Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re celebrating the holiday pretty low key. I baked some homemade cupcakes for the kids and we’ll have homemade pizza as a treat later on. I did decorate the kitchen table with a Valentine theme tablecloth from the dollar store and some pink and white streamers that I had [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Morning Roundup'
Weekend Roundup – Happy Valentine’s Day Edition
February 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Weekend Roundup – Carnivals of Personal Finance and Money Hacks
February 1st, 2009 · No Comments
The kids have been wanting to start a garden this Spring. They had one last year and we all enjoyed the tomatoes and strawberries they grew. In the next few weeks we’ll be getting our gardening supplies together and getting the ground ready. I hope we have another successful harvest!
This past week [...]
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Weekend Roundup – Put Away The Christmas Stuff Edition
January 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
We finished taking the outdoor Christmas decorations down yesterday and everything is all boxed up and put away. I made my master list of what Christmas decorations we have and what gifts I purchased for next year. I stapled this list to my 2009 calendar in the month of August, which is when [...]
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Weekend Roundup – Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Edition
November 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Well with Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, I’ve been busy making my shopping list and my cooking plan. As has been my tradition for years now, I cook our Thanksgiving meal on the day before Thanksgiving, and then reheat it for Thanksgiving dinner. This way I can enjoy the holiday and not fuss over a [...]
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Weekend Roundup – Super Soakers on Clearance Fun
September 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This past week I was lucky enough to find two super soaker water guns on clearance at Target for $1.98 each and at that price, of course, I purchased them both! Mr. NMOM and the kids have been having a great time today playing in the backyard with the water guns and enjoying the [...]
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Tuesday Roundup – Carnival of Personal Finance and Festival of Frugality
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
This week’s carnival of personal finance was hosted at Budgeting Babe. Here are my favorites from the carnival:
In Debt Because I Like Nice Things writes a very in-depth guide on how to downsize your stuff in “How Do I Sell My Stuff: Part I Determining What You Can Sell.” The article states [...]
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July 8 Roundups – Broken Garage Door Edition
July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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This past weekend our garage door decided to take a vacation. Fortunately, we had the car outside when it happened. Turns out the garage door spring broke (big spring!) and we had it replaced yesterday to the tune of $180. Thank goodness for the emergency fund!
On [...]
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