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One Man’s Trash is.. No, Sometimes its Just Trash..

May 25, 2012 by jlpenner 1 Comment

Now don’t get me wrong..I {heart} me a good yard sale. But we all know that sometimes it’s just junk.. What are some of the worst things you have found at a yard sale?? To refresh you memory you will want to take a look at these: Funny Items for Sale on Yardsellr

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How To Get The Most Out Of Our Coupon Database!

May 20, 2012 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Have you checked out the coupon database yet? If so.. are you a bit confused on how it works? If so here’s an easy tutorial to help you get the most out of it! The coupon database lets you find most any coupon available from printables to inserts to possible tear pads, if it’s out there it will probably be in the database! So don’t waste your time thumbing through your inserts or googling just check the database for a {Read More}

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Freebie Fail #2.. Now THIS is the Worst Freebie Ever

May 14, 2012 by jlpenner 9 Comments

Maybe it is just me.. but WHAT where they thinking.. yes.. this is my freebie…   Yup.. an image of beef jerky spelling “most excellent”. It was my prize from the Oberto “GRAB & WIN!” game. The version I won is actually animated.. but I could not get that to work here.. so you get the static version.. impressive, right? Apparently it is worth $1!! Any bad freebies at your house this week..?

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My Name is Jen, and I am a Gardening Disaster..

May 8, 2012 by jlpenner 5 Comments

My Name is Jen, and I am a Gardening Disaster.. Hi Jen… Gardening should be relaxing, it’s frugal and a great way to have you own organic produce. Well, it’s all of those things if you can garden. And apparently I can’t. It’s a mess. If it’s not one thing it’s another. One year we were having great luck.. and then the gophers hit. Then one afternoon my husband watched (in cartoon style) the gophers take an entire corn plant!! {Read More}

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Life’s Hard.. Can You Take It (at least one minute at a time)?

April 26, 2012 by jlpenner 9 Comments

Life’s Hard.. Can You Take It (at least one minute at a time)?

I would have to say, looking back on my time here on this planet that most of the time life is fine.. pretty good I would even venture to say.. But whoa.. when life gets tough.. are you up to the challenge? There are minutes, hours even days that I would have to say no.  It would be better just to crawl in a hole and tell everyone to go away.  But that said, life keeps going and sometimes you {Read More}

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Paid in Full.. After 10 Years!! Mission (almost) Accomplished

April 24, 2012 by jlpenner 12 Comments

Wow.. my hubby got this the other day.. One more big debt to go but what an amazing feeling!! Debt has been an overwhelming burden in this household for over 5 years. This is not because we were terribly careless.. but I do look back and see the mistakes we made. We were never crazy spenders, but life took hold of us and we let it. It’s a good lesson in preparedness. Save money. It’s the best advice I can {Read More}

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Almond Crusted Chicken (and my Zaycon Foods Review)

April 24, 2012 by jlpenner 2 Comments

Mmm.. you are so going to love these Almond Crusted Chicken Strips.  If you are not gluten free like me they are a great change of pace for chicken breading and if you are gluten free almond meal is  a great way to get away from the rice flour habit!! I have mentioned Zaycon Foods on FFD before.  They are a great way to stock up on large quantities of meats, fish and chicken at a really good price.  The {Read More}

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Filed Under: Chicken, Dinner Recipes, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Dinners, Recipes

Where To Find Coupons!

April 23, 2012 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

In part 3 of my video series I explain where to find coupons in more places than just the Sunday paper! Make sure to check out all the videos on Frugal Living Mom YouTube Channel.

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Filed Under: Coupon Course, Series on Frugal Living, Shopping Tools and Downloads

Using An Over The Door Organizer For Nursery or Any Room!

April 16, 2012 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

(ignore the messy closet… it’s a work in progress!) I got this great idea from my lovely friend The Frugal Free Gal on how to organize with an over the door shoe organizer! Which as you see, can be used for much more than just shoes! We are short on space in the baby’s nursery so I have been trying to come up with ideas on how to make the most of what we have which includes getting bins for {Read More}

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Filed Under: Decluttering, Frugal Living, How to Organize, Series on Frugal Living

DIY: How To Make A Decorative Chalkboard!

April 14, 2012 by jlpenner 2 Comments

Pin It Here’s a fun craft to do to spice up your kitchen, living room, hallway, wherever you want to put it! I’ve always loved the look of a decorative chalkboard but never wanted to pay the prices I saw online so I headed to the hobby store to get some material and make it! What you’ll need: 12×12 board (you can use whatever size you like, if you have a large board that you can cut it comes out {Read More}

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