Back to School Shopping – What’s in Your Backpack?

I am SOOO stinkin’ excited that all three of my boys will be in school. Truett heads to Pre-K this year, Tyler is a senior, and Toby is a sophomore. This means me and my man will be alone for the first time in years!!!!!  Anyways, it’s that time again to do school shopping and [...]

5 Easy Pays, Free Shipping, All Day Shopping

Every year, QVC devotes one day  (today of June 13) where everything is on easy pay.  It’s a very popular day as you can imagine because it allows folks to make big purchases, get their items right away, and pay them out over 5 months. For some, this is the only way they ever get [...]

Pick Up Today – Making Our Summer Treat!

I have never had an ice cream maker.  Well, I take that back actually ’cause in our early years of marriage, we did have the one where you used rock salt and such but I don’t think it was mine. I think it was borrowed.  So finally after 15+ years, I decided to buy me [...]

Last Minute, Cool Gift Ideas

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Oh my gosh, can you believe 2010 is almost over?? I cannot believe it!! It went by too fast and for me, it only means that I have one more year before my son graduates school.  I feel old. It’s also your last chance to buy a gift before Christmas. Perhaps you are short on [...]

Recap of My Black Friday Shopping and My New iPad Accessory

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I feel like the past week flew by, how ’bout you?  Before I get to some of the steals I got from Black Friday & Cyber Monday shopping, here is what I ate for breakfast yesterday morning.  I went with one cup of Kashi cereal, half a banana cut up, and a 90 calorie packet [...]

Back to School Shopping Showdown-Walmart vs Kmart

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First, let me start by telling you about the challenge. I was asked by Walmart, to make a list of school supplies and buy the same list at Walmart, and the same list at a competitor store in my town, which is Kmart. The purpose? To see which store will cost less because Walmart claims [...]

Budget Friendly Fashion for the Whole Family (and a HOT handbag)

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T.J. Maxx/Marshalls invited me to Boston to checkout their back to school fashion pieces, school us on how well we know off-pricing, and get to know what they’re all about.   I’ve been to a lot of events but I have to say, this is one of the best. Not because of the shopping spree they [...]

2 day, Old Navy Weekly Giveaway! 10 Winners $50 off $100

Old Navy Coupons - In Store Coupon, Sales & Promotions

UPDATED with WINNERS!  Thanks everyone for playing!! I’m not surprised by several of the winners tho because they commented all day long, both days! CRAZY!!!!  All winners were randomly chosen and are listed below. thanks so much for playing and be on the lookout for an email from me and for your coupon! maria jeff______01@yahoo.com [...]

Green Giveaway – Bissell, Brita, Tide and Green Works

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If you’re like me, you’re taking baby steps towards a greener lifestyle.  Every little bit helps right?  I have a long ways to go and I’m sure many of you do too so to help, As one of the Eleven Moms of Walmart, I have brought a nice little green package to the table for [...]

Your Favorite Photo on Tote!

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I have an obsession for bags. Totes, handbags, whatever…it doesn’t matter ’cause I love them all! I was introduced to Snaptotes.com recently and of course, had to get a bag. You can basically put an image of your choice on the bag. They even have the option for you to create a collage out of [...]

A Pillow with a Surprise

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Little man is always trying to find a little hiding spot for his trucks and it’s usually in his pockets. You can probably imagine how excited he got when got this cool pillow with a surprise, aka the Pilloroo. Of course he thought the pillow was cool at first when he saw little cowboys on [...]

The How and Where I Buy My Dooney & Bourke Handbags

dooney & Bourke handbag

Anyone that knows me, knows that I LOVE Dooney & Bourke.  I’ve actually been asked how I can afford to buy these expensive handbags so I thought today would be the perfect day to share that info. If  you’re happy with a used Dooney handbag, then ebay is your place.  I have bought and resold [...]

Shopping Office Depot for Sales, Armed with a Coupon!

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I’ve been looking for a desk for a while now and I’m happy to report that I found one! Sadly, I don’t have an actual room setup for my home office so I just use the empty part of living room. I thought it would be neat to share the before and after of my [...]

HUGE Clearance Sale at Sears – Up to 80% Off!

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Edited to add an outfit for people with a budget! Both came in at under $18! I was recently hired by Sears to help promote their clearance sale, offering 75-80% OFF ORIGINAL PRICES ON FALL & WINTER APPAREL from now til April 18th, and because I’m a new fan of frugal, I knew it would [...]

MY Fashion Favorite – FLIP FLOPS Cowgirl Style!

If I could walk everywhere barefoot, I would.  Since I can’t though, I look for funky flip flops that  bring out the inner cowgirl in me.  This is probably the only fashion thing I do, find cool flops to wear that is. These HOT Cowgirl Flip Flops came from Saltwater Cowgirl.  They were extremely comfortable [...]