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How to Save Money on Food, 6 Tips (part 1 of 2)

May 1, 2013 by jlpenner 2 Comments

Everything seems to cost more these days, prices of food are expected to raise 2.5 to 3.5 percent in 2013. That doesn’t seem like a lot but when you include gas, clothes, rent and groceries, it becomes harder and harder to stretch an already thin paycheck. Options for saving on gas might be to ride a bike to places close to our homes. And the best way to stretch the food budget is just to learn a couple of tricks. {Read More}

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Free Birthday Meals and Other Birthday Freebies

April 30, 2013 by jlpenner 2 Comments

Who’s ready for some Free Birthday Meals??  How about 25 birthday freebies for you?? Make sure you bookmark this page or pin it on Pinterest.. so you don’t miss ANY of them! Wendy’s Restaurant  Fuddruckers Birthday Club Rita’s Italian Ice Baskin Robbins Birthday Club Toys r Us Geoffery’s Birthday Club Johnny Rockets Restaurant Birthday Club Red Robin Gourmet Hamburgers Birthday Club Famous Dave’s Restaurant  Red Lobster Restaurant On The Border Restaurant Dairy Queen Blizzard Fan Club Noodles & Company Restaurant {Read More}

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How to Teach your Kids to be More Environmentally Aware

April 18, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Earth day is coming up and it is the perfect time to Teach your Kids to be More Environmentally Aware.  The may be learning about it in school, too, so they will all ready be prepped. The 1st part of teaching your children about the environment begins with getting them outdoors. Seeing trash on the ground or polluted water that can’t be swan in firsthand makes it easy for them to see why recycling and using less is important. Sometimes {Read More}

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Regrowing Celery (FFD Family Experiment)

March 29, 2013 by jlpenner 1 Comment

Regrowing Celery (FFD Family Experiment)

Regrowing Celery is all over Pinterest.  It looked cool and we had celery.. so why not? And look at it.. it grew!!  I have not gotten it into the ground yet and I really need to.  To get to this point, though,  it only took a couple weeks in my sunny kitchen window. And this is all it took: 1. Cut off the bottom of your celery stalk (2-3 inches) 2. Slice just a little off the bottom (the root {Read More}

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Save $50 a Month: Master the Art of the Early Bird!

March 25, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

You may have heard the saying that the early bird catches the worm. Well, this saying is true! If you are looking to save more money in your day to day activities, then being an early bird is a simple way to do it. Early birds know that good deals are to be found when you act fast and beat the crowds. This includes but is not limited to restaurants and movie theaters. In both situations, by taking advantage of {Read More}

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Save $54.79 Every Two Months By Skipping the Dry Cleaners!

March 18, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Dry cleaning is expensive. Believe it or not, it is not the chemicals. It’s the hangers. When you get your clothing dry cleaned, you are not only paying for the service, but even the hangers and paper tags that go on your clothing.  Not surprisingly, dry-cleaners are passing on that cost to their customers. $5.00 for a shirt, $10.00 for a dress and so on can really add up. If you are not careful, you can easily spend hundreds of {Read More}

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