January 2011

Nine.

January 31, 2011

Nine years ago I was in a haze of love and sleeplessness. We had only hours before welcomed our first daughter into the world. For 40 weeks I had grown this little girl and every day of my pregnancy was wonderful. Having devoured labor and delivery, midwifery, and pregnancy books after my oldest was born [...]

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Fashion Friday: Sale on sale items 30% off at Gap

January 28, 2011

One of my favorite ways to score both classic clothes, and a few trendy tops is to shop sale items that are further reduced as the stores make way for new merchandise. Not only can you score great deals for yourself but you can also get great items for your kids. My favorite way to [...]

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Snow, snow, look at the snow

January 27, 2011

If you live under a rock you might not know that the East Coast has been getting slammed with snow this year. It’s not a big dump and then we’re done like we usually get. It’s been storm after storm. 4-6 inches here. 8-12 inches there. It’s hard to keep track, but we still had [...]

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The Centsible Life Android app

January 26, 2011

I’m so excited to introduce my very own Android app! Now you can stay centsibly updated on the go! You can find the app here: The Centsible Life for Android for Android on AppBrain Many thanks to Jesse (from PF Firewall) for creating an awesome app for my readers! I would love to hear your [...]

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Adventures in Couponing: Plan Ahead

January 25, 2011

I admit it. I’m slightly obsessed with Extreme Couponing. I know that in real life not every day at the supermarket can net you $1,000s in groceries for pennies on the dollar, but the idea that you don’t have to pay for certain items EVER again amazes me. photo credit: Hotcouponworld.com But, since my family [...]

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Monday Meal Plan

January 24, 2011

One of my goals this year is to make sure I make a meal plan each week. Even if I end up straying off course, or we have a hiccup in our schedule we will have ideas in place to help us make healthier and better choices each week. The way I used to meal [...]

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Five Fabulous Blogs to Follow

January 24, 2011

Thanks to Trop 50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 fabulous wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to help grant a friend’s wish! 1. Musings of a Housewife Jo Lynne’s blog has always been a favorite read. She talks about her family, offers [...]

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Fashion Friday: 5 budget pieces that will make your wardrobe feel new again

January 21, 2011

It’s Fashion Friday, again. I’m aiming to write every week about money saving fashion tips, and linking to other blogs that have more great fashion advice below (see the bottom of the post). This week I wanted to talk about giving yourself a wardrobe makeover on a budget. If you don’t have these items, I’ll [...]

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SWAGG makes saving easy

January 20, 2011

Have you tried out the SWAGG app? I’m pretty much in love with it now. Not only is a great way to keep track of all those pesky gift cards so you don’t waste them (yes, billions of $s in gift cards go to waste every year), but you can also add all your rewards [...]

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Living in a small space

January 20, 2011

We moved into our current house about 3 years ago. When we bought our house we had searched for months and months to find what we were looking for. We looked far and near, almost built a new house (twice), and had multiple houses slip through our hands before we found the one we bought. [...]

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