Coffee through MyPoints. This week I want to share another great way you can earn a little extra while doing your regular online shopping. Just last week I … Continue reading


Thursday Thirteen: Easy Ways to Save Your Family Money

Welcome to the Thursday Thirteen! Here are just thirteen ideas for ways you can be saving your family money! 1. Compare, compare, compare. Don’t ever believe that you have the best rate on anything. Even your junk mail can really … Continue reading


Works-For-Me Wednesday: Making Your Spice Rack Usable

Welcome to this edition of the Works-For-Me-Wednesday spot. Be sure to check out last week’s ideas where I show you how to reinvent your closet space. When my husband and I first got married, we purchased a very handy little … Continue reading


MotherLoad Picks of the Week

Here are my picks for good reads this week… Good Morning America is doing a series called, “$100 a Day in May.” They show how you can find free money each day in May. Lots of great tips, but my … Continue reading