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Give Me The Cookie and No One Gets Hurt
Everyone seems to medicate themselves with different vices. Some people like alcohol, others like nicotine; MY vice of choice is cookies.
I knew that I had a cookie problem when at the end of a long day at home with the kids I would escape to the grocery store for a cookie run. And, in the time it would take to drive home from the store I could polish off a bag of cookies. I think subconsciously I thought if I got home with no evidence of cookies MAYBE the cookies never happened. This is good in theory but the scale never lies.
With the economy in the toilet like it is my frugal self has convinced my cookie addiction that I can’t afford to continue medicating with cookies. Luckily for me AND for you I found a site that is offering FREE COOKIES. OK, so its not a bag of free cookies but when you are jonesing for a fix you can’t beat free.
For your free cookie: www.kashi.com
For other free stuff:
Kid’s Eat Free
FREE DVD Rentals
FREE Book “The Truth about Cheating”
Yesterday’s episode of Oprah she featured M. Gary Neuman’s book about cheating. According to recent statistics 1 in 3 men cheat and according to those cheaters this had little to do with sex or finding someone more attractive then their spouse.
This is a topic that everyone will have to deal with at some point in their lives whether it is a friend, family member or you. If you are interested in learing more you have until tonight to download your free copy:
In The Truth About Cheating, M. Gary Neuman explores why men stray and what you can do to prevent it.Between now and 7 p.m. PST Friday, September 12, 2008, you can download a free copy of this book. http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20080827_tows_bookdownload
For more free stuff please check out these links:
“Kids Eat Free” http://momsfirststop.com/2008/05/13/kid%e2%80%99s-eat-free/
“Free DVD Rentals” http://momsfirststop.com/2008/04/24/free-dvd-rentals/
“8 Cheap to Free Childcare Options When You Need a Little “me time”” http://momsfirststop.com/2008/05/05/8-cheap-to-free-childcare-options-when-you-need-a-little-%e2%80%9cme-time/
Cheap Nutritional Treats for Summer
It seems like we are bombarded with sugar filled frozen treats during the summer and like most parents I am constantly trying to limit my children’s sugar intake. Here are a few cheap nutritional frozen treat options for you and your family.
Frozen Grapes: I buy grapes in bulk when I find them on sale ($.99 or less). I will wash them (fruit and veggie cleaner) and divide some up for eating fresh and the rest goes into the freezer. They freeze beautifully and taste like fruit sorbet. Everyone loves these! I cut them into little pieces for my 1 year old and this is a tasty snack that gives him some relief with teething.
Frozen Yogurt: I buy the lite fruit yogurt and freeze it. It makes a yummy after dinner treat. My 4 year old thinks she’s having ice-cream and provides some relief for my teething 1 year old.
Fruit Smoothies - Again, I buy whatever fruit is on sale in the bulk. What I don’t use immediately I freeze for later. I just blend fruit with yogurt and/or milk and ice.
For other bargains for your family check out:
Kid’s Eat Free
8 Cheap to Free Childcare Options When You Need a Little “me time”
Cheap Tricks My Mother Taught Me
FREE DVD Rentals
Going Green: Before it was cool
Going Green - How to make your own non-toxic cleaners
Budget Family Vacations by Exploring Your Own Backyard
Recycle, Reuse, and Replace Bad Plastic Containers
Cheap and Easy Baby-Proofing Solution
Cheap Tricks My Mother Taught Me
With the price of gas, food, electricity (OK, pretty much everything) going up it seems that our budgets are bending till they break. At the very least everyone is becoming more creative with their finances and learning to save money wherever possible. I find myself thinking about all the cheap tricks my mother used to stretch our budget on a family of 6. If you read my article “Going Green before It Was Cool” then you already have 20 cheap tricks courtesy of my mother under your belt. These ideas are, if nothing else, entertaining and if used can be quite practical. Here are 6 more cheap tricks my mother taught me.
Make your own tortilla night: To save money and time my mom would have us make our own tortillas on taco night. She would pre-make the dough: 3 cups flour,2 tsp. baking powder,1 tsp. salt,4-6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening or lard, about 1 1/4 cups warm water. Then everyone would take turns rolling out and frying their tortillas. This would not only save money but it would slow my 3 brother’s eating habit down.
Homemade popcorn to ball games: My dad was a high school teach and coach so for family entertainment we would go to ball games. We would get into the games for free and my mom would bring a paper grocery bag filled with air-popped popcorn from home.
Hand-me-downs: I LOVE the idea of hand-me-downs however it is very unfortunate to be apart of the hand-me-down cycle when you are the only girl with a family of 3 boys.
Free Soup at Mc Donald’s: Did you know that if you take ketchup and mix it with hot water it makes tomato soup? If you are hungry and are low on cash you can make a run to a fast food joint and load up on ketchup and hot water. Its mmm, mmm, good!
Following a truck filled with produce (onions, potatoes) does pay off: I grew up in an agricultural community and it was not uncommon to see large trucks filled with potatoes or onions on our rural roads. My mother would follow these trucks and wait for falling produce and stop and pick-up the produce road-kill.
Eating dinner at Costco: My mother loves shopping at Costco. Not just for the bulk food items but for the limitless samples provided by the different vendors. These samples are not just a snack but can be a meal if you play your cards right.
For more cheap tricks: “Going Green before It Was Cool”, “Kids Eat Free”, “Free DVD Rentals”, “8 Free to Cheap Childcare options” and “How to Make Your Own Non-toxic Cleaners”
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