The Happy Housewife is on vacation. New posts coming on Sunday….
I will leave you with a tightwad vacation tip
Vacations can be budget busters, think about allocating a certain amount of money every month towards your vacation. Then when it is time to go on vacation, take your vacation money in cash. That way you will [...]

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This post is dedicated to some very good friends of ours who are currently serving our country overseas. Brian and Jesse- we love you guys and miss you. We pray for your safe and speedy return.
 
My Thursday Thirteen 3rd Edition -
13 Things You Can Do to Support Our Troops.
 
1. Put one of those yellow ribbons [...]

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Do you ever have days like this….

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I love to sew and make clothes for my family. Even though I finish all the seams I have found that some of these items do not hold up to frequent washing and drying. Now I wash my garments on the gentle cycle and dry on a drying rack. The clothes look great [...]

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When I think of borrowing something the first thing that comes to mind is the library. Libraries are a great tool in the frugal mom’s belt. When we decided to get out of debt and change our financial future I didn’t go on Amazon and buy twenty books about money, I went to my [...]

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We try to stretch our meals with meat at our house because it helps keep the grocery bill low. A few weeks back I was able to make a roast last three meals for a family of eight.
I purchased a large roast for about nine dollars. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the weight of the roast, [...]

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Lunch is my catch-up time. After I make lunch for the kiddos I usually check my email, respond to blog posts, make phone calls and do other administrative tasks around my kitchen. Well, the other day I guess I got caught up in playing catch-up. I turned around in my kitchen and found this….
Yes, she [...]

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This is my Tupperware cabinet. People who know me know that this is one area of my house that is never organized. I have even had friends and family try to organize it for me. Today my goal is to organize it and then to keep it organized for a month.
I will post a picture [...]

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Woo-hoo… February is almost over and with the end of February comes the end of my pantry challenge. I have realized that there is a reason certain things make homes for themselves in my cupboards. It’s because we don’t like to eat them! This challenge has helped me to realize that I need to shop [...]

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If so your credit card might owe you money.
From the Washington Post
If you used a credit card overseas between Feb 1, 1996 and Nov 8, 2006 you may be eligible for at least a $25 rebate check from your credit-card issuer.
For more information go to http://www.ccfsettlement.com/
The website has all the forms needed in [...]

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