February 2011

Save on Groceries: Meal Planning from the Circular

February 24, 2011

This is a post by staff writer Michael Sitarzewski, currently CEO of Callisto.fm. He is a veteran entrepreneur with a specific focus on web based software and services. He considers helping people understand and leverage technology his life’s work. His family enjoys a debt free lifestyle, and loves sharing simple ways to save. This story starts several years [...]

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Demolition (mostly) Complete

February 23, 2011

The family room demo phase is nearly complete. Whew, my arms still hurt, but it feels good to have it mostly done. Want to see? The floor is gone-the plywood under the ceramic tile was a major pain to get up, but that $25 tool in the background made it go so much faster. This [...]

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Pop Secret Party: Join me for another chance to win!

February 22, 2011

As a Pop Secret Mom I got to host a super fun family party where we ate popcorn, voted on our favorite kind homemade corn, and watched a DVD. We had a blast! Check out the video montage of all the awesome movie nights the Pop Secret Moms put together: Pop Secret has a few [...]

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Guest Post: Live on Less

February 17, 2011

Many people are having a lot of trouble making ends meet in these tough economic times. My name is Danny Kofke and I am a special education teacher and author of the book “How To Survive (and perhaps thrive) On A Teacher’s Salary.” My wife is a former teacher and now stay-at-home mom to our [...]

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Home Renovations: the Unexpected

February 15, 2011

Home renovations rarely turn out as we expect, especially when you are dealing with an older home. You may have noticed I’ve been quiet the last few days on the blog, twitter, and Facebook. As you can probably guess, it’s because we hit an unexpected snag in my quest to do it myself on the [...]

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Under destruction

February 13, 2011

I don’t know what came over me this week. I think I’m just tired of looking at our house and imagining things looking nicer someday. Since someday usually involves boatloads of cash, and our priority is to get out of debt someday starts feeling a looooong way away. Maybe it’s stir craziness from being stuck [...]

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Debt Free Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2011

Valentine’s day is special because several years ago my husband proposed to me on that day. I want to do something special for him, but I don’t want to spend a lot. As a one income family, every penny counts, so I had to come up with some cute and clever ways to say “I [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: My Funny Valentine

February 9, 2011

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FTD Groupon Deal: $40 for $20

February 9, 2011

Groupon is offering a deal for your super saving sweetheart! Get $40 in merchandise for only $20! Deal is live now and good through 2/11 at midnight. Splurge on your sweetie for Valentine’s Day (or maybe just because!) with this awesome deal. The Fine Print: Coupon expires Jun 15, 2011 Limit 2/person. Limit 1/order. Online [...]

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4 Tips for Green Decluttering

February 8, 2011

This post was written by new staff writer, Lauren James. Lauren is a former preschool teacher, and mom of 1 super smart 8 year old. She and her family are on a journey to downsize their home. You can find more from Lauren at Raising Roots. My family is about to embark on a new [...]

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